first aid measures for fall,suffocatiob,foreign bodies,poisoning,burns and scalds and dangerous objects in chi

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look up this online....try The Red Cross site or buy a book on it...there is way too much information on these things you asked about to write it on here....
About.com has many of the answers you are asking for also.  (+ info)

If you have a blood transfusion how long does it take to process the foreign blood out of your body?

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I'm writing a sci fi story where a genetically engineered virus was made using the blood of one of the targeted ethnicities. The catch is the person whose blood was experimented on had just had a blood transfusion for a prior accident and therefore the virus doesn't hit the right target.

I just need to know how long the 'wrong' blood would have stayed in the person's bloodstream before all traces of it were gone.

Thanks!
'Blood' is a complicated substance. It is often described as an organ, just like a kidney or a spleen.

The parts of 'blood' that a virus could 'target' are the cells it contains. Viruses enter cells and transform the production processes inside, so that the cell becomes a 'factory' for new virus. this process wil continue until the cell runs out of fuel, or is identified by the immune system and destroyed. Some viruses (such as HIV) invade 'white' cells belonging to the immune system.

Different cells have different lifespans; some are variable according to their function. Red blood cells are usually listed as surviving for about 100 days, but damaged cells are removed from circulation fairly rapidly. When cells are destroyed, some of the material is usually retained for recycling, so 'foreign' material can become a permanent part of the host body.

Try:

http://anthro.palomar.edu/blood/default.htm

for basic information, or websearch the term 'blood components'.  (+ info)

How much time does it take for our body to dispose of a foreign object?

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a few hours ago i accidentally swallowed a silver cross (about 3 cm long) and i want to know if i have to go see a doctor...or will it come out on it's own.. thank you for helping me
Go to the ER and they can do tests to see if it will pass normally. Something that has edges like a cross ,( as opposed to a round object)
) May perforate the colon as it passes thru. Good luck to you.  (+ info)

How could a person get rid of foreign particles embede d in the body?

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I believe that somebody put some substance in my food that ended up in all over my body through digestion
Yeah, go ahead and go to the emergency room and tell them that.... you will be kept for a 72 hour hold.... and they can treat the real issue here....  (+ info)

What happens to foreign particles that get in the eye?

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Like if you get a little piece of dirt in your eye and you blink and its gone, where did it go? Did your body break it down, is it going to be digested or something? Where will it come out?
I think you just blink it out... If not, then I don't even want to think about where it might end up......Anus.  (+ info)

How would the body react if a foreign chemical, such as someone else's blood, was injected in it?

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Would the person feel pain, sick, etc?
It depends how much of the blood of wrong blood group is given. Too much and you will die. Yes it will make you sick to very sick: nausea, fever, and chills to start with.
Have a look at:
http://www.rch.org.au/bloodtrans/adverse.cfm?doc_id=5323  (+ info)

can an std live on a foreign object outside the human body?

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i steped on a used condum and was walking in my house. then my brother dropped his towel where i stepped and put it back on where his u know what is. cn he risk getting an std? pretend the condum had stds.
i stepped on it about 2.5 weeks ago the towell thing happened today.
Viruses start to die immediately once they leave the skin of the infected person.Most STDs, such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, and genital warts, are spread only through direct sexual contact with an infected person. Crabs (pubic lice) or scabies, which are often sexually transmitted, can be passed through contact with infested items like clothes, sheets, or towels.

Hope this helps. Good Luck!!!!  (+ info)

I the sensation of a sand grain or foreign body in my eye when I put the contact in?

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When I take the lens out, the irriation goes away. It is only one eye, and has persisted several days. I don't see any redness or foreign body in the eye and have tried flushing with saline with no improvement. Have eye doctor appointment on Monday. Any suggestions on what to do, or what this may be? thanks
Could be protein deposits that has accumulated in your lens. There are tablets that you can dissolve into your solution and you can soak the lens in it, they're available in most optical clinics, sometimes the 3 in 1 solution just isn't enough so you need to schedule these soaking periods constantly to keep the lens clean of deposits. This deposits usually form especially if you sleep with the lens on. Or it could be your len's surface has been scratched so the cut in the len's surface irritates your eye. In most cases, buying a new lens usually solves the problem. Most lens have a lifespan of a couple of years then you have to replace it, even shorter if you wear it to bed constantly.  (+ info)

what is the emergency first aid measure to take in case of a person choking with a foreign body?

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And brisk tapping on the back is not effective.
Choking Adult

Conscious Adult

If a person is clutching his or her throat with both hands, he or she is making the universal sign for choking. If the person can cough or talk, encourage him or her to continue coughing. Once the victim can no longer talk or cough, you must clear the obstructed airway. To clear the obstructed airway that causes choking, you must perform the Heimlich maneuver, also known as abdominal thrusts. Stand behind the conscious choking adult, wrapping your arms around his or her waist. With one hand, make a fist. Place the thumb side of the fist against the victim's abdomen just above the bellybutton. Be sure your hand is far below the tip of the breastbone. Put your other hand over the fist and give quick upward thrusts into the victim's abdomen. Continue giving thrusts until the object blocking the airway is dislodged and the victim begins to breathe, or until the victim becomes unconscious.

Unconscious Adult

If, during the primary survey, your breaths will not go in an unconscious adult, and you retilted the head and tried again but the breaths still would not go in, you must assume the victim's airway is obstructed.

If the victim is a conscious choking adult who became unconscious, you must lower him or her to the floor on his or her back. Perform a head tilt and chin lift to try to open the airway, and attempt to remove the obstruction by sweeping it out of the victim's mouth with your finger. This is called a finger sweep. Always use a hooking action, being careful not to lodge the object in further. Perform a head tilt and a chin lift and give 2 slow breaths. If the breaths still do not go in, go to abdominal thrusts.

