First Aid

This book covers in depth all topics required for a standard first aid course, and also includes a section on advanced topics. The basics covered include:

Primary assessment and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Legal aspects of first aid, including negligence and consent
Circulatory emergencies, such as bleeding, heart attack and stroke
Respiratory emergencies, such as asthma and anaphylactic shock
Internal injuries, such as broken bones, chest injuries, and internal bleeding
Burns, seizures and other medical conditions

In the chapter on advanced topics, you'll find information about oxygen administration and airway management; automated external defibrillator (AED) operation and wilderness techniques; additional assessments and triage.

The intended audience is taking a first aid course from a certified instructor, and can read at a high school level. Please be advised that there are some images of the injuries and conditions discussed.

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First Aid

Introduction — Issues in Providing Care — Primary Assessment & Basic Life Support — Secondary Assessment — Circulatory Emergencies

Respiratory Emergencies — Soft Tissue Injuries — Bone & Joint Injuries — Environmental Illness & Injury

Medical Conditions & Poisoning — Advanced Topics — Appendices — Meta content

Introduction

Authors — How To Read This Book — What is First Aid? — First Aid Training

Issues in Providing Care

Consent — Protective Precautions — Legal Liability — Critical Incident Stress & Victim Death — Abuse & Neglect

Primary Assessment & Basic Life Support

Emergency First Aid & Initial Action Steps — A for Airway — B for Breathing — C for Compressions — D for Deadly Bleeding

Secondary Assessment

Head-to-toe — History — Vitals

Circulatory Emergencies

External Bleeding — Internal Bleeding — Heart Attack & Angina — Stroke & TIA — Shock

Soft Tissue Injuries

Burns — Electrocution — Chest & Abdominal Injuries

Respiratory Emergencies

Anaphylactic Shock — Asthma & Hyperventilation — Obstructed Airway

Bone & Joint Injuries

Musculoskeletal Injuries — Immobilization — Head & Facial Injuries — Suspected Spinal Injury

Environmental Illness & Injury

Medical Conditions & Poisoning

Diabetes — Seizures — Mental Health Emergency — Poisoning

Advanced Topics

Wilderness First Aid — Marine First Aid — Extended Assessment

Airway Management — Oxygen Administration — Automated External Defibrillation — Triage

Appendices

Appendix A: Glossary — Appendix B: Behind the Scenes

Appendix C: Sources — Appendix D: Notes for First Aid Instructors — Appendix E: First Aid Kits — Appendix F:Emergency Telephone Numbers

Meta content

Sample first aid report — List of Images What needs to be done?

Manual of Style — Book category — Template category — Subject page

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First Aid

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