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Household emergencies
The things that are not rememedies at all — fever, dehydration, burns, bites, choking
The pages that are not remedies at all: fever, dehydration, heat illness, burns, bites, choking, anaphylaxis, snakebite, nosebleeds, sprains and a knocked-out tooth. These are the situations where a home remedy is the wrong instinct and the correct action has a time limit. If you read only one section of this handbook, this is the one that changes outcomes.
5 entries
Dehydration and heat illness
Heat stroke and heat exhaustion are different conditions with different treatments, and the first is an emergency.
remedyFever: what it is for, and when it means something else
Fever is a response, not a disease. Treat the person's comfort, and know the ages and numbers that mean get help.
remedyFirst aid for the emergencies that matter
The interventions with the best evidence in this handbook are bystander CPR, an adrenaline auto-injector and a tourniquet.
guideJet lag and shift work
Melatonin is a timing signal, not a sleeping pill. Used at the wrong time it shifts the rhythm the wrong way.
remedyMotion sickness
Ginger has real trials and is the safest option. The antihistamines work and sedate.
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