Important things in case of an emergency

April 7, 2010 by happytopics.com
Filed under Tips for life

1. Clear the crowd. Give the stricken person as much room to breathe as possible.

2. Do not move the person who has fallen. He might have some broken bones or might be bleeding internally.

3. In case of external bleeding, put pressure on the source of the bleeding. A piece of gauze or a clean hanky is fine.

4. Don’t give the stricken person water or alcohol.

5. When a person faints, loosen his clothes especially around the chest and neck. Keep his head lower than the rest of his body.

6. Accidents often involve shock, so keep the victim as warm as possible with extra clothing or blanket. A light massage may help.

7. Clean small wounds and scratches with running water and hydrogen peroxide. Dry and paint with povidone iodine solution.

Amazing Grace leaves $7m for alma mater

Grace Groner lived through the Great Depression, so saving money was her expertise.

Nobody knew just how much she had saved until she died in January at age 100 and left $7 million to Lake Forest College, her alma mater.

“Oh, my God,” said Lake Forest College President Steve Schutt after finding out the amount.