A heart attack is a life-threatening emergency. It can happen anytime and to anyone. Even neglecting a minor heart attack or its symptoms can lead to major issues. On the other hand, immediate treatment prevents heart damage, thereby saving lives.  Heart attacks vary from person to person. For some, it can feel like a sudden crushing pain in the chest, while some can experience discomfort...

Pregnancy is undoubtedly the most beautiful time in a woman's life. However, the utmost priority of every woman is taking care of their baby, especially from infections. When any woman is infected during this time of her life, it not only affects her but the baby as well. Fortunately, the risk of catching an infection can be decreased and the chances of your baby being born in a healthy...

Wouldn't it be great to learn CPR techniques or steps? Imagine watching someone collapse right in front of you. Despite wanting to assist them, you feel helpless because you do not know how to perform CPR using defibrillators or other approaches. Therefore, before you are informed about its steps, let's find out what CPR is in the first place.   What is Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation or...

Do you work in a residential care facility or in a hospital? Well, then you may be surrounded by patients with limited mobility. As someone responsible for taking care of these patients, dealing with individuals with restricted movement can be difficult. Be it wanting to change the incontinence brief or changing the bedsheet - everything becomes daunting. At the same time, ensuring that these...

Having diabetes? Well, it is kind of a common disease these days. As per a study found in 2019, approx 37.3 million people have diabetes amongst which 8.7% are already diagnosed with the disease and the rest are still undiagnosed. If these populations remain untreated, the disease can cause severe harm to the body of the affected. Not only that, having extremely high or low blood sugar levels...

When it comes to common injuries or countering sudden emergencies, a well-organised first aid kit always comes in handy to respond correctly to these situations. It is highly recommended that you keep one first-aid kit at your home and another in your car. A first aid kit should always be kept out of reach of small children but  in a place where it can be reached immediately. At the same...

The brand 3m Littmann stethoscopes are immensely popular among the medical fraternity. It has gained popularity not only among doctors, physicians and nurses but also among medical students who are new in the trade and are planning to buy one soon. It isn’t only in the case of offline purchases but also in the case of online purchases. Having said that, it also gives rise to a common...

  Every one of us should have a minimum knowledge of First Aid so that in case of an emergency we can be of any help to avoid severe incidents. But only knowing about first aid is not just enough. We should always keep first aid supplies with us at home. At home, we often might hurt ourselves or any other family members by accident.  Keeping emergency medicine and supplies will help...

By medical consumable devices, doctors refer to those items used by doctors, and nurses of a medical institution to treat their patients. It is an important part of the medical profession that helps doctors and nurses to provide proper treatment and care to their patients. From doctors' chambers to labs, everywhere there are different types of equipment you can notice.  People won't have...

Urinary Tract Infection or Urine Infection is a common disease that most of us have experienced once in our lifetime. Several symptoms are there that made the situation quite obvious and you can guess the UTI (Urinary Tract Infection). But the doctor won't treat you based on your assumptions. Besides identifying the symptoms, you also need to do urine testing in order to confirm the disease and...