₦airaland Forum

SocialJustice:
It does, even UBA sells and any lawyer or asset manager can get a living trust done.

Can you explain how it works pls?

The brain drain that everyone is talking about is not just for talking sake. The health system is in trouble and work needs to be done urgently to change the narrative.

I am not blaming the personnel since I am not privy to what happened but everybody must seek that what is right is done to the health sector. Things have to change as no one knows who is next to find themselves in such an unfortunate situation to need medical care.

See them supporting corruption. Later, they claim that they want a better Nigeria

We have always wanted this power supply. I don’t know why people are complaining.

When he is done being power minister, he should come and be governor of Oyo state please.

I will advise that they make small, fuel-efficient cars at this time.

Leave the messenger and face the message.

Empowerment schemes are a good thing - constituency allowance well spent.

So if Yayi did all that was said, he deserves the chance.

However, I’d like to see more of the empowerment schemes focused on IT and new technology. By now, we should have stopped giving okada and grinding machines and be focused on science driven initiates.

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Howdy!

If you check my previous post, I wrote about how many Nigerians don’t present early to the hospital.

I understand that this may be as a result of many factors.
Some are simply too busy, which well, shouldn’t be enough an excuse to deny yourself good health. Some others just don’t like the hospital setting, some find the hospital process too cumbersome or tiring. How about the waiting for your turn to see a Doctor? All these can pose a challenge .

To solve this problem, I have been offering private phone consultations to my clients at an affordable fee.

You can get medical advice, typical consultation, test prescriptions, drug prescriptions, counselling etc by talking to me on the phone. This is called telehealth. Take advantage of this opportunity to speak to a professional instead of googling your condition or asking unqualified people.

May God heal our nation on all fronts

The healthcare system is in a bad state. If much isn’t done, Nigerians may be left with babalawos to do the job.

Imagine having the diagnoses mentioned below, wouldn’t the person be better dead already? JK.

Probably the future is here already.
Babalawo ti take over.

Freebills12:
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Wahab during one of his interview at Arise TV confirmed that these certificates are genuine. They bought land and they were approved by govt. Certificate of occupancy is issued by govt. Before they build these houses the govt approved the plan & surveyed it. The same govt approved it. Or have you not seen houses marked submit plan? Don't push the blame to the masses.

Tbh, I am hearing of this for the first time. I truly empathise with them. They should be well compensated. They can bring up a class action against the government if this is truly the case.

Still, are there other ways to stop the flooding without the demolition?. I know it must have been difficult for them.

However, in the interest of all, the demolition was jjustified.

donbenie:
He did the right thing?
How are you sure he did the right thing?
What if he's rearing Chickens in a designated residential area?
Even if the others did wrong must he gloat over it?
The Corpse of another always seems like a log of wood to the bystander..
You are judging others for jumping to conclusions,the same exact thing he did on others?

Why not wait until you have the facts before gloating over his misfortune?
Nobody should gloat over other people’s misfortune and I didn’t read gloating in his post unless there are others that I am not seeing.

Freebills12:
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You are the highest fool I have ever seen. In the case of Lagos many people presented their Certificate of Occupancy, signed and approved by the govt.
Wait for Wike's version/response! The danger of a single story. People are condemning him because he lacked empathy! In the face of sorrow and agony he was jubilating and congratulating the govt, even Wahab did express empathy.

Nobody should jubilate in the face of other people’s agony. In Nigeria, everybody knows that these fake certificates are everywhere. Even the people getting them often know that what they are getting is fake and still go for them because of convenience. Even if they didn’t know, there are channels to air their grievances.
They bought houses blocking canals and needed someone to tell them that it was wrong? At what point do they take responsibility for their own mistake?


Should we because of these few people allow thousands to die due to flood? Wouldn’t you still blame the government, if another flooding occurs in the state?

Most of you just want to be anti-government for the sake of it.

Think abeg, think!

I want to emphasise that, I am not against people being religious or spiritual. Just don’t do it at the expense of your health.

You can combine prayers with whatever you are getting at the hospital.

Many of you are simpletons

So because he supported Lagos demolition, which he explained is to prevent flooding, he deserves a similar fate even when in his case, he did everything right?

The biggest problem in this Country is the lack of quality education that led to a lack of deductive reasoning. Many of the young population lack the ability to judge matters without being emotional.



We really have a long way to go as a nation.

