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Accidents can happen anytime, anywhere. Some incidents are minor and may not require serious medical attention. Others require people affected by stroke in hospital. Everyone should have a first aid kit, basic home and car. A first aid consists of the following: medications for pain and fever in children and adults, a thermometer, medicine against diarrhea, and acidity to avoid sunscreen, a towel or sterile gauze and bandages , tape, scissors, crepe bandage and antiseptic creams. Other useful components that can be useful include tweezers, gloves, saline solution, safety pins, sterile eye pads and swabs.

minor cuts and burns can be easily handled at home. But in times of serious injury, you may need to stabilize breathing or to relieve the pain of the person until medical attention arrives. If the person is bleeding from a wound or cut, the first priority is to stop the bleeding, try to put pressure on the affected area. Use a clean cloth to do and once the bleeding stops, cover with a clean bandage.
Also make sure the affected area is larger than the rest of the body so that blood flow to this region is controlled. In addition, if possible, lower the head as the rest of the body so that the brain receives enough oxygen.
The bleeding can cause shock, signs of this include sweaty palms, increased heart rate, low blood pressure and dizziness. Help the person lie down so that the head is lower than the rest of the body. Accidents can also lead to impaired breathing. basic care can be given to the individual to restore their breathing.