First Aid There are medical emergencies when very quick medical help is required e.g. a person may have drowned in the swimming pool and swallowed a lot of water, in such a case immediate help is required since it would be too late by the time the doctor arrived. The rapid treatment provided, in this case by the Life-guard, which would include mouth to mouth resuscitation, is called First Aid. In...

The Chemist Once a doctor has diagnosed a patient’s illness, he writes out a prescription. The prescription has the names of the medicines the patient has to consume and the frequency at which they are to be taken. With the prescription a patient visits a Chemist. A Chemist is a person who stocks all kinds of medicines, drugs and injections besides other items. The chemist takes out the medicines required by...

The Optician The structure of our eye is such that we can see clearly only if the lens within our eye bends light to a correct angle so that a clear image is formed on the retina. Persons may suffer from long sightedness, in which the light gets focused behind the retina, or short sightedness in which light gets focus before it reaches the retina. To correct this condition and allow...

The Dentist A good diet and regular brushing helps us maintain healthy teeth. But there are occasions when we need the help of a doctor. A doctor who treats problems relating to teeth and gums is called a ‘Dentist’. Since we cannot see into all the nooks and corners of our teeth and there are places where even the bristles of our tooth brush can’t reach, the bacteria in our mouth...

Hospitals In the 19th century hospitals were unclean and unhealthy places used more for confining patients with infectious diseases. Today a hospital is generally housed in a large building and is staffed with Doctors, Nurses and operating staff. Like other big establishments, hospitals also have separate departments which would include an X-ray department, a pathological laboratory, operation  theatres, intensive care units, emergency and casualty departments, catering department etc. Besides these are...

The Doctor A doctor is a person who is qualified to find out what is wrong with a sick person and what would cure him or her and it takes five to six years of study before a person is licensed to be a doctor. Different types of doctors are specialists in various parts of the body. Accordingly, it is necessary to choose the right type of doctor depending upon the...

Protection Against Illness and Disease The human body, if well maintained is it’s own best doctor. Our body has important mechanisms with which it can defend itself and cure itself. The Inflammation mechanism destroys invading germs and the repair mechanism in the body takes care of mending the torn or injured tissue. Where any of these mechanisms fail or become weak, modern medical science can support them and protect our body. Among...

Diseases   Everyone, at some stage, in a lifetime suffers from one disease or the other. Some may be minor and may be cured quickly while others may require prolonged treatment. Diseases can strike any part of our body and some may even become chronic (those which lost for n long time) diseases can be caused due to harmful micro organisms  which may enter  our body while inhaling or through the...