10 Common First-Aid Mistakes


Picture this: Youre walking through the woods behind your house and are bitten by a rattlesnake. What would you do?John Wayne probably would have pulled out his penknife, sliced the bite wound, sucked out the venom, and tied on a tourniquet. But thats the wrong approach for anyone except a silver-screen cowboy.Taking Care of Cuts and Scrapes1. Myth: Cut a snakebite
The safest thing to do for snakebite is just splint the limb and go to the hospital, says Christopher P. Holstege, M.D., an emergency medicine doctor and toxicology expert. Cutting the bite wound could sever tendons, nerves or arteries or increase the risk of infection, and tourniquets are risky, Dr. Holstege explains.Dr. Holstege recommends the right approaches for the following first-aid myths.2. Myth: Put butter on a burn.
Reality: If you apply butter or another substance to a serious burn, you could make it difficult for a doctor to treat the burn later and increase risk of infection.The right approach: Its usually OK to cool the burn with cool water, but burns with significant blistering need to be seen at a health-care facility, says Dr. Holstege. Keep the burn clean and loosely covered. Dont pop the blisters.

Common First-Aid Mistakes originally appeared on Caring.com.

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