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Luis Suarez – Why are human bites dangerous?

June 25th, 2014 by The Hello Doctor Team

It took less than 5 minutes from the moment the scuffle happened in the Uruguay vs Italy game, to the first jokes hitting social media across the world. Here are some of the memes that appeared.

Sure, it is funny, in a ridiculous way: a supremely talented guy in one of the fastest-moving games in the world has time to bite the man blocking him? Worst of all, this is the third time it’s happened, and Luis Suarez, playing for Uruguay, is known as a biter. But if you think about how dangerous human bites are, why is anyone keeping a serial-biter on the team?
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Burnt yourself? Here’s how to treat minor wounds at home

May 9th, 2014 by The Hello Doctor Team

It’s Burns Week in South Africa, and earlier this week we looked at how NOT to treat a burn wound at home. If you missed it, be sure to check it out – it’s important information which everyone needs to know. Continue reading “Burnt yourself? Here’s how to treat minor wounds at home”

How NOT to treat a burn wound

May 6th, 2014 by The Hello Doctor Team

6th May is the start of Burns Week in South Africa, and it’s all about preventing, identifying and treating the different types of burns that can happen at home and work.
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What to include in your first aid kit

February 23rd, 2014 by The Hello Doctor Team

First aid kits have a bad habit of ending up shoved in the back of the linen cupboard, packed away in an unmarked box somewhere, or out in the garage. Basically anywhere except where you would need it in an emergency!

Keeping your home first aid kit in a central location helps to ensure that it’s accessible during bigger emergencies such as a burn or cut, or smaller ones such as stepping on a piece of Lego… which by the way definitely qualifies as an emergency!

You obviously don’t want, or need the whole pharmacy, so what are the essentials?

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Home emergencies: How to treat a cut

January 31st, 2014 by The Hello Doctor Team

You’re chopping up fresh veggies for your stew and accidentally mistake your index finger for a carrot: ouch! Now there’s a painful gash left behind, as well as a whole lot of blood. What do you do?

First things first, don’t panic. Next, follow these three steps to treating the cut. Remember, this treatment applies to any kind of cut, not just kitchen accidents!
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