Straddle one or both of the victim's thighs. Place the heel of one hand on the victim's abdomen, just above the bellybutton yet far below the tip of the breastbone. Place your other hand on top of the first, interlacing your fingers, and give 5 quick upward thrusts. Then do a finger sweep and give 2 slow breaths. If air still will not go in, continue giving 5 abdominal thrusts, a finger sweep and 2 slow breaths. Continue giving thrusts until the object is dislodged, air goes into the victim, or trained medical personnel takes over. If the victim is not breathing but has a pulse, you must perform Rescue Breathing. If the victim is not breathing and does not have a pulse, go to CPR.



Choking Child

Conscious Child

If the child can cough or talk, encourage him or her to continue coughing. If the child cannot cough or talk, ask if he or she is choking. Perform abdominal thrusts. Stand behind the victim, wrap your arms around his or her waist, and make a fist with one hand. Place the thumb side of the fist against the child's abdomen, above the bellybutton yet far below the tip of the breastbone. Put your other hand over the fist and give quick upward thrusts into the victim's abdomen. Continue giving thrusts until the airway is cleared and the child begins to breathe, or until the child becomes unconscious.

Unconscious Child

If the child was a conscious choking victim who became unconscious, lower the child down onto his or her back. Or, you may have determined during the primary survey that air would not go in, even after you retilted and tried again. You must give the child 5 abdominal thrusts, do a finger sweep if you see the object, and open the airway with a head tilt and a chin lift and give 2 slow breaths. If the breaths still will not go in, continue giving abdominal thrusts, a finger sweep and 2 slow breaths until the object is expelled, the child starts to breathe or cough, or EMS takes over. If the child is not breathing but has a pulse, you must perform Rescue Breathing. If the child is not breathing and does not have a pulse, go to CPR.



Choking Infant

Conscious Infant

During the primary survey, you may determine that the infant is conscious and cannot breathe, cough or cry. You must give 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts.

Place the infant faceup on your forearm. Put your other arm on top of the infant. Use your thumb and fingers to hold the infant's jaw, sandwiching the infant between your forearms. Turn the infant over, facedown on your forearm. Place your arm down on your thigh, being sure that the infant's head is lower than his or her chest. Using the heel of your hand, give 5 back blows between the infant's shoulder blades. Be sure to hold the infant's jaw with your thumb and fingers to stabilize his or her head.

You must turn the infant back over to give chest thrusts. Place your free hand and forearm across the infant, sandwiching it between your forearms and supporting his or her head . Turn the infant over onto his or her back and place your arm down on your thigh, making sure the infant's head is lower than his or her chest. Imagine a line across the infant's chest between the nipples. Place your ring finger on the infant's breastbone just below the imaginary line. Place the pads of the next two fingers just under the line. Raise your ring finger, and if you can feel the notch at the tip of the infant's breastbone, move your fingers up a little bit. Compress the infant's breastbone 1/2-1 inch with the pads of your fingers and then let the breastbone return to its normal position. Give 5 compressions. Continue giving back blows and chest thrusts until the infant can breathe or cough, or until the infant becomes unconscious.

Unconscious Infant

If the infant was a conscious choking victim who became unconscious, place the infant down on its back. Or, you may have determined during the primary survey, even after retilting the head and trying again, that air would not go in. Perform 5 back blows and then 5 chest thrusts. Do a foreign body check: open the infant's mouth, holding the tongue and lower jaw and lifting them upward, and look for an object; if you do see an object, do a finger sweep to remove it with your little finger. Then give 2 slow breaths. If air still will not go in, continue doing back blows, chest thrusts, foreign body check and 2 slow breaths until the infant starts to breathe or cough or air goes in. If the infant is not breathing but has a pulse, you must perform Rescue Breathing. If the infant is not breathing and does not have a pulse, go to CPR.



Choking Pregnant Woman or Obese Person

Conscious Adult

If a choking conscious adult is noticeably pregnant or too obese for you to wrap your arms around in order to perform abdominal thrusts, you must give chest thrusts instead. Stand behind the victim, placing your arms under the victim's armpits and around his or her chest. Make a fist with one hand and put the thumb side of the fist against the center of the victim's breastbone. Make sure your thumb is on the breastbone, not the ribs, and that you are not near the tip of the breastbone. Put your other hand over the fist and give quick inward thrusts. Continue giving thrusts until the object is dislodged, or until the victim becomes unconscious.

Unconscious Adult

If the victim was a conscious choking pregnant woman or obese person who became unconscious, lower the victim gently onto his or her back on the floor. Or, you may have determined during the primary survey, even after retilting the head and trying again, that air woiuld not go into your pregnant or obese victim. You must give chest thrusts. Kneel beside the victim, placing one hand on the center of the victim's breastbone and then placing your other hand on top of it. Give 5 quick thrusts, compressing the chest 1 1/2-2 inches. Do a finger sweep, open the airway with a head tilt and a chin lift, and give 2 slow breaths. If air still will not go in, continue giving chest thrusts, finger sweeps and 2 slow breaths until the object is expelled and air goes in. If the victim is not breathing and has a pulse, go to Rescue Breathing. If the victim is not breathing and does not have a pulse, go to CPR.  (+ info)

What should happen to a foreign national who marries an American?

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What should happen to a foreign national who marries an American? He than has several children with her. When the oldest one is a small child, he abandons them and moves back to his native country permanent, and does not pay child support.
I'd go back there and drag his behind back here... But I don't know if that is possible. I'd contact authorities,and the courts about tracking him down.  (+ info)

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