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Eye injuries - chemical burns - Better Health Channel
Always wear safety goggles or a face shield when handling liquid or powder chemicals.
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Burns: how to treat - myDr.com.au
A burn is an injury to the body's tissue resulting from heat, chemicals, electricity or sunlight. Read about first aid for burns.
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Burns | National Centre for Farmer Health
There are many causes of burns on farms. These include burns from friction, heat, sun, chemicals, equipment and fuels. Read more...
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Poisons and children | NT.GOV.AU
Find out how to stop your child from being poisoned or burned by chemicals at your home.
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Burn Injury Prevention and First Aid
Burns can be caused in many different ways including by hot liquid, touching hot objects, fire, chemicals, electricity, friction and even sunburn. These burns can occur anywhere, particularly in the home and workplace, and if they do happen it’s best that you and those closest to you are prepared and armed with the right information – the life you save could be your own.
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Burns, scalds and hot water safety
Find out what to do if your child has a burn or scald, and read about hot water safety and other ways to help prevent burns and scalds.
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Burns and scalds - Better Health Channel
Immediate first aid for all burns is to hold the burn under cool running water for at least 20 minutes.
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Burns and scalds - children - Better Health Channel
Most hot tap water scald injuries to children happen in the bathroom.
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First aid for eye injuries
Information on managing and treating eye injuries including burns, wounds, objects and smoke.
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Wound care - myDr.com.au
Different types of wounds require different types of care, depending on whether they have resulted from surgery, punctures, burns, tears or ulcers.
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Management of Burn and Scald Injuries in Adults | Ausmed
A burn is an injury wherein the skin tissue or eye is partially or completely damaged by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, gas, friction, bitumen or radiation. A scald is a burn injury caused by a wet agent such as hot water or steam Burns and scalds can vary from minor to potentially fatal.
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Porphyrins | Pathology Tests Explained
Porphyrins are a group of compounds defined by their chemical structure. These compounds are by-products of haem synthesis and are normally present at low co
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Nicotine | Pathology Tests Explained
Nicotine is an addictive alkaline chemical found in the tobacco plant and concentrated in its leaves. It is inhaled with each puff on a cigarette and ingeste
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Acute Management of Poisoning | Ausmed
Poisoning occurs when an individual ingests, inhales, injects or absorbs (through the skin) a substance that is harmful to human health. Poisoning may cause illness, injury or even death. More than 160 000 people (or 1 in every 145) are poisoned every year in Australia.
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Assessing and Treating Itch | Ausmed
Pruritus can be defined as an unpleasant sensation that evokes the feeling of wanting to scratch. The reason we itch is to protect the skin against noxious stimuli, as scratching or rubbing disrupts the irritant. Pruritis may accompany dermatologic conditions or arise from systemic disease.
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Blood gases | Pathology Tests Explained
Blood gas tests tell your doctor if you have enough oxygen in your blood and whether your blood is too acidic (acidosis) or too alkaline (alkalosis). Blood g
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Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC) | Ausmed
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the second most common non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), has several features distinguishing it from basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Awareness of the differences can assist with timely referral and treatment, thereby reducing morbidity associated with aggressive tumours.
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What is menopause? - Australasian Menopause Society
The word menopause refers to the last or final menstrual period. When a woman has had no periods for 12 consecutive months, she is considered to be postmenopausal. At menopause, loss of ovarian follicles, follicular development and ovulation results in cessation of cyclical oestrogen and progesterone production.
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Recognising and Responding to Elder Abuse | Ausmed
Any person receiving care - regardless of age, gender or disability - should be able to access support without experiencing (or fearing) violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation or discrimination. Abusive behaviour of any kind towards older adults is a violation of basic human rights.
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