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Symptoms of a heart attack are different for men and women. In fact, if a women feels pain in the lower chest that worsens when she lays flat but feels better when she leans forward, this could be a sign of pancreatitis and could rapidly turn into a medical emergency. If the pain is sudden, severe and radiates from the upper abdomen to the chest and back, treat it as a medical emergency as it may be acute pancreatitis. *Pancreatitis us most often caused by gallstones, and can even occur years after a gallbladder has been removed.

FACT or FICTION? Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza A virus have been shown to have a similar survival on human skin. Scroll down for answer... .... . . . . FICTION Covid-19 survival time on human skin is SIGNIFICANTLY longer than influenza A. Covid-19: 9 hours Influenza A: <2 hours (95% confidence rate) October 3, 2020, the Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal published Survival of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus on the human skin: Importance of hand hygiene in COVID-19 https://academic.oup.com//advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/

Big Congratulations to Brandon Mangroo, on realizing his dream of being a Primary Care Paramedic with Northumberland Paramedics! Brandon has been a volunteer Medical Responder with MulticulturalFirstAid.com for quite some time and is known for his outgoing personality and exceptional patient care. We are all very proud of his accomplishments.

Tune in to MulticulturalRadio.ca ANNOUNCEMENT: Multicultural Radio is now an ALEXA skill. Open the app to add the skill, then simply say, ALEXA PLAY MULTICULTURAL RADIO. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08JQ4DNF3... Then you can find out what song is playing by asking: Alexa, ask Multicultural Radio what is the song? Enjoy Northumberland County's Multicultural Radio with the Google Play Android app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details Or listen live with Tune-In https://tunein.com/radio/Multicultural-Radio-ca-s268503

FACT or FICTION? Convalescent Plasma is NOT shown to improve outcomes in patients with severe and life-threatening COVID-19. What is Convalescent Plasma? People who've recovered from COVID-19 have antibodies proteins the body uses to fight off infections to the disease in their blood. The blood from people who've recovered is called convalescent plasma. Plasma is the liquid portion of the blood... FACT: Convalescent plasma in a randomized controlled trial from China FAILED to demonstrate a significant improvement in the time to clinical improvement within 28 days.

Approximately half of asymptomatic cases had lung opacities, most frequently ground glass opacities. MD Brief: Asymptomatic cases account for more than 20% of all COVID-19 patients. These patients tend to be younger. Many of these asymptomatic patients have CT abnormalities on investigation. These cases seem to be an important source of spreading COVID-19.

Event Medical Services AVAILABLE! MulticulturalFirstAid.com Medical Responders (Paramedic, Fire Fighter, Nurse, Emergency Medical Responder) volunteers provide care at the EMR level as outlined on the Paramedic Association of Canada website. We are a Canadian Red Cross Professional Responder Training Partner, and EXPERIENCED COVID-19 Specialists. Responders don appropriate PPE, which may include gown, face shield, face mask and gloves.... Certified to care for: - Mental Health First Aid - Stop the Bleed (life-threatening bleeds) - Femur fracture (Traction splinting) - Diabetic emergencies (glucometry) - Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular incidents - Anaphylaxis (allergic reaction) and much more. Liability insured. And we are approved by event insurers. About us: We've trained over 50 First Responders and trainees since December. 100% of donations go back to the community! We provide free certified first aid training for newcomers, which results in employment opportunities. In short, we are trained medical professionals who give everything back to the community. No paid staff. Serving all of Ontario. Like to learn more about us? Get in touch

Covid-19 on an aircraft: Cough without a mask - virus travel 4-5 seats ahead, and the aerosol-cloud even further. About 5-10 people could get infected. Cough with surgical mask - virus travel 1-2 seats forward and 1 seat back, in part because particles travel out sides of mask, and due to airflow trajectories of the cabin, and brownian motion.... Cough with N95 mask - virus travels 1 seat forward and 1 seat back, in part due to airflow trajectories of the cabin and brownian motion. Get more information here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7293495

Cobourg Parade for Graduates 2020! Saturday, June 27th Graduates are NOT IN the parade - they are at their HOMES and the parade passes by their homes. NOBODY leaves their vehicles. This is NOT a Board of Education parade - just parents and members of the community celebrating our graduates.... Graduates of St. Michael's, Notre Dame, Terry Fox, CR Gummow, CCI and other schools! START TIME: 3PM at the large parking lot on McMurdo Dr. (corner of Henderson & McMurdo). Hope you can join in Route expected to grow - these three areas and times are confirmed. We can extend the route for other local graduates - get in touch. Safety is Number One!

