Injury

First Aid​

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If there is profuse bleeding and clear signs of broken or torn tissues, there is no substitute for medical attention: the urgent care or emergency room is your best choice.

That said, the ABCs of first aid are always appropriate until medical attention can be accessed

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• Airway: make sure airways are clear so breathing is possible

• Breath: Make sure they are breathing and if they are not, apply CPR; If breathing and alert, help them to calm and slow their breathing: Rescue Remedy is an excellent tool when there is a crisis of this nature.

• Circulation: if there is profuse bleeding, the natural tools for bleeding are excellent stopping bleeding, normalizing blood flow, and stabilizing blood pressure: Cayenne as a tincture, under the tongue, and/or directly on the wounds followed by a clean cloth with pressure over it SAVES LIVES.

Next Steps​

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• STOP, COLLECT YOURSELF, BREATHE - Take Rescue Remedy 
  Take homeopathic arnica for pain and to prevent excessive inflammation

• Administer cayenne by mouth and/or apply cayenne topically to stop bleeding and put a clean cloth over the bleed and apply pressure until the bleeding stops

• Clean the wound: Once the bleeding has slowed and the bandage can be removed, clean the wound with running water and soap to remove dirt/debris; 

• Disinfect: using MGS+ (antibiotic) as a tincture, oil or powder. 

• Apply Repair herbs or salve over the disinfectant herbs

• Cover wound well with a clean (sterile if possible) bandage. Choose a bandage based on the injury, keeping in mind that the edges of a wound must touch each other to knit back together; if the cut is gaping and would benefit from stitches, but you don’t have access to a medical facility you should use butterfly bandages to bring the edges of the wound together..

• If there is a high possibility of infection spreading because of the depth of the cut or the location, it is a good idea to take an herbal antibiotic formula (myrrh/goldenseal/cayenne) four times a day until you’re sure there’s no infection developing

• Clean the wound 2x/day (or more often if it gets wet or dirty) with Cayenne Plus Oil (a MGS+ based oil) or use the MGS+ tincture to disinfect and then rub a small amount of salve/ointment over the area. Olive or cooking oil is a good alternative if you don't have access to a salve. Let the wound air out after cleaning it. If it is still bleeding, tender, or weeping apply the bandage as before. When the injury is closed and won’t reopen or start bleeding again without a bandage, 

• Leave the bandage off while you are at rest and the area won’t get dirty. If you plan to do any activities that can break the skin again or introduce infection, apply repair herbs and/or cover it during that activity.

• When healing is working, itching starts, so just apply Repair Salve as needed to keep the area from drying out and breaking open.