HOMEOPATHIC FIRST AID REMEDIES
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- TRAUMA REMEDIES
- Arnica montanta, Bellis perenis, Symphytum, Natrum sulphuricum
- SPRAIN/STRAIN REMEDIES
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Ruta graveolens
Bryonia alba
Rhus toxicodendron - HEMORRHAGE REMEDIES
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Staphysagria
Millefolium
Hamamelis
Phosphorus - PUNCTURE WOUND REMEDIES
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Ledum palustre
Hypericum perforatum - Insect Bites/Stings Remedies
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Apis mellifica
Ledum palustre
Hypericum perforatum - Cuts & Lacerations Remedies
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Calendula officinalis
Staphysagria - Burn Remedies
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Urtica urens
Causticum
Cantharis -
Trauma
Any kind, including surgery
Head
Muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones
Compound fractures with profuse suppuration
Contusions
Shock
Meningitis following injury
Traumatic etiology
Bruised feeling a - Arnica montana (arn.) Common Name: Leopard’s Bane
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Trauma
Pelvic region, pelvic surgery
Post op c-section instead of arnica
Post-partum pain & bruising
Muscles, tendons & ligaments
Deep tissues
Sprains and contusions
Mechanical pressure
After injury - Bellis perenis (bell-p.) Common Name: Daisy
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Contusions
Wounded parts are cold
COLD but > COLD applications
Parts cold to touch, but not subjectively cold to patient
Purple, puffy, and cold yet < external warmth - Ledum palustre (led.) Common Name: Marsh Tea; Labrador Tea
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Trauma or mechanical injuries:
Fractures of bone, esp. non-union fractures
Joints: tendons, cartilages, PERIOSTEUM
Results of blows, bruises, thrusts
Globe of eye (Arn.: soft tissues around eye)
Pricking pain at site of inj - Symphytum officinale (symph.) Common Name: Comfrey; Knitbone
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Trauma
To head; ailments from injury to head
Mental troubles resulting from injury to head
COGNITIVE OR CHANGES IN MOOD OR EMOTION
Seizures resulting from injury to head - Natrum sulphuricum (nat-s.) Common Name: Sodium sulfate
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Sprains & Strains
Joints: tendons, ligaments, CARTILAGES, periosteum
Wrists, ankles, flexor tendons
Eyes
Simple overstrain
Strain/sprain injuries to wrists, ankles, flexor tendons
After Arnica for lameness remaini - Ruta graveolens (ruta.) Common Name: Rue; Herb of Grace
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Hemorrhage
From any part
Blood is fluid, difficult to coagulate
Bright red
Slight wounds bleed very much
Restlessness
Strong thirst for cold drinks
> Company
Fearful & Anxious:
Anxiety about - Phosphorus (phos.)
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Hemorrhage
Female reproductive organs
Eyes
Due to trauma; falls, blows, jolts
1st degree burns (sunburns, too)
Hemorrhage: profuse, DARK, grummous (clotted, lumpy)
Venous hemorrhage from every orifice in the body (nos - Hamamelis virginiana (ham.) Common Name: Witch Hazel
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Hemorrhage
Due to trauma, fall; of mechanical origin
From over-lifting, over-exertion
Due to labor, miscarriage, abortion; post-partum
PROFUSE, PAINLESS, bright red blood
Oozing of blood from edges of closed wounds
P - Millefolium (mill.) Common Name: Yarrow
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Puncture wounds
From nails
Bites of animals
Insect stings
Use is primarily empirical for puncture wounds and not based on symptoms - Ledum palustre (led.) Common Name: Marsh Tea; Labrador Tea
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Trauma
Crush injuries to fingers, toes
Post-surgery when Arnica fails
Ghost pains in amputees
Nerves, especially at distal extremities
CRUSHED fingers, toes, nails, especially at tips
Pains travel UPWARDS
Pains: - Hypericum perforatum (hyper.) Common Name: St. John’s Wort
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Type I hypersensitivity reactions
Anaphylaxis
Urticaria
Insect stings & bites
Stinging, burning pains
Itching
Swelling, edema
Red, swollen, warm to touch
> cold
< heat
Thirstless
- Apis mellifica (apis.) Common Name: Honeybee
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Clean, surgical cuts to any part
Stinging, smarting pains IN THE INCISION - Staphysagria (staph.) Common Name: Stavesacre; Louse Wort
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Trauma
Ragged lacerations to any part
Lacerated, ragged, or suppurating wounds
Raw & inflamed
Painful as if beaten
Red around the wound with stinging pains
< motion (wound)
Wounds that will not heal - Calendula officinalis (calen.) Common Name: Marigold
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Skin
1st degree burns
Minor 2nd degree burns
Urticaria
Stinging-burning pains
Urticaria-like eruptions
< warmth - Urtica urens (urt-u.) Common Name: Stinging Nettle
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Skin
More extensive 2nd degree burns -
Causticum (Tinctura acris sine kali)
Distillate containing Potassium hydrate without Calcium oxide or Sulphuric acid -
Skin
3rd degree burns
Sensations & Modalities:
Rawness, burning, & smarting
Burns followed by undue inflammation
Redness & inflammation of skin with serous fluids below surface
Burns & scalds produ - Cantharis vesicatoria (canth.) Common Name: Spanish Fly