It’s very common to blow in someone’s eye to eliminate a foreign body.

Despite it’s very common you don’t ought to do this. Blow in the eye to eliminate a foreign body. When something enters the eye, the immediate reaction is to blow and try to remove the object causing the discomfort with a handkerchief. “It’s not a good idea, because we can cause erosions in the cornea. It is best to wash the eye (with saline or water) so that the liquid drags the object until it comes out. Crying profusely has a similar effect, “reveals Vara. S Continue reading It’s very common to blow in someone’s eye to eliminate a foreign body.

Do you really think that compress the stomach is the best option?

If you think it is, you are so wrong. But realex is not your bad, it’s films’ fault. Compress the stomach of a drowned person to expel the water. We have seen this a hundred times in many movies, but we must not do it “because part of the contents of the stomach can pass to the lungs, making the situation worse,” says Varo. In the case of drowning, it is correct to follow the guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): keep the airway open, check if you breathe and have a pulse; if it does not, start the CPR maneuvers … Continue reading Do you really think that compress the stomach is the best option?

Car accident, what you shouldn’t do.

The most important thing you shouldn’t do is remove a wounded from an accident car. It is common that before a traffic accident, many of those present hurry to help the victims while dialing 911 on the cell phone. The first golden rule in these cases is never to mobilize the wounded. “Except for an imminent danger of explosion or falling objects, you never have to remove them from the car or change them. You just have to control how they are, “says José Javier Varo, director of the Emergency Service of the University Clinic of Navarra. It is that … Continue reading Car accident, what you shouldn’t do.

Second English Civil War

In 1648 and during the Second English Civil War, the parliamentarians of Oliver Cromwell cornered the monarchists in the Isles of Scilly, off the coast of Cornwall, where they survived largely thanks to boarding Dutch ships, allies of parliamentarians. As a result, the Netherlands declared war on the rebels, who surrendered to Cromwell in 1651, so that the Dutch could withdraw victorious without the need of firing a single shot. Of course, they forgot to sign a peace agreement, which was not done until April 17, 1986, so this war without casualties lasted 335 years. By the way, technically World … Continue reading Second English Civil War

Battle of Ice

On April 5, 1242, the Teutonic Knights of Livonia fought the Battle of Ice, on the frozen lake Peipus, in the Republic of Veliky Novgorod, a medieval state in northern Russia. The goal was to convert the Baltic Orthodox to Catholicism. The Novgorods, armed with a light equipment, managed to flee in disarray to the Teutonic, who ran disorderly with their heavy armor until the surface of the lake broke. Continue reading Battle of Ice