For moderately severe open wounds, the safest and most effective over-the-counter (OTC) antiseptics include iodine, biguanides, and peroxides. Antiseptics are chemical solutions applied topically to ...

This film provides a comprehensive guide on first aid techniques, focusing on the application of dressings and bandages for various injuries. It explains different types of dressings, including ...

Scientists are developing bandages that not only cover a wound, but can communicate with your doctor and even deliver therapeutic pulses of light or electricity. Coming soon to an injury near you, ...

Injury and illness on the job kill more than 2 million people around the world each year. That's 6,000 people a day. If a co-worker experienced chest pains or breathing difficulties, or severed an ...

After 25 years as a Canadian Red Cross Training Partner, I’ve heard many fascinating and horrifying anecdotes about how best to give first aid to the sick or injured. I’ve also been amazed at how some ...