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Sign and Symptoms
a. Pain, swelling and tenderness in the peripheri of sprain.
b. Difficulty in moving affected part.

c. Surrounding area of sprain gets discoloured.

First Aid to Sprain
a. The victim is placed comfortably with calmness. Movement is avoided.
b. The affected area is wrapped with cold bandage.

c. Ice pack is applied in the affected area to reduce swelling.
d. The injured person is rushed to the hospital.

Activity: 2
There may be first aider in your community. Invite him/her in your school and organize
a First Aid Training for the students of your class. Prepare a brief content regarding first
aid in groups on the basis of training and present it in your classroom.
Activity: 3

Prepare a first aid box individually and present it in your class. After presentation, keep
it at your home.

Activity: 4

Discuss the symptoms of snake bite and electric shock with your subject teachers. Also,
discuss the first aid provided to these injuries among your friends.

10.4 Human Health and Safe Lifestyle

Human Health

In general sense, human health refers to the condition of a person having physically fit
without any illness. But WHO focuses on physical, mental and social health for a complete
human health. According to WHO, “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and
social well being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity. This definition
of human health says that the condition of a person free from illness and infirmity is
not complete human health. Physical fitness, mental soundness, social well being and
spiritual growth are the major components of healthy human life. Physical health
includes proper physical development and fitness. Proper mental development and
healthy thinking is related to mental health. Similarly, social behaviour like friendship,
coordination, cooperation, sympathy, etc. are related to social health. Thus, the totality
of physical, mental, social and spiritual development and soundness is called complete
human health of an individual.

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