The Complete First Aid Pocket Guide

✍ Scribed by John Furst

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 190
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Step-by-Step Treatment for All of Your Medical Emergencies Including • Heart Attack • Stroke • Food Poisoning • Choking • Head Injuries • Shock • Anaphylaxis • Minor Wounds • Burns

From minor cuts and burns, to heart attacks and strokes, this handy, take-anywhere guide gives you the knowledge and advice you need to recognize and respond to any medical emergency.

Be prepared for any medical emergency and handle it safely and efficiently with The Complete First Aid Pocket Guide. Quickly identify signs and symptoms of a wide range of medical conditions andlearn how to recognize the difference between a minor injury or illness, and those that are more serious with this essential handbook.

Each section of The Complete First Aid Pocket Guide includes a quick list of signs and symptoms to look for and step-by-step first aid instructions for dealing with each situation, all in user-friendly, simple language that’s easy to understand. Medical issues covered include:

—First aid basics, including roles and responsibilities of a first aider, managing an incident, activating emergency services, and infection control

—Lifesaving skills including the recovery position, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)

—Minor injuries and conditions, including soft tissue injuries, splinters, blisters, eye injuries, nosebleed, diarrhea, and vomiting

—Traumatic injuries including severe bleeding, amputation, shock, fractures, crush injuries, burns, and head and neck injuries

—Medical emergencies including heart attack, stroke, asthma, anaphylaxis, hypoglycemia, meningitis, seizures, poisoning, and emergency childbirth

—Environmental conditions including hypothermia, frostbite, heat stroke, sunburn, and lightning strike

—Pediatric emergencies and illnesses, including assessing an unresponsive child or baby, pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), choking, croup, and febrile seizures

—First aid kit lists for home, vehicles, and outdoor use

With an appendix featuring an A-to-Z list of every condition covered, it’s easy for you to quickly find the exact information you need in any situation you may face. With its small trim and portable size, The Complete First Aid Pocket Guide is the perfect addition to a home first aid kit, car first aid kit, disaster-survival bag, as well as a pocket companion for EMTs and other first responders in the field.

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction: What Is First Aid?......Page 6
Chapter 1: What First Aid Is and Isn’t......Page 8
Your Role in a First Aid Situation......Page 9
Managing an Incident......Page 11
Calling Emergency Services......Page 13
Protecting Yourself from Infection......Page 14
Measuring Vital Signs......Page 16
Gathering Important Information from a Victim: AMPLE History......Page 19
Essential Equipment for First Aid Kits......Page 21
Assessing a Collapsed Victim......Page 27
The Recovery Position......Page 31
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)......Page 32
CPR in Special Circumstances......Page 37
Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)......Page 39
Helping a Choking Victim......Page 41
Minor Wounds (Cuts and Grazes)......Page 46
Soft-Tissue Injuries (Sprains and Strains)......Page 49
Splinters......Page 50
Blisters......Page 52
Foreign Body in the Eye......Page 53
Knocked-Out Teeth......Page 54
Nosebleeds......Page 55
Fainting......Page 56
Black Eye......Page 58
Broken Nose......Page 59
Minor Burns......Page 60
Earache......Page 63
Diarrhea......Page 64
Nausea and Vomiting......Page 65
Common Cold......Page 67
Influenza (The Flu)......Page 68
Headache......Page 69
Motion Sickness......Page 71
Panic Attacks and Hyperventilation......Page 72
Severe Bleeding......Page 74
Amputation......Page 76
Puncture Wounds......Page 77
Shock......Page 78
Fractures (Closed)......Page 80
Fractures (Open)......Page 83
Dislocations......Page 84
Head Injuries......Page 86
Neck and Back Injuries......Page 89
Major Burns......Page 92
Chemical Burns......Page 94
Heart Attack......Page 97
Stroke (Brain Attack)......Page 100
Asthma......Page 103
Anaphylaxis (Severe Allergic Reaction)......Page 104
Meningitis......Page 106
Seizures......Page 109
Diabetic Hyperglycemia (High Blood Sugar)......Page 112
Diabetic Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar)......Page 113
Poisoning......Page 114
Emergency Childbirth......Page 119
Looking After an Unwell Child or Baby......Page 122
Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)......Page 126
Pediatric Choking......Page 129
Foreign Object Lodged in Ear......Page 132
Foreign Object Lodged in Nose......Page 134
Croup......Page 135
Bronchiolitis......Page 136
Chicken Pox......Page 138
Febrile Seizures......Page 140
Dehydration......Page 141
Hypothermia......Page 143
Frostbite......Page 145
Heatstroke......Page 147
Sunburn......Page 148
Lightning Strike......Page 149
Drowning......Page 150
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac......Page 152
Animal Bites......Page 154
Snakebites......Page 156
Insect Stings......Page 157
Tick Bite......Page 159
Jellyfish Stings......Page 160
Appendix A: First Aid Techniques......Page 163
Appendix B: First Aid Kit Lists......Page 171
Appendix C: First Aid Memory Aids......Page 174
Appendix D: A-to-Z List of Ailments and Conditions......Page 176
About the Author......Page 180
Index......Page 182
Copyright......Page 189

✦ Subjects

Emergency Medicine; First Aid