Bibliograph

First aid, CPR, and AED, Alton L. Thygerson, EdD, FAWM, medical writer, Steven M. Thygerson, PhD, MSPH, medical writer, Benjamin Gulli, MD, FAAOS, medical editor, Howard L. Mell, MD, MPH, FACEP, medical editor, Bob Elling, MPA, EMT-P, series editor ; American College of Emergency Physicians

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First aid, CPR, and AED, Alton L. Thygerson, EdD, FAWM, medical writer, Steven M. Thygerson, PhD, MSPH, medical writer, Benjamin Gulli, MD, FAAOS, medical editor, Howard L. Mell, MD, MPH, FACEP, medical editor, Bob Elling, MPA, EMT-P, series editor ; American College of Emergency Physicians

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

First aid, CPR, and AED

Oclc number

937368063

Responsibility statement

Alton L. Thygerson, EdD, FAWM, medical writer, Steven M. Thygerson, PhD, MSPH, medical writer, Benjamin Gulli, MD, FAAOS, medical editor, Howard L. Mell, MD, MPH, FACEP, medical editor, Bob Elling, MPA, EMT-P, series editor ; American College of Emergency Physicians

Summary

It's essential know to what to look for and what to do in a medical emergency. This book shows how to handle common injuries and illnesses, and directs you to the most appropriate type of care

Table Of Contents

1. Introduction -- Understanding injuries -- The importance of first aid -- 2. Before helping, take the appropriate actions -- Scene size-up -- Seeking medical care -- Legal aspects of first aid -- Preventing disease transmission -- Finding what is wrong -- 3. Injury emergencies -- Bleeding control -- Wound care -- Blisters -- Nose injuries -- Tooth injuries -- Eye injuries -- Ear injuries -- Impaled (embedded object) -- Amputations and avulsions -- Head injuries -- Spinal injury -- Chest injuries -- Abdominal injuries -- Bone, joint, and muscle injuries -- Burns -- 4. Sudden illnesses -- Asthma -- Severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) -- Heart attack -- Stroke -- Fainting -- Diabetic emergencies -- Seizures -- Shock -- Pregnancy complications -- 5. Environmental emergencies -- Animal bites -- Snake and other reptile bites -- Arthropod bites and stings -- Marine animal injuries -- Heat-related emergencies -- Cold-related emergencies -- Poisoning -- Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac reactions -- 6. CPR and AED -- Difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest -- Performing CPR -- Compression-only CPR -- Airway obstruction -- Automated external defibrillator -- 7. Emergency rescues, moves, and priorities -- Emergency rescues -- Emergency moves -- Prioritizing multiple injured people -- Appendix. First aid supplies

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Standard first aid, CPR, and AED

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