Health: first aid for dislocation joint, fever and food borne illness

First aid can be done at home for minor problems in joints dislocation, fever and food borne illnesses. These three categories can progress to something worse. Joints dislocation will need hospitalization right away and severe food borne illnesses. You can try to reduce fever at home and contact the doctor if severe symptoms is found later. Don’t hesitate to get help if you see worsen symptoms.

Treatment for dislocation of joints

• Dislocation of joints are when joints are force into another position
• Due to external injuries, and rheumatoid arthritis
• Dislocation can be from major joints, such as your shoulder, hip, knee, elbow or ankle or in smaller joints, such as your finger, thumb or toe.
• Medical attention is necessary
• Call the paramedics for help
• While waiting you can put on an ice pack to reduce swellings
• Don’t move the joint so that you won’t dislocate it

Treating fever

• Fever occurs when your body temperature is above 98.6F and above 100.4F rectally.
• You can take the temperature with a thermometer
• There are many home disposable thermometer at health store
• Take over the counter medication such as Tylenol, aspirin, or Motrin if fever is present
• Do not give aspirin to children because they can develop Rey disease
• Fever indicate infections or serious illness in children
• Call your doctor if you have other serious symptoms with your fever such as shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue, severe headache, skin rash, mental confusion, vomiting, and abdominal pain upon urination

Treatment for food borne illnesses

• Food borne illnesses are very common with contamination foods
• Food get contaminated easily without proper handling of it
• Signs and symptoms of food illnesses are diarrhea, stomach ache, vomiting, passing, muscle weakness, and nausea. In severe cases you can become paralyze
• Older adult, young children and chronically ill patients are more prone to food borne illnesses.
• The immune is weakened in these people
• When you have the illness just drinking plenty of fluids and don’t use anti-diarrhea because it may slow down bacteria elimination
• Most illnesses go away in 2 days
• If it persist you can contact your doctor
• Call 911 if you have botulism which can lead to paralysis
• Call 911 if you found blood with severe diarrhea