OBJECTIVES Poisoning is a crucial public health problem which needs serious approach and response to treatment. In case of poisoning, proper first aid is lifesaving and application should be applied in every condition. This research was conducted in order to evaluate first aid knowledge of university students for poisoning. METHODS The research was conducted between the dates of May 2013-June...

The Gulf Coast Disaster of September 2005 has changed the entire paradigm of how we view public health. Our previous visions of disaster relief were predicated on the premise that the most effective after care would involve treating the direct effects of catastrophic, unpredicted trauma. Survivors would be readily amenable to first aid at the scene, followed by evacuation from the area. Involve...

This project was conducted with a multicultural construction company in Hawaii, USA. The job duties performed included drywall and carpentry work. The following objectives were selected for this project: (a) fire prevention training and inspection of first aid equipment; (b) blood-borne pathogen training and risk evaluation; (c) ergonomic and risk evaluation intervention program; (d) electrical...

This idea that what is distinctive of intentional performances (or at least those amount to skilled actions one’s practical knowledge in it—i.e., one doing while it—famously traces back Anscombe ([1963] 2000). While many philosophers have theorized about Anscombe’s notion (e.g., Setiya, 2008; Thompson et al., 2011; Schwenkler, 2019; O’Brien, 2007), there a wide disagreement how understand it. p...

The prevention and management of venomous snakebite in the world's mountains present unique challenges. This paper presents a series of practical, clinically sound recommendations for management of venomous snakebite in a mountain environment. The authors performed an extensive review of current literature using search engines and manual searches. They then fused the abundant knowledge of snake...