"Lahza" (Arabic for a moment) is a health-education platform that explains common emergencies in plain language: when to worry, what to do in the first minutes, and when to go to the ER.
Practical, concise information based on accepted medical guidelines — written for non-doctors.
Simple skills that make the difference before the ambulance arrives
Chest compressions with your hands alone can triple the chance of survival.
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What to do when someone in front of you can't breathe or speak.
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Unconscious but breathing? This position protects the airway.
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Starts faster and differs slightly from adults — every second counts more.
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No abdominal thrusts for infants — back blows and chest thrusts.
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It talks you through every step and cannot make a mistake.
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Continuous direct pressure stops most bleeding.
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Only four reasons stop compressions — total exhaustion is one.
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When is it a real emergency?
Not every chest pain is a heart attack — but some signs can't wait.
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Remember F.A.S.T: Face – Arm – Speech – Time. Time here means brain cells.
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Swelling, rash and trouble breathing after food, medicine or a sting? Don't wait.
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When is it NOT "just a headache"? The signs that differ.
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When is it surgical and unable to wait?
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The 15/15 rule every diabetic household must know.
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Sudden is more dangerous than gradual — sit upright, don't wait.
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Your inhaler first — and the "silent chest" is danger, not improvement.
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When "normal" changes: more phlegm, a breath shorter than yesterday.
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The breathlessness that sometimes starts from a swollen leg.
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Waking at night gasping — the cardiac alarm every heart family knows.
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Stab-like pain on one side — the lung that suddenly collapsed.
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When is your heartbeat a real alarm worth recording?
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Painkiller early, dark room — and know when it's NOT migraine.
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Mostly innocent — occasionally a cardiac message not to dismiss.
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Sit before you fall — vertigo "with siblings" is brain until proven otherwise.
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Five minutes govern everything — your watch is the key tool.
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Not "overnight dementia" — a treatable medical symptom.
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Fever with confusion or fast breathing — every hour counts.
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Urine colour is the honest gauge — confusion means ER.
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Fatigue and confusion in deceptive masks — never self-treat.
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Diabetes, thyroid and adrenal eruptions — and sick day rules.
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Unquenchable thirst and a clouding mind — danger creeping in over days.
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What every parent searches for at 2 am
Fever itself is rarely the enemy — what matters is your child's condition and the red flags.
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The first 20 minutes matter most — and cool running water is the hero.
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A child swallowed medicine or a cleaning product? Act calmly and quickly.
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Burns the esophagus within two hours — even if the child looks fine.
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Can they sleep? The answer is simpler than you think.
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Terrifying to watch, usually benign — here is the right response.
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Rinse at least 20 minutes — and never "neutralise".
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Stitches have a short golden window — the first hours shape the scar.
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Immobilise, don't fix — treat the deformed as broken until the X-ray.
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No rubbing, no pressure, no drops — one eye can't be replaced.
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The only rule: don't pull it out — stabilise and press around it.
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Cut before you touch — don't become the second casualty.
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The real enemy is dehydration — spoon-by-spoon ORS saves.
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A coin, a battery, or a magnet? The difference is a life.
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The glass test: the rash that doesn't blanch waits for no one.
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Read the chest, not the sound: retractions, flaring, broken feeds.
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Wash 10–15 minutes — and the rabies decision is never postponed.
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Understand the emergency department… and drop the myths
The ER doesn't run on "first come, first served" — it runs on "sickest first".
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One of the most common inherited myths — and it can make burns worse.
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Not every complaint needs the emergency department — and that protects everyone.
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Nobody "swallows their tongue" — here is what they actually need.
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The emergencies of our long season — from the sun to the pool
One level of consciousness separates heat exhaustion from a killer.
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Silent and fast — prevention is the first rescue.
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Rewarm gently, never roughly — stopped shivering is an alarm.
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Danger is when organs far from the sting start speaking.
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Stillness is the treatment — forget everything from the movies.
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Seawater yes — fresh water fires more venom.
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Fluids sip by sip — and know its red lines.
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The killer with no smell — never charcoal indoors.
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Crises of the mind have first aid too
It mimics a heart attack — but it peaks, passes, and doesn't kill.
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Asking directly doesn't plant the idea — it opens a door to survival.
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De-escalate, don't escalate — calm is as contagious as anger.
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Sadness is part of life — but it has red lines you should know.
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Acute stress: what is normal, and when to seek help.
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From roadside crashes to pilgrimage and long journeys
Your safety first, an accurate call — and don't move the injured.
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Neck and spine injuries — stillness is the rescue.
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The smart kit that saves your night in a foreign country.
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Heat, crowds and long walks — prepare for the journey of a lifetime.
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Travel nausea, dry cabin air, and long-sitting clots.
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A prepared home — half the rescue happens before the emergency
Memorised numbers and a meeting point — agree before it happens.
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Thermometer, BP monitor, flashlight — the right few are enough.
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Most falls happen at home — and most can be prevented.
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Prepare the place and the information — join the rescue team.
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Two lives in your care — know the red lines
Every pregnancy bleed deserves assessment — heavy means ER.
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A pregnant headache after week 20 is never dismissed.
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Dry, warm, mother's chest — and 998 on speaker.
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One-sided pain + late period = pregnancy test now.
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A pad an hour or large clots = 998.
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Sudden severe one-sided pain deserves urgent ultrasound.
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Count two hours on your left side — worried? Call today.
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Palpitations and gestational diabetes: when they leave normal.
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A fall or accident after week 20 = same-day assessment, even feeling fine.
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Understand what happens behind the scenes — calmer visits, better care
Why we ask "out of 10" — and when relief comes.
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Why results take time — and why sometimes no scan.
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Soft plastic stays in your hand — and the drip isn't vitamins.
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To understand, to ask, to have your pain treated.
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Moving you to where your condition's exact needs are.
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Fasting that protects your lungs before anaesthesia.
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Who treats you — and why everyone asks the same questions.
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Every video: one idea that saves a life.
CPR, choking, and burns… step by step.
We answer your most frequent questions.
Curious about a health topic? Write your question — we pick the most common ones and answer them in our videos and posts.
In the Emergency Department, we often see how one moment can change everything — the moment someone knows how to perform chest compressions on a loved one, the moment a parent recognises a warning sign in their child, or the moment a person with chest pain chooses to call for help instead of driving alone.
Lahza — the Arabic word for a moment — was created to bring simple, practical health knowledge into every home, without fear, confusion, or medical complexity.
Take a moment. Learn one small thing. One day, it could help you save someone you love.
Coming soon: advanced emergency medicine content for physicians, nurses, and medical students — lectures, clinical cases, and guideline reviews.
In preparation — stay tuned