Accidental Health & Safety - Darling Downs

Accidental Health & Safety - Darling Downs We’re passionate about safety and first aid training. Training Delivered on Behalf of Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909

We deliver nationally recognized courses and first aid kits to keep our community prepared for emergencies. At Accidental Health & Safety Warwick, we’re committed to providing high-quality first aid and safety training to ensure our community is prepared for emergencies. We partner with Allens Training Pty Ltd (RTO 90909) to deliver nationally recognized training courses, ensuring that our clients receive the best education and certification available. Whether you're looking for first aid kits, servicing, or comprehensive safety training, we’re here to support you every step of the way. Visit us at Accidental Health & Safety for more information.

𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫. 🩸🤔🚨 𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇! Using alcohol or hydrogen ...
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𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫. 🩸🤔

🚨 𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇! Using alcohol or hydrogen peroxide can damage tissue and slow healing. Instead:
✔️ 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 🚿
✔️ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 & 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 🩹
✔️ 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭? 🧪😨A) Wipe it off with a cl...
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𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭? 🧪😨
A) Wipe it off with a cloth
B) Rinse with plenty of water immediately
C) Apply lotion to soothe the burn
D) Wait to see if it burns before taking action

💡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫: 𝐁) 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲! 🚿

👉 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 15-20 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬. Don’t wipe or apply creams—it can make things worse. If it’s serious, 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 😫 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞?A) Keep moving ...
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𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 😫 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞?
A) Keep moving to ‘stretch it out’ 🏃
B) Apply heat immediately 🔥
C) Rest, apply ice, and take pain relief ❄️💊
D) Lie flat on the floor and don’t move at all 🚫

💡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫: 𝐂) 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟!

👉 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠, apply 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 48 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 (heat can worsen swelling), and take pain relief if needed. 𝐈𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥!

𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐈𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧.❄️🔥🚨 𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇! Ice can cause further damage to the skin! Instead, do this:...
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𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐈𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧.❄️🔥

🚨 𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇! Ice can cause further damage to the skin! Instead, do this:
✔️ 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥 (𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝) 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 20 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 🚿
✔️ 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠
✔️ 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨? 🚨A) Call 000 📞B) Start chest compress...
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𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨? 🚨
A) Call 000 📞
B) Start chest compressions 💓
C) Check for a pulse 👆
D) Shake them & yell their name

💡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫: 𝐀) 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 000!

👉 Before starting CPR, 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 or get someone else to do it. Then, start 30 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 2 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫—𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞? 🌡️😰A) Wrap them in blankets to sweat it outB) Give them a cold bath ...
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𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫—𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞? 🌡️😰
A) Wrap them in blankets to sweat it out
B) Give them a cold bath 🛁
C) Offer fluids & give fever-reducing medication 💊
D) Panic & Google every symptom

💡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫: 𝐂) 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐬 & 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

👉 Keep them 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 and dress them lightly. 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 (they can cause shivering). Seek medical help if symptoms worsen!

𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭. 🤔🚨 𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇! Holding your breath won’t help...
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𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭. 🤔

🚨 𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇! Holding your breath won’t help—you need fresh air! Instead:
✔️ 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚
✔️ 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 000 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲
✔️ 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬

Tag a friend—𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞!

𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨? 🍽️😨A) Perform the Heimlich m...
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𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨? 🍽️😨
A) Perform the Heimlich maneuver
B) Encourage them to keep coughing
C) Slap their back immediately
D) Give them a drink of water

💡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫: 𝐁) 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠!

👉 If someone is still coughing, it means air is moving! 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞**.** If they stop breathing, 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 000 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 & 𝐚𝐛𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐬.

𝐘𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐞. 🐝 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞?A) Squeeze the stinger out 🫳B) Use a credit card to scrape ...
31/03/2025

𝐘𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐞. 🐝 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞?
A) Squeeze the stinger out 🫳
B) Use a credit card to scrape it out 💳
C) Apply ice immediately ❄️
D) Panic & run around in circles 😱

💡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫: 𝐁) 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭!

👉 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧! After removing the stinger, wash with soap & water, apply ice, and watch for allergic reactions.

𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 "𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟" 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞.🤔🚨 𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇! Walking on a sprain 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞. Inst...
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𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 "𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟" 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞.🤔

🚨 𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇! Walking on a sprain 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞. Instead:
✔️ 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭 & 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞
✔️ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 20-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬
✔️ 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

𝐀 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨?👶🚑A) Give them waterB) Call the pare...
31/03/2025

𝐀 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨?👶🚑
A) Give them water
B) Call the parents
C) Administer an EpiPen (if available)
D) Wait to see if it improves

💡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫: 𝐂) 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐏𝐞𝐧!

👉 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. Use the EpiPen 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲, then call 000. Seconds count!

𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠! 🏖️ 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐣𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡—𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨? 🐙A) P*e on it (ew, really?) 🤢B) Rinse with vi...
31/03/2025

𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠! 🏖️ 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐣𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡—𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨? 🐙
A) P*e on it (ew, really?) 🤢
B) Rinse with vinegar 🍶
C) Scrub the sting with sand 🏖️
D) Wrap it with a bandage & go home 🏠

💡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫: 𝐁) 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫!

👉 Vinegar helps 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐨𝐱 𝐣𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡 & 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬. Avoid rubbing or wrapping—this can make it worse!

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