I am a Stay-At-Home Nurse..uh, Mother...who has realized that there are some questions out there that other parents have that the answers, are hard to find. I like when my friends ask me questions about their family's symptoms, and thought I might share what I've learned along the way...in Nursing school or just in Life. I guess I am filling a little Nursing void I have, too! Hope we all might learn a little something.

Shannon, RN BSN
American Heart Association CPR/Heimlich/AED Instructor
American Heart Association Basic First Aid Instructor

Since 2004

http://www.TeachUsCPR.com/

(Mother to 5, 3 & 1 year old Children)

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Dear 16 Year Old Me....

http://youtu.be/_4jgUcxMezM

BrainFreeze, Side Cramps, and Toe Cramps!

I have no idea how to cure hiccups, but I think I can help you with BrainFreeze, Toes that get stuck in a cramp, and those side cramps you get when running.

BrainFreeze..this one is easy and works like a charm. As soon as you feel the brain freeze, rub your tongue up on the roof of your mouth until it stops. The heat from your tongue does the trick.

Toes twisted in a cramp (this used to happen alot when I was pregnant) It is tempting to grab your toes in pain, but just put weight on your foot, flattening it back out. Stand up, and it seems to release the tension.

Side Cramps: When you have trouble breathing and your side is in pain while exercising....It seems that there is carbon dioxide (the stuff you exhale) trapped in your lungs. Exhale all of the air out you possibly can, until there is none left to blow out. This should release the trapped CO2, and take in a fresh breath of Oxygen. Breath normally until you feel better.

When your friends come down with any of these, you'll be the genius who knows how to fix it!