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First Aid for Common Injuries: A Life-Saving Guide

Accidents happen when we least expect them, and knowing basic first aid can make all the difference. Whether it’s a minor cut or a life-threatening situation, having the right knowledge can help prevent further harm and even save lives. Here are essential first aid procedures for common injuries. 1. Bleeding (Cuts & Wounds) What to Do: Apply Pressure:...

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Electrical Safety & Basic First Aid for Electrocution

If your friend, family member, colleague, or another passerby suffers a severe electric shock, what would you do? Would you panic or help them? If someone suffers an electric shock, immediate first aid can prevent further harm and save their life. Electricity poses serious risks if not handled safely. Electrical accidents can lead to severe burns,...

Gujrat man electrocuted in rain-related incident

GUJRAT: A man was electrocuted and two others were injured in rain-related incidents on Sunday in Gujrat city of Punjab, media reported. As per Rescue 1122, Nadeem Akhtar Dar, aged 45, suffered an electric shock in Muslimabad locality of the city. He was shifted to the Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital (ABSTH) where doctors pronounced him...

Two young men electrocuted in Ahmedpur

FAISALABAD: Two young men lost their lives in separate electrocution incidents on Sunday (August 4) in Ahmedpur Sharqia district of Punjab province. According to media reports, Rescue 1122 officials said the incidents occurred in Therhi Zabti and Wahi Jaan Mohammad. The victim Nasir, aged 25, was electrocuted by wires from a water pump, while 24-year-old Nadeem...

Two children electrocuted in Islamabad during rainfall

ISLAMABAD: At least four children lost their lives in two separate tragic incidents involving electrocution and drowning in Islamabad. In the first incident, two children were electrocuted when the when they inadvertently touched an electricity generator in Sector F-11/2 during rain. The victims were identified as 8-year-old Ghulam and 5-year-old Waqas. In another incident, two drowned in...

Woman electrocuted from electric fan in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: A woman and a child died of electrocution in separate incidents in the city on Wednesday (July 31), local media reported. The report citing a police spokesperson said the woman Rahat Jabeen, aged 32 years, resident of Rasheedabad, was trying to switch on a fan at her house when she received an electric shock. The...

At least 22 killed as rains wreak havoc in KP

PESHAWAR: At least 22 persons were killed and several reportedly injured in accidents caused by heavy rains across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Heavy rains have battered the province for the past couple of days, triggering landslides and flash flooding which has killed dozens of people including ten from a single family. In Bazikhel area of Darra Adam Khel, Kohat,...

6 dead, several injured as monsoon rains batter Punjab

LAHORE: A child and five women were killed and six others injured due to heavy monsoon rains in various districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours, media reported on Wednesday (July 31). A report by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) report said that six people, including a child and five women, were killed while...