First Aid on Diarrhea

Diarrhea is a disorder in which feces or feces turns into mushy or liquid at least 3 times in 24 hours. There are many things that can cause diarrhea, such as food poisoning, eating certain foods, the wrong medication, and stress, drinking alcohol, bacterial infections and others.

If the patient is still able to drink, the body fluids are lost can be replaced. But if the patient does not want to drink and frequent vomiting, then the body fluid will quickly disappear and there was a symptom of dehydration.

By Stanley M. Zildo as quoted from his book 'First Aid, First Aid and How to Correct Handling of Emergency', prolonged diarrhea can be fatal, especially if the infant experienced.

To deal with diarrhea, first aid can be done as follows:

1. Give plenty of water to replace the fluids and chemicals the body is missing. Drink fluids every 2 hours by about 2 ounces or 60 mL.
2. If diarrhea lasts a long time, such as 1 to 2 days and reduced the number and frequency of urination, immediately take the patient to the hospital due to possible dehydration.
3. Avoid solid foods.