An unusual trick: we make a heating pad that will heat up in a matter of minutes

Medical heating pad

The rubber heating pad is filled with hot water.
Then it is wrapped in several layers of fabric and applied to the sore spot. Contraindications to using a heating pad are bleeding, acute pain in the abdomen, and purulent processes. There is also a chemical heating pad. It differs from rubber in that it should not be filled with water. To use it, just knead it several times. It contains a special chemical composition that heats up on its own. This heating pad is very convenient when hiking or fishing because it is light and small in size.

The electric heating pad is very convenient to use. Many people prefer it because of the ability to regulate and maintain the temperature for a long time.

Salt heating pad. Contains sodium acetate and applicator. This applicator contains a special solution, which, when bent, enters into a chemical reaction with the saline solution. To do this, the applicator must be bent. To reuse the heating pad, wrap it in cloth and place it in boiling water for 15 minutes. A salt heating pad is used not only to warm parts of the body, but also to heat equipment when working in the cold.

How to choose the right device?

Before choosing an electric sheet, it is worth studying all the characteristics of such a product. It is important to pay attention to the following parameters:

• Size – selected based on the dimensions of the bed;
• Coloring - it all depends on the personal tastes and preferences of the buyer;
• Material of manufacture - there are models with synthetic and natural coating. The best options are cotton, microfiber, fleece - pleasant to the touch and not causing allergies;
• Number of temperature settings - the more there are, the easier it is to customize the sheet to suit you;
• Ease of control – modern electric sheets are equipped with a convenient switch with an LCD display;
• Energy saving – high-quality models consume electricity economically;
• Machine washability is an important criterion in terms of hygiene.

The same characteristics need to be taken into account to figure out how to choose an electric blanket. In both cases, security issues deserve special attention.

It is necessary to study the instructions for the selected model in advance in order to know exactly how to use the electric sheet or blanket. The rules are simple, but they must be strictly followed. The cables must not be twisted or bent; the product can only be connected to the voltage specified by the manufacturer; the electric sheet must be unrolled before use. The surface of the product should not come into contact with sharp objects, and the heating element should be reliably protected from moisture. Dry cleaning and ironing are not allowed.

How to replace a medical heating pad?

The easiest way to warm a sore spot if you don’t have a heating pad on hand is to replace it with a regular plastic bottle of hot water. To avoid getting burned, you need to wrap the bottle with several layers of fabric. Do not pour very hot water, as the bottle will begin to melt. The only negative is the small heating area.

You can make your own cloth bag of salt. To do this, you need to warm it up and pour it into a bag, distributing it evenly there. This homemade heating pad retains heat for a long time. Sand can be used instead of salt.

Mustard plasters also warm a sore spot well. This remedy contains mustard seed powder. The mechanism of action of mustard plasters is the irritation of the skin by mustard, which leads to increased blood circulation, resulting in vasodilation. Mustard plasters are used for bronchitis, pneumonia, osteochondrosis and muscle pain. Contraindications to the use of mustard plasters are damaged skin, allergies to components, body temperature above 37 degrees.

You can use traditional medicine. For example, boil potatoes, crush them and stuff them into a simple sock. If you need to warm up your nose, you can use boiled eggs wrapped in several layers of cloth. As it cools, each layer is removed.

Comparison table of characteristics

In order to compare the presented products, we suggest taking a look at their characteristics presented in the table below.

What can be done from used batteries

A discharged power source can be charged for a short time if purchasing a new one is not possible at the moment. To do this, carefully deform the body, preventing it from being damaged. If the shell is cracked, then the battery can no longer be placed in the electronics, since caustic liquid will leak out of it and ruin the device.

From a battery that has served its intended purpose, you can make a lamp, designing it according to your own wishes.

Take a small light bulb for crafts so that the remaining battery power is enough to produce a glow

To make sure that the battery is discharged, it is thrown onto the table with the minus side down from a height of three centimeters. A new battery falls with a dull sound, a dead battery falls loudly and bounces off.

To make it you will need:

• used but not damaged battery;
• bulb;
• thin copper wire;
• scotch;
• paper and clay for creativity.

Manufacturing instructions:

1. The wire is divided into two parts.
2. Tape one part of the wire to the terminal with a negative charge.
3. The second part is wound around the metal area of ​​the lamp.
4. The free end of the wire (the one on the lamp) is attached to the second terminal of the battery.
5. In order for the lamp to light up, the circuit must be closed.

The light from the lamp is quite bright.