Q. Do N95 Face Masks protect against infection? Coronavirus micro-droplets are 60-140nm (125nm being most referenced). N95 filters out 95% of 300nm and up. Taking into account brownian motion, there's a probability of filtering out most of the particles. But not enough to say it's going to protect workers (especially with the probability many health care workers will not change them as regularly as they should).... A huge drawback of N95 masks is the need to replace them after about 2 hours of use, otherwise the filtration pores get clogged. This presents a couple problems, first, it's not as easy to breathe, and second, the virus held within the pores can come loose and be inhaled. Q. CAN THEY BE REUSED? They COULD be disinfected (e.g. with VUV), however the pores would still remain saturated, making breathing difficult, and increasing the risk of inhaling micro droplets. UVC would not be effective, as it only disinfects where the light reaches (smooth non-porous surfaces). VUV (Vacuum UV) is shorter wave lengths that produce ozone, which kills the virus in most porous materials, around, behind, above, etc. So in short, NO. An N95 filter is one-time use. Q. WHAT CAN BE DONE to improve safety? When within 6 feet of someone who is suspected of being infected (or in a red zone), wear a face shield in addition to a mask.

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MASK EFFECTIVENESS First a note from the CDC: A surgical mask does NOT provide the wearer with a reliable level of protection from inhaling smaller airborne particles and is not considered respiratory protection. An N95 mask filters out at least 95% of airborne particles including large and small particles.... The difference being that a surgical (or homemade) mask does NOT provide ANY protection against INHALING Covid-19 micro-droplets. IN SHORT: Wearing the mask is to prevent GIVING the virus, NOT receiving the virus. Homemade mask effectiveness - A blind study: https://www.maskfaq.com/test-results The winner appears to be: 2 layers Kona 100% (Quilters) Cotton + 1 layer 1500 Filtrete Furnace Filter. Easy to breath, and over 80% effective. N95 tested at 98.2% U.S. National Library of Medicine: A homemade mask should only be considered as a last resort to prevent droplet *TRANSMISSION from infected individuals. *Transmission, not reception. Wearing a mask helps prevent spreading the virus, but does not prevent breathing-in the virus, as the micro-droplets can pass through the mask. Larger droplets, such as from a cough, may be prevented from transmission by wearing a mask.

Somebody posted a FAKE review. He is associated with another medical service and we've never met him. MulticulturalFirstAid.com is a Canadian Red Cross Professional Responder Training Partner. We've trained about 50 Fire Fighters (pre-service and in service) since December! Our 'scope of practice' is, Emergency Medical Responder, for which the Paramedic Association of Canada sets out the National Occupational Competency Profile (NOCP) available here: https://paramedic.ca/site/nocp?nav=02

There is a lot of misinformation regarding TREATMENTS for Covid-19. The most serious symptom is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Within the first 72 hours onset of experiencing difficulty breathing or a low (oxygen) reading, lay FACE DOWN in what is known as Prone Position. Do this for at least 12 hours each day to relieve symptoms.... ARDS occurs when fluid builds up in the tiny, elastic air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs. The fluid keeps your lungs from filling with enough air, which means less oxygen reaches your bloodstream. By laying in prone position (face down), fluid will to shift to another region of the lungs (ventral), and allow the alveoli that have collapsed to be recruited (to work again). This eases breathing and restores oxygenation. Note the ventral space contains less alveoli, and this is why more alveoli in the dorsal region can be recruited to increase oxygenation.

Congratulations Josh on officially becoming a Fire Fighter with the Oshawa Fire Department. All of us at MulticulturalFirstAid.com are all very proud of you!