1. FIRST AID RAJASREE & AKHILATEJA DEFINITION: THE IMMEDIATE TREATMENT GIVEN TO A PATIENT AFTER AN ACCIDENT IN ORDER TO RELIEVE THE PATIENT FROM PAIN AND AGONY IS CALLED ‘FIRST AID’. HEAT OR SUN STROKE IS A SERIOUS CONDITION DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HOT CONDITIONS OR SUN.

2. FIRST AID SYMPTOMS OF SUNSTROKE. 1.HEADACHE,DIZZINNNNESS,VISUAL DISTURBANCES AND FEVER 2.THE RANGE OF FEVER IN SUN STROKE IS 105 DEGREESF-107DEGREESF 3. SUNSTROKE LEADS TO’’DEHYDRATION’’ LOSS OF WATER AND SALTS FROM THE BODY THIS CONDITIONIS CALLED “ DEHYDRATION “ 4. HEAT OR SUNSTROKE IS THREE TYPES 1.HEAT SYNCOPE; SUDDEN FAINTING OF A PERSON WORKING IN HOT SUN AND NEAR FURNACES,BOILERS,STOVES. 2.HEAT CRAMPS;LOSS OF SODIUM AND CHLORIDE FROM THEBODY OF A PERSON HIT BY SUN STROKE PEOPLE WORKING

3. FIRST AID RAJASREE & AKHILATEJA 3.HEAT EXHAUSTION; LOSS OF SODIUM AND WATER OR BOTH, MUSCLE CRAMPS, VOMITING AND DIARRHOEA ARE THE SYMPTOMPS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION DUE TO SALT LOSS. 1.IF FIRSTAID IS NOT GIVEN IMEDIEATELY IN HEAT EXHAUSTION. THE PATIENT LOSES. CONCIOUSNESS AND GOES IN TO COMA. IN HOT CONDITION SOME TIMES SUDDENLY DEVELOP BODY PAINS HEADACHE AND SEVERE LEG PAINS.

4. FIRST AID RAJASREE & AKHILATEJA KINDS OF SNAKES THERE ARE TWO KINDS: SNAKES POISONOUS NON POISONOUS EX; INDIAN COBRA NAJA PTO

5. FIRST AID RAJASREE & AKHILATEJA TOXINS; 1.THE SNAKE VENOM CONTAINS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES ARE CALLED TOXINS. 2.THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF TOXINS IN SNAKE VENOM. TOXINS NEURO TOXINS HAEMALYTIC TOXINS

6. FIRST AID RAJASREE & AKHILATEJA NEURO TOXINS: 1.WHICH EFFECT TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND PARALYSE THE MUSCLES EX: VENOM OF COBRA, KRAIT. 2.HAEMALYTIC TOXINS: WHICH EFFECT THE BLOOD VESSELS & BLOOD CELLS THERE WILL BE SEVERE BLOOD LOSS RESULTS IN IRREGULAR FUNCTIONING OF HEART & IT MAY STOP FUNCTIONING. EX: VIPER VENOM.

7. FIRST AID RAJASREE & AKHILATEJA SNAKE BITE: 1.A NON POISONOUS SNAKE BITE IT LOOK LIKE U AND THE BLOOD THAT COMES OUT USUALLY CLOTS OUT SIDE THE BODY 2. A POISONOUS SNAKE BITE IT LEAVES ONE OR TWO FANG MARKS WHICH LOOK LIKE PIN PRICKS BLOOD AND SERUM WOZE OUT OF THE WOUND.

8. FIRST AID RAJASREE & AKHILATEJA FIRST AID FOR SNAKE BITE TOURNIQUET: ABOUT 5cm A BOVE THE BITE TO WARDS THE DIRECTION OF HEART, A PRESSURE BANDAGE IS APPLIEDTIGHTLY THIS IS CALLED TOUNIQUET 2.TOURNIQUET REDUCES THE FLOW OF BLOOD TO WARDS THE HEART DISTRIBUTION OF PIOSON IN TO THE BODY.

9. FIRST AID RAJASREE & AKHILATEJA ANTI SNAKE VENOM / COLLECTION 1. NOW –A –DAYS ANTI SNAKE VENOM IS AVAILABLEAS POWDER. 2.IT IS PREPARED BY INJECTING THE VENOM IN TO THE BLOOD OF HORSE OR OTHER HIGHER ANNIMAL 3.SPECIFIC ANTI VENOMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SPECIFIC SNAKE 4.POLY VALENT ANTI VENOM IS GIVEN WHICH ACTS AGAINEST THE VENOM OF ANY SNAKE.

10. FIRST AID RAJASREE & AKHILATEJA 1. ANTI VENOM POWDER IS DISSOLVED IN STERILE DISTILED WATER & INJECTED IN THE VEINS OF THE PATIENT. 2. EVERY YEAR ABOUT 15000 PEOPLE DIE DUE TO SNAKE BITES IN OUR COUNTRY. 3.THIS IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF IGNORENCE SUPER STITIONS & LACK OF PROPER MEDICAL FACILITIES. 4.MOST OF THE SNAKES ARE HARMLESS IN DISCRIMINATE KILLING OF SNAKES DISTURB THE ECOLCGICAL BALANCES & INCREASES RAT POPULATIONS.