You can turn the product into an interesting craft by covering the battery with cardboard or plasticine. The resulting flashlight can become a lighting fixture in a dollhouse or become a bug with antennae terminals. Play with the product under adult supervision.

Similarly, you can highlight the glass.

Candle heater

The candle flame shines quite pleasantly, but trying to warm up with it seems crazy. Meanwhile, just as a light source, a candle is an extremely wasteful device. But as a room heater it can be useful. Under a number of conditions.

Californian inventor Doyle Doss and his company DOSS Products offer the original Kandle Heeter system, that is, the “Candle Heater”.

This strange-looking candlestick, its creator claims, can be indispensable during a power outage. Its height is about 23 and its width is about 18 centimeters.

And from its appearance, the inverted pot above the candle attracts attention. The main highlight of the system is hidden in this pot (and in a “past life” it was a flower pot).

This pot is not simple, but composite. It is made of three pots of different diameters, nested one inside the other and connected by a long metal bolt, on which a whole bunch of washers and nuts are strung (fortunately, the pots usually already have holes in the bottom).

An ordinary candle, burning in a room, produces, as it seems, very little heat. But the point here is that its hot “exhaust” simply goes up and quickly evaporates with the ventilation.

Meanwhile, the energy reserve in a candle is not so small. Moreover, with the hot flow of combustion products, most of its energy content leaves, and only a smaller part is converted into light.

The labyrinth cap above the flame collects energy and carefully stores it, heating up quite strongly (the central rod is especially hot). And then this heat is slowly transferred to the air by the entire surface of the ceramic radiator.

The pots also help trap soot from the fire, which helps keep the ceiling clean.

Necessary materials

It is not necessary to go to a specialty store and spend money on buying a thermal device. Fans of winter fishing can build their own hand warmer. Let's give an example of making a chemical heating pad.

To do this you will need the following available materials:

• a 200 ml plastic bottle for shampoo, lotion or other similar products;
• aluminum wire with a diameter of 3 mm and a length of 400 cm;
• copper sulfate in the amount of three parts of the volume of the selected container;
• two parts of finely crushed table salt;
• plain water – 50 ml.

You can also use glass containers to make a homemade heating pad. In addition, experienced fishermen advise adding sawdust to the solution. For the amount of materials suggested above, you will need about 30 g of sawdust.

About the correct prevention of colic

To prevent colic, you need to do gymnastics with your baby.

Any disease is easier to prevent than to cure. This statement is also true in relation to infant colic.

It is known that the formation of microflora in a child’s intestines begins even before birth.

Therefore, in order for the baby not to suffer from gastrointestinal problems, his mother needs to eat properly throughout pregnancy.

Anti-colic medications prescribed for newborns

Anti-colic medications for newborns are produced primarily in liquid form.

Medicines for newborns are available in both liquid form and capsules. The latter should under no circumstances be given to the baby in their “pristine” form.

The capsule should be broken, and the powder that spills out should be diluted with water or breast milk. Typically, to relieve colic in newborns, pediatricians prescribe drugs from one of the following groups:

• containing probiotics;
• based on a special active ingredient “simethicone”;
• rich in digestive enzymes;
• based on natural herbs.

Let us consider the advantages and disadvantages of each of the listed types in more detail.

My own master

How to heat at least a small room or heat/cook food in the absence of such an achievement of civilization as electricity? The review contains advice and instructions from people who have already encountered such a pressing problem.

In a situation where the room is cold, the heating is not working and the electric heater either cannot be turned on, or not in the right way - there is no light, for example - anyone can find themselves. And Lugansk residents are already familiar with the ban on using electric heaters due to the danger of overloading power lines, which could lead to a complete shutdown of the city from electricity, as the Lugansk City Council warns about almost daily.

And if in the summer, in the absence of light, the only question is how to prepare food, then with the onset of cold weather, the problem of heating the room becomes no less acute.

But, as they say, the need for invention is cunning. And Lugansk residents are not the only ones who are faced with the problem of heating a room in the absence of basic amenities of civilization. Below we have collected popular and tried-and-true methods for heating a small (!) room, heating food and improvised heating pads from scrap materials.

Enzyme-enriched preparations

Enzymes are special substances that help break down nutrients (in particular milk sugar) in the intestines.

Modern medicines mainly contain digestion catalysts such as amylases, lipases and proteases. Of all the drugs containing enzymes, infants are most often prescribed:

1. Mezim;
2. Creon;
3. Lactazar (the latter is recommended exclusively for lactose deficiency and may be completely useless in all other cases).