U.S.Army 
First Aid Manual [EPUB ebook] 

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CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTAL CRITERIA FOR FIRST AID

1-1 General

1-2.-Terminology

1-3.-Understanding Vital Body Functions for First Aid

1-4.-Adverse Conditions

1-5.-Basics of First Aid

1-6.-Evaluating a Casualty

CHAPTER 2. BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID

2-1.-General Section I. Open the Airway and Restore Breathing

2-2.-Breathing Process

2-3.-Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty

2-4.-Opening the Airway of an Unconscious or not Breathing Casualty

2-5.-Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration)

2-6.-Preliminary Steps—All Rescue Breathing Methods

2-7.-Mouth-to-Mouth Method

2-8.-Mouth-to-Nose Method

2-9.-Heartbeat

2-10.-Airway Obstructions

2-11.-Opening the Obstructed Airway—Conscious Casualty

2-12.-Opening the Obstructed Airway—Casualty Lying Down or Unconscious

Section II. Stop the Bleeding and Protect the Wound

2-13.-General

2-14. -Clothing

2-15. -Entrance and Exit Wounds

2-16. -Field Dressing

2-17.-Manual Pressure

2-18.-Pressure Dressing

2-19.-Digital Pressure

2-20. -Tourniquet

Section III. Check for Shock and Administer First Aid Measures

2-21.-General

2-22.-Causes and Effects

2-23. -Signs and Symptoms of Shock

2-24. -First Aid Measures for Shock

CHAPTER 3. FIRST AID FOR SPECIFIC INJURIES

3-1.-General

3-2. -Head, Neck, and Facial Injuries

3-3. -General First Aid Measures

3-4. -Chest Wounds

3-5.-First Aid for Chest Wounds

3-6.-Abdominal Wounds

3-7. -First Aid for Abdominal Wounds

3-8. -Burn Injuries

3-9.-First Aid for Burns

3-10. -Dressings and Bandages

3-11. -Shoulder Bandage

3-12.-Elbow Bandage

3-13. -Hand Bandage

3-14.-Leg (Upper and Lower) Bandage

3-15.-Knee Bandage

3-16. -Foot Bandage

CHAPTER 4. FIRST AID FOR FRACTURES

4-1.-General

4-2.-Kinds of Fractures

4-3. -Signs and Symptoms of Fractures

4-4. -Purposes of Immobilizing Fractures

4-5.-Splints, Padding, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes

4-6. -Procedures for Splinting Suspected Fractures

4-7.-Upper Extremity Fractures

4-8. -Lower Extremity Fractures

4-9. -Jaw, Collarbone, and Shoulder Fractures

4-10.-Spinal Column Fractures

4-11.-Neck Fractures

CHAPTER 5. FIRST AID FOR CLIMATIC INJURIES

5-1.-General

5-2.-Heat Injuries

5-3.-Cold Injuries

CHAPTER 6. FIRST AID FOR BITES AND STINGS

6-1. -General

6-2.-Types of Snakes

6-3.-Snakebites

6-4.-Human or Animal Bites

6-5. -Marine (Sea) Animals

6-6. -Insect (Arthropod) Bites and Stings

6-7. -First Aid for Bites and Stings

CHAPTER 7. FIRST AID IN A NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT

7-1.-General

7-2.-First Aid Materials

7-3.-Classification of Chemical and Biological Agents

7-4.-Conditions for Masking Without Order or Alarm

7-5.-First Aid for a Chemical Attack

7-6.-Background Information on Nerve Agents

7-7.-Signs and Symptoms of Nerve Agent Poisoning

7-8.-First Aid for Nerve Agent Poisoning

7-9.-Blister Agents

7-10.-Choking Agents (Lung-Damaging Agents)

7-11.-Cyanogen (Blood) Agents

7-12.-Incapacitating Agents

7-13.-Incendiaries

7-14.-Biological Agents and First Aid

7-15.-Toxins

7-16.-Nuclear Detonation

CHAPTER 8. FIRST AID FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS

8-1.-General

8-2.-Importance of Psychological First Aid

8-3.-Situations Requiring Psychological First Aid

8-4. -Interrelationship of Psychological and Physical First Aid

8-5. -Goals of Psychological First Aid

8-6. -Respect for Others’ Feelings

8-7. -Emotional and Physical Disability

8-8.-Combat and Other Operational Stress Reactions

8-9.-Reactions to Stress

8-10.-Severe Stress or Stress Reaction

8-11. -Application of Psychological First Aid

8-12. -Reactions and Limitations

8-13.-Stress Reactions

APPENDIX A. FIRST AID CASE AND KITS, DRESSINGS, AND BANDAGES

A-1.-First Aid Case with Field Dressings and Bandages

A-2.-General Purpose First Aid Kits

A-3.-Dressings

A-4.-Standard Bandages

A-5.-Triangular and Cravat (Swathe) Bandages

APPENDIX B. RESCUE AND TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURES

B-1.-General

B-2. -Principles of Rescue Operations

B-3. -Considerations

B-4.-Plan of Action .

B-5. -Proper Handling of Casualties

B-6. -Positioning the Casualty

B-7.-Medical Evacuation and Transportation of Casualties

B-8.-Manual Carries

B-9.-Improvised Litters