Verydarkhearted:
If it’s not what you ordered return it.. that’s why items have 7 days return policy. No need to come and spoil their image.. your papa never start business talk more of company for him life

This is the reason that I use Jumia.

rossovu:
Anyone that has been to the hospital would know how difficult it is to get appointment dates, that's one of the major reason patients seek alternative treatments.

For you to need an appointment, your condition is most likely the type that can wait.
In most hospitals in Nigeria, you can walk into the GOPD and get seen on the same day and if your case is traumatic or an emergency, you would be seen immediately at the emergency room.

It is not feasible to expect that everybody would be seen on the same day, that is why the appointment system works, and is used even in the developed world. Waiting time in Nigeria is not even as long as is in the UK for example.

The reason is because despite having less doctors working, Nigerian doctors still put in more hours than is healthy and than Doctors in most parts of the world.

We deserve our flowers.

If Doctors can stretch themselves to satisfy you, you should be able to exercise the necessary patience and keep up with your appointment. If you won’t do this, then use the expensive private hospitals.

In the end, just do what is best for you is what I am saying.

You must have heard of stories of Nigerians angry with the health sector and of beating up health workers. Many of the times, the frenzy surrounding the stories overshadow the true events that you don’t get to hear what really happened.

From my own experience, many of these things happen because Nigerians go everywhere first, and the hospital last. They then show up at the hospital in anguish, shouting, and expecting miracles.

They go to churches where we’ve seen cases of them getting drugs that alleviate their pain, reduce the inflammation and so they feel better, whereas the cancer is still growing. When it shows itself eventually, these pastors would have collected all their money, they push them out and they come to the hospital - with no money, the realisation of their circumstances, albeit too late, and get furious and attack others when their relatives die.

Another common trend is the use of social media. They ask their health questions on many sites and get responses-both good and bad. Sometimes, I want to comment only to realise that the comments have reached eleven pages. How can my one comment have as much impact as the hundreds of wrong ones? If you want convenience, you can seek online consultations from professionals. Stop putting your lives at risk.

Another practice is the use of ‘chemists’ or pharmacists. A doctor is supposed to attend to you first and then send you for them to dispense your medications. They aren’t totally bad to be frank. With the present rate of health worker exodus, the hospital would be filled up without these places providing some care. However, those practitioners should know their limit and you should also know when this is beyond just some painkillers or antimalaria medication. Don’t put your life at risk, taking a headache lasting more than a week or a BP that fails to go down to a chemist or pharmacy. Be wise.

Some of you also try agbo sellers thereby putting your kidneys at risk.

I can go on and on.

You need to change your health-seeking behaviours.
Health is wealth.

Social media no be hospital o.

Always seek professional help

Snake bites are more common during the raining season. We see more incidents of snake bites in hospitals now. Thankfully, most are not venomous.

Also, I just realised the available antivenom is quite expensive. About 30,000 naira for a vial. A person’s need for it would depend on the level of envenomation and one person might need up to three which makes it very important to prevent these snake bites.

I may have to edit my original article to include preventive measures.

Originalsly:
Interesting. I think we should be wayyy more concerned about this then Covid . Just curious ... would applying heat to the bite area help reduce the effectiveness of the venom? ... not saying not to take the steps you listed.

No. heat does not help in any way.

How many suckers are needed per acre of farmland?

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Last week, the death of a young woman who was bitten by a snake in her toilet was reported. This sad news sent social media to frenzy and many have had to ask serious questions about what to do to prevent having snakes in toilets. But beyond that are other important questions. How do we help someone who has had a snake bite? Are all snake bites dangerous? I hope to address these questions making this as short and simple as possible without boring you with medical terms.

First, you need to know that snakes are into two broad categories – Venomous and non-venomous. Only about 15% of about 3000 species of Snakes are venomous. Most of these venomous snakes however, are in Africa and Asia.

Three main groups of venomous snakes are

Viperidae also called Vipers. They include adder and rattlesnakes. They cause swelling at the site of bite and can move into the blood stream within 30 minutes of bite, leading to symptoms such as vomiting, hypotension and internal bleeding in different parts of the body that can lead to death.

Elapidae. This is the Cobra family. The site of bite is usually not swollen but is very painful. There is also damage to the tissue at the site. There is vomiting, followed by neurological symptoms and weakness of the muscles. If the weakness gets to respiratory muscles, victim may be unable to breathe very well and can lead to death.

