This e-book thoroughly explains and shows the necessary first aid measures for all types of casualties. Whether you are faced with airway obstructions, head injury, fracture or snakebite, this e-book will teach you how to help either yourself or others. Be prepared to act in a split second and save someone’s life!
Content:
Fundamental Criteria for First Aid:
Understanding Vital Body Functions for First Aid
Terminology
Basics of First Aid
Evaluating Causality…
Basic Measures for First Aid:
Open the Airway and Restore Breathing
Breathing Process
Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty
Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration)
Mouth-to-Mouth Method
Mouth-to-Nose Method
Heartbeat
Stop the Bleeding and Protect the Wound
Entrance and Exit Wounds
Manual Pressure
Digital Pressure
Tourniquet
Check for Shock
Causes and Effects
Signs and Symptoms…
Specific Injuries:
Head, Neck and Facial Injuries
Chest Wounds
Abdominal Wounds
Burn Injuries
Dressings and Bandages…
Fractures:
Signs and Symptoms
Splints, Padding, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes
Upper Extremity
Lower Extremity
Jaw, Collarbone and Shoulder
Spinal Column
Neck
Climatic Injuries:
Heat Injuries
Cold Injuries
Bites and Stings:
Snakes
Human or Animal Bites
Marine Animals
Insects…
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Environment:
Classification of Chemical and Biological Agents
Conditions for Masking
Signs and Symptoms
Background Information on Nerve Agents
Blister Agents
Choking Agents (Lung-Damaging Agents)
Cyanogen (Blood) Agents
Incapacitating Agents
Toxins
Nuclear Detonation…
Psychological Reactions:
Situations Requiring Psychological First Aid
Respect for Others’ Feelings
Emotional and Physical Disability
Combat and Other Operational Stress Reactions
Severe Stress or Stress Reaction
Reactions and Limitations…
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