Act in a Split Second - First Aid Manual of the US Army
Essential First Aid for Airway, Bleeding, Shock, Fractures, Bites, Heat/Cold, NBC threats, SurvivalBy U.S. Department of Defense
Length5h 8m
About this audiobook
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...
Audiobook details
GenreHealth and Wellness, Education and Learning
Length5 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 7, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Act in a Split Second - First Aid Manual of the US Army
644-9. Jaw, Collarbone, and Shoulder Fractures
2PREFACE
654-10. Spinal Column Fractures
3CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTAL CRITERIA FOR FIRST AID
664-11. Neck Fractures
41-1. General
67CHAPTER 5 FIRST AID FOR CLIMATIC INJURIES
51-2. Terminology
685-1. General
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61-3. Understanding Vital Body Functions for First Aid
695-2. Heat Injuries
71-4. Adverse Conditions
705-3. Cold Injuries
81-5. Basics of First Aid
71CHAPTER 6 FIRST AID FOR BITES AND STINGS
91-6. Evaluating a Casualty
726-1. General
10CHAPTER 2 BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID
736-2. Types of Snakes
112-1. General
746-3. Snakebites
12Section I. OPEN THE AIRWAY AND RESTORE BREATHING
756-4. Human or Animal Bites
132-2. Breathing Process
766-5. Marine (Sea) Animals
142-3. Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty
776-6. Insect (Arthropod) Bites and Stings
152-4. Opening the Airway of an Unconscious or Not Breathing Casualty
786-7. First Aid for Bites and Stings
162-5. Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration)
79CHAPTER 7 FIRST AID IN A NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT
172-6. Preliminary Steps — All Rescue Breathing Methods
807-1. General
182-7. Mouth-to-Mouth Method
817-2. First Aid Materials
192-8. Mouth-to-Nose Method
827-3. Classification of Chemical and Biological Agents
202-9. Heartbeat
837-4. Conditions for Masking Without Order or Alarm
212-10. Airway Obstructions
847-5. First Aid for a Chemical Attack
222-11. Opening the Obstructed Airway — Conscious Casualty
857-6. Background Information on Nerve Agents
232-12. Opening the Obstructed Airway — Casualty Lying Down or Unresponsive
867-7. Signs and Symptoms of Nerve Agent Poisoning
24Section II. STOP THE BLEEDING AND PROTECT THE WOUND
877-8. First Aid for Nerve Agent Poisoning
252-13. General
887-9. Blister Agents
262-14. Clothing
897-10. Choking Agents (Lung-Damaging Agents)
272-15. Entrance and Exit Wounds
907-11. Cyanogen (Blood) Agents
282-16. Field Dressing
917-12. Incapacitating Agents
292-17. Manual Pressure
927-13. Incendiaries
302-18. Pressure Dressing
937-14. Biological Agents and First Aid
312-19. Digital Pressure
947-15. Toxins
322-20. Tourniquet
957-16. Nuclear Detonation
33Section III. CHECK FOR SHOCK AND ADMINISTER FIRST AID MEASURES
96CHAPTER 8 FIRST AID FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS
342-21. General
978-1. General
352-22. Causes and Effects
988-2. Importance of Psychological First Aid
362-23. Signs and Symptoms of Shock
998-3. Situations Requiring Psychological First Aid
372-24. First Aid Measures for Shock
1008-4. Interrelationship of Psychological and Physical First Aid
38CHAPTER 3 FIRST AID FOR SPECIFIC INJURIES
1018-5. Goals of Psychological First Aid
393-1. General
1028-6. Respect for Others’ Feelings
403-2. Head, Neck, and Facial Injuries
1038-7. Emotional and Physical Disability
413-3. General First Aid Measures
1048-8. Combat and Other Operational Stress Reactions
423-4. Chest Wounds
1058-9. Reactions to Stress
433-5. First Aid for Chest Wounds
1068-10. Severe Stress or Stress Reaction
443-6. Abdominal Wounds
1078-11. Application of Psychological First Aid
453-7. First Aid for Abdominal Wounds
1088-12. Reactions and Limitations
463-8. Burn Injuries
1098-13. Stress Reactions
473-9. First Aid for Burns
110APPENDIX A FIRST AID CASE AND KITS, DRESSINGS, AND BANDAGES
483-10. Dressings and Bandages
111A-1. First Aid Case with Field Dressings and Bandages
493-11. Shoulder Bandage
112A-2. General Purpose First Aid Kits
503-12. Elbow Bandage
113A-3. Dressings
513-13. Hand Bandage
114A-4. Standard Bandages
523-14. Leg (Upper and Lower) Bandage
115A-5. Triangular and Cravat (Swathe) Bandages
533-15. Knee Bandage
116APPENDIX B RESCUE AND TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURES
543-16. Foot Bandage
117B-1. General
55CHAPTER 4 FIRST AID FOR FRACTURES
118B-2. Principles of Rescue Operations
564-1. General
119B-3. Considerations
574-2. Kinds of Fractures
120B-4. Plan of Action
584-3. Signs and Symptoms of Fractures
121B-5. Proper Handling of Casualties
594-4. Purposes of Immobilizing Fractures
122B-6. Positioning the Casualty
604-5. Splints, Padding, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes
123B-7. Medical Evacuation and Transportation of Casualties
614-6. Procedures for Splinting Suspected Fractures
124B-8. Manual Carries
624-7. Upper Extremity Fractures
125B-9. Improvised Litters
634-8. Lower Extremity Fractures
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