Hydrophiidae. The venom can cause painful muscles and also cause kidney damage. So also, paralysis of Respiratory and heart muscles.

Now with understanding of what can happen with snake bites, it is important to also know what to do as soon as possible to prevent the worst possible complications. You may not be able to identify which snake is venomous or not. Therefore, you must treat all snake bites in the same manner.

1. First, Calm Down. Panicking will do you no good. It doesn’t solve the problem and won’t reverse what has happened.

2. Move victim away from snake bite. You may be tempted to want to run after the snake and kill it. If you are the victim, you may end up getting another bite. If there are a large number of people available to help, let some help the victim while others kill the snake at a good distance to avoid being bitten themselves. Time is of essence.

3. If the snake can be identified, that is helpful but if not, don’t waste time trying to. Helping the victim is the most important thing at this time.

4. Remove any jewelry. If the venom is the type that causes swelling, removal of jewelry is important so as not to cause more injury.

5. Immobilize the person completely. You have to splint the affected part, often the limb to stop it from moving. See attached pic. Place the person on a stretcher or a make-shift one in order to lift them as a whole entity. see image below.
https://i1.wp.com/doctoramirah.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sp.jpg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1

6. DO NOT APPLY A TIGHT TOURNIQUE – This is what many people do in all cases of snake bite. But this can cause more damages in the type that causes swelling. However if you can identify it as a neurotoxic venom, then move on to the next step.

7. You can apply a form of bandage only if you are able to recognize the snake as a neurotoxic snake that doesn’t cause local swelling. The bandage is the pressure immobilization bandage. Check this link for how it is applied.

8. Position the victim appropriately. They should not lie flat. The affected part of the body must be placed below the level of the heart. Their chest area should be higher than the bite site. This should delay how soon the venom can reach the heart.

9. You should also put them in recovery position. Do this by laying them on their left side with mouth turned down. This position will ensure that they don’t choke on their vomitus in case they vomit. It also prevents obstruction of their airway in case of paralysis of the muscles of the tongue.
https://i2.wp.com/doctoramirah.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rec.jpg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1

9.Move them to the hospital as soon as possible.

11. Avoid trying to suck out the venom or applying local herbs and concoction. These can cause more damage.

12. Don’t apply ice or water on the bite site.

What can be done In the Hospital

Test

A test can be done to detect the type of venom. I have not seen this done in Nigeria. But it is possible that it is available in some hospitals. What the test does is detect antibodies to venom which will help identify the exact type of venom and guide on the right antivenom to use.

Treatment

*Antivenom should be used. They are lifesaving and can save the victim from all the sufferings caused by the toxins. Two types of antivenom are Monospecific antivenom that treats bites from a specific type of snake and Polyspecific antivenom that treats bites from a number of snakes found in a particular geographic region. Antivenom are however in short supply in this part of the world. Hopefully more would be done to equip health centers across the Country.

*Other treatments include giving Antitetanus

*Pain killers to help relieve pain

*Respiratory monitoring

*Other symptomatic treatments. Patients will be treated based on the symptoms they show. Some may need IV fluid, bleeding control, airway support, etc. Only trained personnel will be able to identify these needs. Giving everything to everybody will cause more harm than good.

*Treatment of complications like kidney failure, and rehabilitative care may follow.

Summary
It is important to know the first aid care you can give to victims in order to help keep them safe before getting to the hospital. I hope that this has been helpful in that regard. I will be posting more life-saving tips by God’s grace.

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Lalasticlala what do you think?

ITbomb:
Wash

Just cut open the skin and let the blood wash out the venom while tying the upper section

It is comments like this that made me decide to share this on this forum. When people post, most of you just want to comment and end up misleading others.

Many people die before reaching the hospital because of things like this. You tell them to do things not backed by science and when it gets bad, you rush them to the hospital and expect miracles. When you don’t get that, you assault the medical practitioners.

It’s up to whoever decides to believe you.

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Last week, the death of a young woman who was bitten by a snake in her toilet was reported. This sad news sent social media to frenzy and many have had to ask serious questions about what to do to prevent having snakes in toilets. But beyond that are other important questions. How do we help someone who has had a snake bite? Are all snake bites dangerous? I hope to address these questions making this as short and simple as possible without boring you with medical terms.

