What chemical did I inject into myself, and will I be okay? [more inside]
posted by lostburner on May 21, 2009 - 14 answers

What should a well-stocked medicine cabinet contain? [more inside]
posted by somanyamys on May 19, 2008 - 30 answers

Do you know of any free or cheap infant CPR classes? [more inside]
posted by ND¢ on Jan 3, 2008 - 9 answers

Am I going to get a nasty scar? [more inside]
posted by TungstenChef on Nov 20, 2007 - 26 answers

Is it possible to buy a box of single-dose OTC medication packets? [more inside]
posted by IndigoRain on Nov 17, 2007 - 6 answers

In umpteen movies and TV shows that we have all seen, when someone is shot, the first thing that anyone giving them aid is concerned with is "getting the bullet out" - usually followed by a painful extraction of the projectile before any other first aid is applied. Why is this? [more inside]
posted by GriffX on Oct 4, 2007 - 12 answers

Hypotension/hypovolemia as a low-pass filter: I got cut, I went into shock, and then everything started sounding funny. I'd guess it was a 40 dB (±10) rolloff, which began near 200 Hz (±50) and left me with nothing above 1kHz. How in the world? Story, discussion of numeric estimates, off-the-cuff physiological speculations, etc... [more inside]
posted by eritain on May 12, 2007 - 24 answers

How well will a 2nd degree burn heal? My 6 year-old daughter was burned on her forearm.. [more inside]
posted by KevinSkomsvold on Feb 21, 2007 - 34 answers

What are the best survivalist's reference books? That is, if the power went out tomorrow for an indefinite period of town, what are the books on first aid, shelter, hunting, farming, nature, tool use & making etc. that you'd want to have and be familiar with?
posted by luriete on Dec 7, 2006 - 22 answers

For household first aid, should I use rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide or witch hazel? [more inside]
posted by LobsterMitten on Oct 23, 2006 - 23 answers

What's the highest level of medical training (focused on EMT stuff) I can get without looking at it as a career? [more inside]
posted by devilsbrigade on Jul 10, 2005 - 14 answers