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Need For Basic Knowledge Of CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

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Source: NAN It happens that you witness someone who slumps,would you know the first aid skill to administer that could save the life?!There are avoidable deaths,it's not cool being a spectator or a reporter for social media platforms.In this report it was mentioned that the life of the man could have been preserved if he had prompt medical care.🤔.That is what first aid skill and knowledge does.You never know when you will be in a position to save a life or watch a life go cause you were either prepared with first aid skills and kit or not. Basic CPR (CardioPulmonary Resuscitation ) could just have saved this man. Source: Naija News #BePreparedBeforeItHappens #SaveLives #BeFABulouS #TheFirstAidBoxShop

World Breastfeeding Week

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August 1st -7th is the World breastfeeding awareness week.The benefits of breastfeeding are indeed super beneficial to both mother and child. There are however some occurrences that make this super beneficial process very uncomfortable for some mothers. Chief of which is when the baby does not latch properly on the nipple and therefore causes intense pain for the breastfeeding mum and causes her to want to discontinue breastfeeding or endure excruciating pain. Thing to do,especially for first time moms:learn to help tiny tot latch properly on the nipple so that pain is absent. What causes the pain is :CRACKED NIPPLES. This occurs when the baby is not properly positioned at the breast and so baby sucks only on the tip of the nipple (this is experienced mainly by first time moms and by nursing moms with flat or inverted nipples) See a doctor if nipples are red and shiny and have a white deposit. Also if there is a red tender deposit on the breast Remedy to avoid a cra