First aid--responding to emergencies : participants manual / American Red Cross
Publication details: Yardley, PA. : Staywell, 2005.Edition: 4th editionDescription: xxix, 497 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:- 1584803223
- 9781584803225
- WA 292 F527 2005
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Open Access | Health Sciences Library | WA 292 F527 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | MBAL22050445 |
Contents
Part One: Introduction
1. If not you ... who?
2. Responding to an emergency
3. Before giving care
Part Two: Assessment
4. Body systems
5. Checking the victim
Part Three: Life-Threatening Emergencies
6. Breathing emergencies
7. Cardiac emergencies and unconscious choking
8. Bleeding
9. Shock
Part Four: Injuries
10. Soft tissue injuries
11. Musculoskeletal injuries
12. Injuries to the extremities
13. Injuries to the head, neck and back
14. Injuries to the chest, abdomen and pelvis
Part Five: Medical Emergencies
15. Sudden illness
16. Poisoning
17. Bites and stings
18. Substance misuse and abuse
19. Heat- and cold-related emergencies
Part Six: Special Situations
20. Reaching and moving victims in the water
21. People with special needs
22. Childbirth
23. Delayed-help situations
Part Seven: Healthy Lifestyles.
24. A safer and healthier life
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