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the spread of poison in the body.

c. We should tie a string above the wound so as not to let the poison spread
to other parts of the body but it should be loosened for a while after every
fifteen minutes.

d. If the victim is conscious, we should give him/ her plenty of liquid to drink.

e. We should take the victim to the health center as quickly as possible.

Summary

- Safety education refers to the education/ information which is given to the
individuals to make them aware and safe from different types of probable
accidents.

- First aid refers to the treatment given to the injured person on the spot utilizing
the locally available resources in order to improve the health condition of the
victim before the doctor arrives.

- Sprain can be defined as a painful injury in the joints of different parts of the

body when the ligaments get over stretched or broken up due to forceful
twists and stumbles.

- The process of passing electric current through our body when we touch the
naked electric wire is called electric shock.

- Altitude sickness is the state in which the victim feels difficulties to breath
because of the lack of oxygen in the lungs and the brain while travelling to

the higher altitudes from the sea level.

- A snake bite is the state when our body parts cannot function properly due
to the effect of poison in our respiratory and circulatory system after a
poisonous snake bites us.

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