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Inflamed air chambers behind
the cheeks, eyebrows and jaw
Pain or pressure in the face;
stuffy nose, fever, thick green or yellow nasal mucus, an ache in upper
teeth
Puncture
Wound
Small, deep hole with little
to heavy bleeding caused by nail, tack, pin, needle, tooth…
Wound on head, chest, abdomen
or over a joint; persistent bleeding; if the blood spurts or continues
to flow after several minutes; puncture wound is a result of an animal
(cats, dogs) or human bite; object that caused the wound had been exposed
to the soil; wound is deep or dirty; large debris remains deep embedded
in the wound; wound doesn’t heal or if you notice any redness, drainage,
warmth or swelling
Laceration
When one or more layers of
skin are torn or scraped off
Blood spurts or continues
to flow after continuous pressure; debris remains embedded in the wound
after cleaning; cut is deep, gapes, is very dirty or irregular, or can’t
be held together with the band aid; located on an elbow, knee, finger
or thumb joint, palm of the hand, face or other area on which you would
like to minimize scars; causes severe pain; numbness; your last tetanus
shot was more than 5 years ago
Burns
A lesion caused by fire, chemical,
extreme heat, scalding water, or excessive rubbing
Involves substantial portions
of hands, feet, face, groin or buttocks or a major joint; larger than
2-3 inches in diameter; severe pain, swelling or blistering; difficulty
breathing
Insect Bites
Bumps caused by mosquitoes,
fleas, spiders, bees, ants, yellow jackets and wasps
A localized allergic reaction
occurs when the area around the sting gets very swollen, red and warm;
oozing, open sore or unusual swelling; wheezing, shortness of breath,
fatigue, cramping, vomiting, chills, fever or muscle aches; sore throat
or joint/muscle ache; you know you are allergic to a bee sting
Lyme Disease
A kind of bacteria (germ)
called a spirochete, which is carried by deer ticks and western black-legged
ticks. These ticks can spread the disease to animals and humans through
tick bites
Small, red spots grow larger;
you see a “bull’s eye” or ring appearance, but this is not always
the case; experience fever, chills, headaches, stiff neck, fatigue,
muscle aches and joint pain; painful, swollen joints, or one large joint
such as knee; rash burns, hurts or itches and some people have many
red spots; heartbeat feels irregular or slows
Sore Throat
Pain in the throat, may be
accompanied with fever for 48 hours
History of fever and sore
throat, chills, muscle ache, headache, nausea; children have abdominal
pain and red spots on body; tonsils enlarged and lymph nodes on the
neck are swollen
Knee Injury
Pain or swelling in the knee
joint
Swelling after a fall, twisting
or after the knee was hit by an object or person; tenderness; grinding;
fever with swollen, red joints; cannot weight bear, see lymes disease
Complications
from the flu/cold
Symptoms caused by a prolonged
cold, flu, such as dehydration, sinus infections, fever for more than
72 hours
Over 102 temperature, green
mucus, dehydration, dizzy spells, cough, shortness of breath, sinus
symptoms
Urinary Tract
Infections
Infections in the urinary
tract
Symptoms do not go away after
over the counter medication is used; fever; blood in urine, back pain,
chills
