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Ÿ First clean the wound with soap and water. This will wash

up the saliva. Then take the victim to the doctor

immediately. The doctor may give anti rabies injections.

Snakes like cobra or krait when bite to someone they injects

poison into the victim’s body. This poison travels through the

blood, and affects the heart and brain. This can be fatal too.

If a snake bites, you should take following measures : bite of a snake
Ÿ To stop the flow of blood to the heart and brain apply a in human body

tight bandage just above the bite.

Ÿ Keep the victim unmoved. Any kind of movement will cause the poison to spread

faster in the victim’s body.

Ÿ The victim should be immediately taken to doctor.

Fire Safety Tips

Fires can be very dangerous and destructive. To prevent fires,

these simple safety rules should be followed:

Ÿ We should never play with matchsticks and crackers.
Ÿ Always store petrol and kerosene oil in air-tight cans. Keep

them away from fires.

Ÿ We should not wear synthetic clothes while we are working

Girl bursting crackers Ÿ in the kitchen. Always wear cotton clothes only.
Make sure that the gas stove is switched off when not in

use.
Ÿ If the clothes of a person catch fire, cover him with a blanket

or thick cloth to put off the fire.

Now let us see how can we put out fire:

Ÿ Fire extinguishers are devices to put out fires. They contain

Fire extinguisher carbon dioxide (CO2) gas or foam. The gas or foam surrounds
the fire and puts it off by cutting off the air supply.

Ÿ For fire due to petrol or kerosene oil, throw sand to cut off

the air supply to the fire. Water should never be used in this

case. The fire will then spread faster.

Ÿ For electric fire, switch off the electricity immediately.

Throw sand on the fire. Don’t throw water over a fire caused

Person having by electricity. Water is good conductor of electricity and you
electric shock may get an electric shock.

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