Minimal care is best

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A survey shows that 66% of Americans would treat a person suffering from a seizure by immobilizing their tongue, which could cause injury. The correct treatment would be to lay the person on their side and to support their head underneath.

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Making mends: give a cut some cover

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Cuts that are covered heal more quickly than cuts that are not covered. It may also be helpful to apply petroleum jelly to the injury, before it is covered, in order to retain the body's natural moisture and to speed the healing process.

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Ice age: how to give yourself a cold shoulder

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Physicians recommend icing a muscle or joint injury as soon after it occurs as possible. An injury should be iced for at least 5 minutes, but no longer than 25. Icing should be repeated each time the injury starts to hurt again.

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