First Aid Handbook - Crucial Survival Skills, Emergency Procedures & Lifesaving Medical Information
Essential Survival and Emergency Response GuideBy Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, Department of the Air Force
Length5h 8m
About this audiobook
Whether you are faced with an open wound, an airway obstruction, a head injury, a fracture or a snakebite, this book will teach you how to help yourself or save somebody's life. Here you will find thoroughly explained and easy to follow first aid measures for all types of casualties. Be prepared to act in a split second when emergency occurs:
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
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GenreHealth and Wellness, Education and Learning
Length5 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 14, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1First Aid Handbook - Crucial Survival Skills, Emergency Procedures & Lifesaving Medical Information
2PREFACE
3CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTAL CRITERIA FOR FIRST AID
41-1. General
51-2. Terminology
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61-3. Understanding Vital Body Functions for First Aid
71-4. Adverse Conditions
81-5. Basics of First Aid
91-6. Evaluating a Casualty
10CHAPTER 2 BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID
112-1. General
12Section I. OPEN THE AIRWAY AND RESTORE BREATHING
132-2. Breathing Process
142-3. Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty
152-4. Opening the Airway of an Unconscious or Not Breathing Casualty
162-5. Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration)
172-6. Preliminary Steps — All Rescue Breathing Methods
182-7. Mouth-to-Mouth Method
192-8. Mouth-to-Nose Method
202-9. Heartbeat
212-10. Airway Obstructions
222-11. Opening the Obstructed Airway — Conscious Casualty
232-12. Opening the Obstructed Airway — Casualty Lying Down or Unresponsive
24Section II. STOP THE BLEEDING AND PROTECT THE WOUND
252-13. General
262-14. Clothing
272-15. Entrance and Exit Wounds
282-16. Field Dressing
292-17. Manual Pressure
302-18. Pressure Dressing
312-19. Digital Pressure
322-20. Tourniquet
33Section III. CHECK FOR SHOCK AND ADMINISTER FIRST AID MEASURES
342-21. General
352-22. Causes and Effects
362-23. Signs and Symptoms of Shock
372-24. First Aid Measures for Shock
38CHAPTER 3 FIRST AID FOR SPECIFIC INJURIES
393-1. General
403-2. Head, Neck, and Facial Injuries
413-3. General First Aid Measures
423-4. Chest Wounds
433-5. First Aid for Chest Wounds
443-6. Abdominal Wounds
453-7. First Aid for Abdominal Wounds
463-8. Burn Injuries
473-9. First Aid for Burns
483-10. Dressings and Bandages
493-11. Shoulder Bandage
503-12. Elbow Bandage
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