First Aid and Cpr, Standard

by Thygerson, Alton L.

• ISBN13: 9780763713355
• ISBN10: 076371335X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: JONES & BARTLETT PUBLISHERS

Table of Contents

About the National Safety Council	iii
Background Information	1	(4)
Need for First Aid Training	1	(1)
What is First Aid?	1	(1)
Legal Considerations	2	(3)
Action at an Emergency	5	(6)
Bystander Intervention	5	(1)
Post-Care Reactions	6	(1)
Scene Survey	6	(1)
Disease Precautions	7	(4)
Finding Out What's Wrong	11	(8)
Victim Assessment	11	(1)
Initial Assessment	11	(2)
Immediate Threats to Life	13	(1)
Physical Exam and Sample History	13	(6)
Basic Life Support	19	(14)
Airway Obstruction (Choking)	20	(1)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)	21	(1)
Infant Basic Life Support	21	(1)
Airway Obstruction-Infant	21	(2)
Adult and Child Basic Life Support	23	(4)
Basic Life Support - Infant	27	(6)
Bleeding and Shock	33	(8)
Bleeding	33	(4)
Shock	37	(1)
Anaphylaxis	37	(4)
Wounds	41	(6)
Open Wounds	41	(3)
Amputations	44	(1)
Impaled Objects	44	(1)
Closed Objects	45	(1)
Wounds that Require Medical Attention	45	(2)
Dressings and Bandages	47	(6)
Dressings	47	(1)
Bandages	48	(5)
Burns	53	(10)
Thermal Burns	54	(3)
Burn Care	57	(2)
Chemical Burns	59	(2)
Electrical Burns	61	(2)
Head and Spinal Injuries	63	(14)
Head Injuries	63	(10)
Spinal Injuries	73	(4)
Chest, Abdominal, and Pelvic Injuries	77	(6)
Chest Injuries	77	(3)
Abdominal Injuries	80	(1)
Pelvic Injuries	80	(3)
Bone, Joint, and Muscle Injuries	83	(12)
Fractures	83	(3)
Joint Injuries	86	(1)
Muscle Injuries	86	(3)
RICE Procedure for Bone, Joint, and Muscle Injuries	89	(4)
Blood under a Nail	93	(1)
Ring Strangulation	93	(2)
Splinting the Extremities	95	(6)
Types of Splints	95	(1)
Splinting Guidelines	96	(5)
Sudden Illnesses	101	(8)
Heart Attack	101	(1)
Angina	102	(1)
Stroke (Brain Attack)	102	(1)
Asthma	103	(1)
Hyperventilation	103	(1)
Fainting	103	(1)
Seizures	104	(1)
Diabetic Emergencies	104	(5)
Poisoning	109	(6)
Ingested (Swallowed) Poison	109	(3)
Alcohol and Drug Emergencies	112	(1)
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning	112	(1)
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac	113	(2)
Bites and Stings	115	(8)
Animal Bites	115	(1)
Human Bites	116	(1)
Snake Bites	116	(2)
Insect Stings	118	(1)
Spider Bites	119	(1)
Scorpion Stings	120	(1)
Embedded Tick	121	(2)
Cold-Related Emergencies	123	(6)
Freezing Injuries	123	(3)
Hypothermia	126	(3)
Heat-Related Emergencies	129	(4)
Heat Illnesses	129	(4)
Rescuing and Moving Victims	133	(8)
Victim Rescue	133	(2)
Triage: What to Do with Multiple Victims	135	(1)
Moving Victims	136	(5)
Appendix A: First Aid Supplies	141	(1)
Appendix B: Automated External Defibrillation	142	(3)
Quick Emergency Index	145