Light exercise is very important during pregnancy, but you must not let yourself get too tired. Light housework is beneficial, but you must let others do the heavy lifting for you. Stop and rest for a while whenever you become overly tired. In later pregnancy it is well toile down and rest for a few minutes in the morning and in the afternoon.
First-aid kits are only intended for emergency use. If use other times, you may find yourself without the supplies you actually need.
Here is suggestion for making up your kit:
Sterile gauze square, 3” 3”, in packages adhesive tape, 1” width
Burn ointment, one one tube
Aromatic spirits of ammonia
Tourniquet
Bandage scissor
Antiseptic solution {such as Merthiolate}
Splinter forceps {tweezers}
Roller bandages, 1” and 2” wide
Mineral oil, or castor oil, for use in eyes triangular red cross bandage, made from any cloth, 36” square Absorbent cotton, sterile.
Do not keep your first-aid kit with the regular medical supplies in …
Radiation sickness is likely to follow when any portion of the body has been exposed to the direct rays of the blast. In severe cases there will be nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, swelling of the skin, as well be as a feeling of weakness and prostration, followed by coma, and perhaps death.
Milder doses of radiation may produce feelings of weakness, followed by vomiting and diarrhea, and perhaps some prolonged infection. With proper treatment, most of these cases will eventually make a satisfactory recovery. Lighter doses of radiation may produce few if …
Every family should take steps to provide its own type of shelter from radioactive fallout. Shelter can be built above or below ground. In the shelters you should have a first-aid kit, a small battery-powdered radio, sufficient bottled water, water purifying tablets, flashlight, paper drinking cups, an eye injuries, small wooden splints, razor blades, safety pins, suitable food supplies, bleeding, and there similar articles.
Almost any type of shield is better than none. Earth and solid concrete are the bats materials for shielding against dangerous radiation. The moment the alarm sounds, …
Take your usual daily bath. A shower or sponge bath are equally good. In later pregnancy a shower may be more practical. Be careful not to slip. Do not use any vaginal douche unless your doctor tells you to. Don’t pamper yourself. Pregnancy is a perfectly normal process. It is the most rewarding of all human experiences. Just relax and enjoy yourself. You have nothing to fear, for nature has provided everything for you.
Ingredients:
1 soft flour tortilla
2 to 3 tbsp guacamole
45 g cooked chicken breasts, thinly sliced
25 g iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced
salt and pepper
Instructions:
Spread the guacamole over the tortilla.
Add the chicken slices and lettuce, and a little dressing.
Fold the tortilla in half like an omelet and serve.
For a meat free alternative substitute the chicken with a low fat cheese such as Edam.
Flour tortilla are the traditional bread of northern Mexico. They are great for packed lunches, enveloping a variety of tasty, healthy fillings.
Cigarette smoking is not wise during pregnancy, nor for that matter at any other time in life. The smoke from even one cigarette may increase the speed of your baby’s heart as much as 25% above its previous rate. Tobacco smoke contains certain poisons such us nicotine. Theses fine their way into your bloodstream and effect the baby. If you are in the habit of smoking, it would be wise for you stop. If you have never started, don’t start now.
Alcohol is any form places an added strain on your kidneys and liver, especially during pregnancy. You should avoid alcohol and all other powerful drugs and narcotics. Remember, even beer contains enough alcohol to affect both you and your baby.
alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group. The general formula for a simple acyclic alcohol is CnH2n+1OH.
The word alcohol was introduced into the English language circa 1543 from the Arabic: ??????, “al-?u?l”. In …
Spiders use a kind of venom to paralyze their prey. Most spiders are relatively harmless to man, but some types are dangerous, particularly to young children. Spider venom affects nerve endings, causing weakness and dizziness and nausea. Breathing may become difficult, and the patient may even go into shocks. Convulsion may sometimes occur in small children following a spider bite.
What to Do: Put the patient to bed and give him a hot water bag or other gentle heat to the abdomen. Calcium gluconate should be injected by vein for serve …
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