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How to Bind Your Breasts

Breast binding is the process of flattening breasts to the chest in order to conceal them or simply to create a different silhouette. It may be an expression of gender identity or used for costuming purposes. While tight breast binding creates a flatter silhouette, it can cause shortness of breath,

How to Prevent Flooding by Your IRC Bot

Internet Relay Chat is the original chatting client for computers before there were instant messaging applications like Yahoo! Messenger or AIM. The problem with IRC clients is the potential for flooding. Flooding is when you have been infected by a Trojan virus, primarily the Backdoor.IRCBot virus.

The History of Instruments for CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- commonly known as CPR -- dates back almost 3,000 years, according to CPRAwareness.org. Between ancient and modern times, medical professionals and laypeople utilized instruments to help restore life to a person who had stopped breathing.

How to Tape the Arm & Hand for Supination

Supination occurs when the forearm is brought toward the upper arm with the palm facing in (facing up). Taping the arm and hand in this position is often done when injuries are sustained to the arm and hands. The limited movement allows the arm/hand to heal faster and avoids re-injury. It also preve

Causes & Effects of Disaster Management

Some geographical areas are prone to certain types of national disasters. In others, large-scale accidents can occur without such natural precedent. In both types of situations, critical lessons have to be learned for the future while, at the same time, the effects of that disaster must be minimized

Special Report: Obamacare

This special report on the Affordable Care Act focuses on what it might mean for hospital medicine and hospitalists. How will it impact access, affordability, capacity, and delivery?

Reasons Why You Should Wear a Seat Belt

Seat belt design has improved over the past decades. Seat belts, which once consisted only of a lap belt, are much more comfortable and more efficient at preventing injury. Using your seat belt--and especially in conjunction with airbags--can prevent serious injury if you are involved in an accident

Emergency Care System Still at the Breaking Point

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee heard a case regarding emergency care in the US. The CDC announced a web-based reporting network for tracking infectious disease, and more.

How to Recharge a Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher

Recharging (or refilling) a dry chemical fire extinguisher is a task that should be left to qualified firefighters or fire extinguisher technicians. Dry chemical extinguishers are the most common on the market, however, and with the right equipment and materials, recharging one can be relatively eas

How to Use a Manual Drive Hoyer Lift

The Hoyer lift, also known as a sling lift, uses hydraulic power---much like a miniature crane---and is used to assist caregivers in moving patients that are unable to move themselves because of injury, disease or advanced age. Hoyer lifts make it simple and safe for a single caregiver to move a per

Patient Management Strategies

Patient-management specialists empower patients to make informed decisions.elderly women image by leafy from Fotolia.comHealth-care providers see it as a win-win situation: patients healing at their own pace, surrounded by family members or friends trained to step in when needed....

What Are the Duties of a First Aider?

It is the duty of a first aider to come to the aid of those in need, assess the situation and provide a primary level of care until advanced caregivers arrive.band-aid image by Rick Sargeant from Fotolia.comFirst aiders are specially trained individuals whose first job is to ascertain the...