HEALTH Q and A

Do’s and Dont’s for Antibiotic Use:

• Take only as directed.
• Do not take someone else’s antibiotics.
• Do not give your prescribed antibiotics to someone else.
• Do not save them for use at a later date.
• Antibiotics are not effective for common colds, flu viruses, or stomach viruses.

When a person is seized by cardiac arrest and collapses, unconscious, with no pulse, immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may be the only thing that keeps him/her alive until medical help arrives. But if you saw someone in that state, would you know what to do? Would you feel confident enough to try and re-start the heart of a friend or a loved one? The American Heart Association (AHA) is hoping that new guidelines released in March 2008, which include a focus on chest compressions only and not the traditional mouth-to-mouth breathing, will help bystanders take quick decisive action.

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