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Table of Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Becoming a First Aider -- What is a fits: aider? -- How to prepare yourself -- Protection from infection -- Dealing with a casualty -- Requesting help -- The use of medication -- Remember your own needs -- 2. Managing and Incident -- Action at an emergency -- Traffic accidents -- Fires -- Electrical incidents -- Water incidents -- Major Incident/Mass casualties -- 3. Assessing a Casualty -- Assessing the sick or injured -- Mechanisms of injury -- Primary survey -- Secondary survey -- Head-to-toe examination -- Monitoring vital signs -- 3. The Unconscious Casualty -- Breathing and circulation -- Life-saving priorities -- Unconscious adult -- Unconscious child -- Unconscious infant -- How to use an AED -- 5. Respiratory Problems -- The respiratory system -- Hypoxia -- Airway obstruction -- Choking adult -- Choking child -- Choking infant -- Hanging and strangulation -- Inhalation of fumes -- Drowning -- Hyperventilation -- Asthma -- Croup -- Penetrating chest wound -- 6. Wounds and Circulation -- The heart and blood vessels -- Bleeding and types of wound -- Shock -- Severe external bleeding -- Internal bleeding -- Impalement -- Amputation -- Crush injury -- Cuts and scrapes -- Bruising -- Blisters -- Infected wound -- Foreign object in a wound -- Scalp and head wounds -- Eye wound -- Bleeding from the ear -- Nosebleed -- Knocked-out adult tooth -- Bleeding from the mouth -- Finger wound -- Wound to the palm -- Wound at a joint crease -- Abdominal wound -- Vaginal bleeding -- Bleeding varicose vein -- 7. Bone, Joint, and Muscle Injuries -- The skeleton -- Bones, muscles, and joints -- Fractures -- Dislocated joint -- Strains and Sprains -- The nervous system -- Head injury -- Facial injury -- Lower jaw injury -- Cheekbone and nose injury -- Collarbone injury -- Shoulder Injury -- Upper arm injury -- Elbow injury -- Forearm and wrist injuries -- Hand and finger injuries -- Rib injury -- Fractured pelvis -- Back pain -- Spinal injury -- Hip and thigh injuries -- Lower leg injuries -- Knee injury -- Ankle injury -- Foot and toe injuries -- Cramps -- 8. Effects of Heat and Cold -- The skin -- Assessing a burn -- Severe burns and scalds -- Minor burns and scalds -- Burns to the airway -- Electrical burn -- Chemical burn -- Chemical bum to the eye -- Flash burn to the eye -- Incapacitant spray exposure -- Dehydration -- Sunburn -- Heat exhaustion -- Heatstroke -- Hypothermia -- Frostbite -- 9. Foreign Objects, Poisoning, Bites & Stings -- The sensory organs -- Splinter -- Embedded fishhook -- Swallowed foreign object -- Foreign object in the eye -- Foreign object in the ear -- Foreign object in the nose -- How poisons affect the body -- Types of poisons -- Swallowed poisons -- Drug poisoning -- Alcohol poisoning -- Animal and human bites -- Insect sting -- Tick bite -- Other bites and stings -- Snakebite -- Stings from sea creatures -- Marine puncture wound -- 10. Medical Conditions -- Angina -- Heart attack -- Stroke -- Diabetes mellitus -- Hyperglycemia -- Hypoglycemia -- Seizures in adults -- Seizures in children -- Fever -- Meningitis -- Painting -- Allergy -- Anaphylactic shock -- Headache -- Migraine -- Sore throat -- Earache and toothache -- Abdominal pain -- Vomiting and diarrhea -- Childbirth -- Emergency childbirth -- 11. Techniques and Equipment -- Removing clothing -- Removing headgear -- Casualty handling -- First aid materials -- Dressings -- Cold compresses -- Principles of bandaging -- Roller bandages -- Tubular gat re bandages -- Triangular bandages -- Square knots -- Hand and foot cover -- Arm sling -- Elevation sling -- Improvised slings -- 12. Emergency First Aid -- Action in an emergency -- CPR for an adult -- Chest-compression-only CPR -- CPR for a child -- CPR for an infant -- Heart attack -- Stroke -- Choking adult -- Choking child -- Choking infant -- Meningitis -- Asthma -- Anaphylactic shock -- Severe external bleeding -- Shock -- Head injury -- Spinal injury -- Broken bones -- Burns and scalds -- Seizures in adults -- Seizures in children -- Swallowed poisons -- Hypoglycemia -- First aid regulations -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Biographical Note:
DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products. Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK's extensive children's list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO(R) books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.
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Wilson Nonfiction Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9781465419507, Paperback)
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