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APGAR SCORE The Apgar score is a routine procedure done 60 seconds after the birth of an infant and then usually repeated 5 minutes after birth. BEWARE OF BEES AND WASPS - THEY STING When we see a bee or a wasp that jar of honey somehow does not spring to our mind the way it does for Pooh Bear. We just want to get out of its way and mind our own business. FIRST AID - SHOCK Shock is a life-threatening condition. One does not usually recover without active medical intervention. A rush of adrenaline accompanies dangerous and fearful situations. This reaction is called the ‘fight-or-flight’ reaction and is NOT to be confused with and referred to as shock. BURNS - WILL YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO? You are preparing your children's dinner while your two year old is engrossed with rolling out plasticine dough on a low table some distance away. You turn momentarily away from the stove to wash a plate. The next moment, you hear the clang of a pot and almost simultaneously the shrill cries of your toddler.
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