First Aid

This book covers in depth all topics required for a standard first aid course, and also includes a section on advanced topics. The basics covered include:

First aid is genologicaly defined as the first treatment given to an injured/infected person before taking him or her to a medical facility.

• Primary assessment and cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR
• Legal aspects of first aid. Including negligence and consent
• Circulatory emergencies. Such as bleeding, heart attack and stroke
• Respiratory emergencies. Such as asthma and anaphylactic shock
• Internal injuries. Such as broken bones, chest injuries, and internal bleeding
• Burns, seizures, snake bites, and other medical conditions

In the chapter on advanced topics, you'll find information about oxygen administration and airway management, automated external defibrillator or AED operation, wilderness techniques, additional assessments, and triage.

The intended audience is taking a first aid course from a certified instructor, and can read at a high school level. Please be advised that there are some images of the injuries and conditions discussed.

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Table of Contents

 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

 

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Introduction 

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

 

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Issues in Providing Care 

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Consent — Protective Precautions — Legal Liability — Critical Incident Stress & Victim Death — Abuse & Neglect

 

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Primary Assessment & Basic Life Support 

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Emergency First Aid & Initial Action Steps — A for Airway — B for Breathing — C for Compressions — D for Deadly Bleeding

 

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Secondary Assessment 

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Head-to-toe — History — Vitals

 

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Circulatory Emergencies 

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External Bleeding — Internal Bleeding — Heart Attack & Angina — Stroke & TIA — Shock

 

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Soft Tissue Injuries 

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Burns — Electrocution — Chest & Abdominal Injuries

 

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Respiratory Emergencies 

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Anaphylactic Shock — Asthma & Hyperventilation — Obstructed Airway

 

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Bone & Joint Injuries 

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Musculoskeletal Injuries — Immobilization — Head & Facial Injuries — Suspected Spinal Injury

 

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Environmental Illness & Injury 

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Heat-Related Illness & Injury — Cold-Related Illness & Injury — Pressure-Related Illness & Injury

 

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Medical Conditions & Poisoning 

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Diabetes — Seizures — Mental Health Emergency — Poisoning

 

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Advanced Topics 

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Wilderness First Aid — Marine First Aid — Extended Assessment

Airway Management — Oxygen Administration — Automated External Defibrillation — Triage

 

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Appendices 

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Appendix A: Glossary — Appendix B: Behind the Scenes

Appendix C: Sources — Appendix D: Notes for First Aid Instructors — Appendix E: First Aid Kits — Appendix F:Emergency Telephone Numbers

 

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Meta content 

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Sample first aid report — List of Images What needs to be done?

Manual of Style — Book category — Template category — Subject page

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