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 If the victim is unconscious, lay him on his back and make

several sudden pushes on the belly using heels of your

hands.

 If the person does not breathe, try mouth to mouth breath-

ing.

 Take the victim to hospital

 If the victim is smaller than you, turn him over your folded

leg and give sharp blows at the back.

Preventing accidents caused by foreign bodies

 Chew food properly

 Do not talk or laugh when eating

 Keep beads, button, coins, and seeds out of reach of children

 Put on glasses while moving on motorcycles and bicycles

 Teach children not to put seeds, coins, stones, and soil in

their eyes, nose, ears, and mouth.

Poisoning

Poison is any substance once taken into the body damages

health or causes death.

Ways poison can be introduced into the body

 Through food

 Through animal/bites (snakes, rabid dogs, scorpions)

 Through air

 Through injections

 Through swallowing (orally)