Tick bites can turn serious when bacteria are transmitted to cause the Lyme disease or the Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Increased risk to tick bites is caused by and depends on which part of a country you live, how often do you frequent or live in the woody areas and how well protected you have always been.

First Aid for Tick Bites
First aid and safety tips for tick bites are listed below:

• Use tweezers to remove a tick by the head or mouth and without crushing it
• Preserve the tick in a bottle because in case of symptoms of illness or sickness after a tick bite your doctor may want to have a look at the tick
• After removing the tick, wash your hands and the areas around the tick bite carefully with water and soap
• If you are not able to remove the tick call a doctor for assistance

Look out for symptoms such as rashes, fever, muscle aches, stiff neck, joint inflammations, and flu like symptoms after a tick bite. You would have to visit a doctor and carry the tick too. 911 should be contacted for emergency situations such as difficulties in breathing, chest pain, headache and paralysis.

Blisters are bubble-like formations on the skin surface caused by the constant rubbing of clothes and/or shoes against the skin. Quiet common in athletes, rowers and trekkers blisters also pop up on wearing new shoes. Blisters fill with fluid, swell into small bulges, itch and are red and painful. The other kind of blisters is known as the fever blisters which arise on account of the Herpes Simplex virus and appear generally in and around the mouth region. Fever blisters are contagious.

First Aid for Blisters
First aid for treating blisters includes:

• Avoid touching the blisters, be it of any kind
• Avoid contact especially in case of a person with fever blisters
• Keep away from stressful situations
• Keep your feet dry for shoe blisters
• Eat a balanced diet and drink plenty of water for oral/fever blisters
• Keep blisters dry and disinfected in case of fever blisters
• Clean the blisters with a gauze
• Apply an antibiotic cream
• Do not poke or burst the blisters
• Put a bandaid if the blister is small and on the body

Blisters heal on their own and disappear after a while. Diabetics should however consult a doctor for blisters.

Tooth loss can arise out of an injury or trauma and occurs in both children and adults. The most common symptoms for tooth loss are bleeding, pain and weakness. Sometimes, tooth loss is also associated with thumb sucking, genetic factors, poor oral hygiene and breathing from the mouth.

First Aid for Tooth Loss
Whilst it is recommended to see a dentist for a fallen tooth, you can also replace it by the following method:

• Hold from the top and not the root
• Do not even touch the root
• Wash the tooth but not in running water
• Try replacing the tooth in its original place or socket
• If it you are not able to replace it in the socket, place it in your saliva or whole milk
• You can also place the tooth in a solution containing one-fourth teaspoon of salt in a quarter glass of water
• Seek a dentist’s help

Tooth loss can be prevented say experts but maintaining good oral hygiene is very important – floss, brush and treat gum infections at the earliest.

Motion sickness as the term suggests is sickness caused during motion. Hence, all modes of transport such as a plane, car, train or bus can make someone dizzy, sick and cold sweating may also start. Motion sickness starts abruptly and lasts till the vehicle comes to a halt. Some say that frequent travelling can help one get rid of motion sickness.

First Aid for Motion Sickness
Motion sickness makes a person very uneasy with tendencies to vomit. First aid tips for a person affected with the same are listed below:

• Always take the front seats whether on a ship, plane or automobile. Take the window seat for a train.
• Focus on a distant object to avoid the dizziness
• Do not read
• Avoid smoking or sitting next to smokers
• Do not overeat before or while travelling
• Refrain from eating spicy foods before or while travelling
• An over the counter antihistamine can be taken 30 minutes to one hour before travel to induce sleep and drowsiness
• Eat dry crackers or carbonated drinks to ease your stomach if you begin to feel sick during travel

Motion sickness is not a disease but one can be discomforted to a great extent for the time he or she travels. Stop for fresh air and food in between to feel better.