Bedsores is a type of injury that affects the skin and tissue due to extended pressure placed on the skin. Generally, common areas where bedsores develop include the bony regions of the body such as the hips, heels, ankles and tailbone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrnU318YxKE People with a medical condition that affects their ability to change positions or […]
A fire ant sting is due to a fire ant which have strong venom that can be quite irritating and annoying for most people. Fire ants can sting numerous times and occasionally attack in swarms which may lead to multiple stings. To identify a fire ant sting, they look like a group of swollen red
While outdoors, you may end up with a bee sting once in your life. In most cases, a bee sting is just an outdoor nuisance and a home remedy is all you need to ease the pain. In serious cases where there are multiple stings or if you have an allergy to bee stings, medical
Osgood Schlatter’s disease is a disorder that causes painful inflammation of the patellar tendon that is connected in the lower portion of the kneecap or patella to the shinbone or tibia. It causes a bony bump on the shinbone below the knee. This condition usually affects young children especially in young adolescent boys participating in
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A black eye is a common condition where there is bruising of the bordering area on the eye after an injury to the head or the face occurred which results to bleeding inside because of a break of small blood vessels or the capillaries which causes the bruised appearance. A black eye can occur from
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Osteoarthritis of the knee happens when the cartilages that cushions the end bones of the joints becomes deteriorated. The cartilage is a slippery tissue for easy movement of the joints. Symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee Knee pain that comes and disappears with low level of pain and intermittent severe flare-ups. Severe pain when performing
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Near drowning is the state where your body has run out of oxygen after being underwater for a prolonged amount of time. At this state, the body fails to supply oxygen to the other parts of the body which causes major systems to shut down. This happens faster in children however usually by a few
A heat rash is a condition where the sweat glands cannot release sweat because it has been blocked which causes an inflammation of the skin. Usually, heat rash is harmless and would disappear within a couple of minutes or hours but there are cases where medical attention is needed. The common area where heat rash develops
A splinter is any small object in the skin which can be painful and annoying. Usually, you’d get these when you’re always outside, like playing in the yard without wearing shoes. Splinters are usually tiny pieces of wood, but can also be metal, plastic, and glass. They are harmless and removal is easy. You might
A thermal burn is a damage to your body’s skin caused by a heat source outside of the body. There are numerous causes of this kind of injury and can be life-threatening and cause complications. There are different stages or degrees of a thermal burn and they are: superficial, partial thickness, and full thickness burns.