First, you need to know that snakes are into two broad categories – Venomous and non-venomous. Only about 15% of about 3000 species of Snakes are venomous. Most of these venomous snakes however, are in Africa and Asia.

Three main groups of venomous snakes are

Viperidae also called Vipers. They include adder and rattlesnakes. They cause swelling at the site of bite and can move into the blood stream within 30 minutes of bite, leading to symptoms such as vomiting, hypotension and internal bleeding in different parts of the body that can lead to death.

Elapidae. This is the Cobra family. The site of bite is usually not swollen but is very painful. There is also damage to the tissue at the site. There is vomiting, followed by neurological symptoms and weakness of the muscles. If the weakness gets to respiratory muscles, victim may be unable to breathe very well and can lead to death.

Hydrophiidae. The venom can cause painful muscles and also cause kidney damage. So also, paralysis of Respiratory and heart muscles.

Now with understanding of what can happen with snake bites, it is important to also know what to do as soon as possible to prevent the worst possible complications. You may not be able to identify which snake is venomous or not. Therefore, you must treat all snake bites in the same manner.

1. First, Calm Down. Panicking will do you no good. It doesn’t solve the problem and won’t reverse what has happened.

2. Move victim away from snake bite. You may be tempted to want to run after the snake and kill it. If you are the victim, you may end up getting another bite. If there are a large number of people available to help, let some help the victim while others kill the snake at a good distance to avoid being bitten themselves. Time is of essence.

3. If the snake can be identified, that is helpful but if not, don’t waste time trying to. Helping the victim is the most important thing at this time.

4. Remove any jewelry. If the venom is the type that causes swelling, removal of jewelry is important so as not to cause more injury.

5. Immobilize the person completely. You have to splint the affected part, often the limb to stop it from moving. See attached pic. Place the person on a stretcher or a make-shift one in order to lift them as a whole entity. see image below.
https://i1.wp.com/doctoramirah.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sp.jpg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1

6. DO NOT APPLY A TIGHT TOURNIQUE – This is what many people do in all cases of snake bite. But this can cause more damages in the type that causes swelling. However if you can identify it as a neurotoxic venom, then move on to the next step.

7. You can apply a form of bandage only if you are able to recognize the snake as a neurotoxic snake that doesn’t cause local swelling. The bandage is the pressure immobilization bandage. Check this link for how it is applied.

8. Position the victim appropriately. They should not lie flat. The affected part of the body must be placed below the level of the heart. Their chest area should be higher than the bite site. This should delay how soon the venom can reach the heart.

9. You should also put them in recovery position. Do this by laying them on their left side with mouth turned down. This position will ensure that they don’t choke on their vomitus in case they vomit. It also prevents obstruction of their airway in case of paralysis of the muscles of the tongue.
https://i2.wp.com/doctoramirah.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rec.jpg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1

9.Move them to the hospital as soon as possible.

11. Avoid trying to suck out the venom or applying local herbs and concoction. These can cause more damage.

12. Don’t apply ice or water on the bite site.

What can be done In the Hospital

Test

A test can be done to detect the type of venom. I have not seen this done in Nigeria. But it is possible that it is available in some hospitals. What the test does is detect antibodies to venom which will help identify the exact type of venom and guide on the right antivenom to use.

Treatment

*Antivenom should be used. They are lifesaving and can save the victim from all the sufferings caused by the toxins. Two types of antivenom are Monospecific antivenom that treats bites from a specific type of snake and Polyspecific antivenom that treats bites from a number of snakes found in a particular geographic region. Antivenom are however in short supply in this part of the world. Hopefully more would be done to equip health centers across the Country.

*Other treatments include giving Antitetanus

*Pain killers to help relieve pain

*Respiratory monitoring

*Other symptomatic treatments. Patients will be treated based on the symptoms they show. Some may need IV fluid, bleeding control, airway support, etc. Only trained personnel will be able to identify these needs. Giving everything to everybody will cause more harm than good.

*Treatment of complications like kidney failure, and rehabilitative care may follow.

Summary
It is important to know the first aid care you can give to victims in order to help keep them safe before getting to the hospital. I hope that this has been helpful in that regard. I will be posting more life-saving tips by God’s grace.

Subscribe to my site in order to get updates whenever I post.


Share this with your friends, family and colleagues. Also,read 9 ways you are using Antibiotics wrongly.


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