first aid
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Bready Bandages Will Dissolve Into Sugar Once You’ve Healed
Penn State’s department of food science has been hard at work using an electrospinning device to stretch fibrous strands out of a biodegradable food starch solution. Using a solvent to dissolve the starch into a fluid, long strands are spun, which, in great quantity, can be woven together together as one would a textile —…
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6 Tools To Help Assemble A Modern First Aid KIt
Accidents happen. Disasters strike. Emergencies confront us. You don’t know when these things could happen, so you should be prepared. And in addition to the normal supply of bandages, antiseptics and painkillers, we rounded up six tech-minded first aid solutions.
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Make Sure You’re Prepared For Disaster With A 72-Hour Kit
After Japan’s earthquake and tsunami yesterday afternoon and recent events in Queensland and New Zealand, the need for disaster preparation could nog be clearer. If you don’t have an adequate emergency kit in your home, this site will help you put one together so you’re prepared.