WHAT TO DO FOR A VICTIM OF BURNS Burns rank high among the injuries which uninformed sympathizers often make worse rather than better in their attempts to provide first aid. It might surprise you to know that most of the usual remedies for burns or scalds which have been passed…

WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY Emergencies can pretty much be seen as a part of normal life. Chances are that every person will experience one or more of such a situation in their lifetime. Nature itself has prepared us for it with our innate fight-flight response that kicks in…

CANCER CARE GAP IN NIGERIA. Chidinma, a lady in her late 30s, suffered a complication of breast cancer that needed emergency treatment. Fluids had accumulated around her lungs and she could no longer breathe on her own. The cost of getting oxygen for 2 full weeks drained everything she and…

TRAFFIC RULES IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION Ever since the 20th century, the use of cars and other mechanical means of transportation on land has become commonplace globally, in both industrialized countries and developing countries. This trend did not go without the rapid expansion of road networks across the globe; roads…

FOOD EMERGENCIES: ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCE WHAT ARE ALLERGIES? Allergies occur as a result of your immune system overreacting to one or more substances that are not typically harmful to your body. The severity of these allergic reactions varies per individual and could show as swelling, skin irritation, breakouts, sneezing, coughing, itching, or…

BASIC FIRST AID Learning basic first aid techniques can help you cope with an emergency. Accidents can happen anytime. You may be able to keep a person breathing, reduce their pain or minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until an ambulance arrives. This could mean the difference between…

ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE. Bacterial infection is a proliferation of a harmful strain of bacteria on or inside the body. Bacteria can infect any area of the body. Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines. Naturally…

Vitamin deficiency is the condition of a long-term lack of a vitamin. It can be of two types: Primary deficiency: this is when deficiency is caused by not inadequate vitamin intake Secondary deficiency: this is when deficiency is caused by underlying disorders like malabsorption. Some of the symptoms of vitamin deficiency include: Mouth…

FOOD SAFETY It was few weeks to my final exam. It started as diarrhea, then followed was headache, malaise, body ache. And then, just when I thought I had had enough, fever followed. Malaria? COVID-19? It was an unpleasant case of enteritis. I was slightly indisposed for more than a…