First Aid/How To Read This Book

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 First Aid 

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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

Contents 1 Internationally-recognized standards 2 Boxes highlight important information 3 Summaries make studying easy

[edit] Internationally-recognized standards

Regional Note
Where there is a regional departure from the protocols in the main text, they're noted in a box like this.

This book is international in nature - we've tried to use internationally-recognized standards as much as possible. For more information on how standards are developed and implemented, see Appendix B: Behind the Scenes. Where required, we've added regional notes to highlight regional differences.

[edit] Boxes highlight important information

Caution
This type of box highlights areas where additional caution is needed.

Don't do this!
This type of box shows the reader a common mistake or something that could harm the victim.

Best Practice
These boxes highlight a technique commonly used because it's the best (or one of the best) ways of doing things, or it is something important to remember

[edit] Summaries make studying easy

Summaries are available for the following modules:

• The entire BLS/CPR chapter is summarized (without regional modifications) here

 

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Introduction 

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