First Aid Handbook

by Keech, Pippa

• ISBN13: 9781844762545
• ISBN10: 1844762548
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-12
• Publisher: Southwater

Summary

How to cope and care in an emergency, from splints, simple bandages and slings to life saving techniques.

Table of Contents

Author's Foreword	5	(3)
Introduction	8	(2)
How to use this book	10	(1)
Action at an Emergency	11	(14)
What is first aid?	12	(2)
Making your assessment	14	(2)
Examining the casualty	16	(2)
Removing clothing and helmets	18	(2)
Moving and handling safely 1	20	(2)
Moving and handling safely 2	22	(2)
Skills checklist	24	(1)
Life-saving Priorities	25	(18)
Understanding resuscitation	26	(2)
Responsiveness and the airway	28	(2)
Rescue breathing	30	(2)
Cardiac compressions	32	(2)
Full resuscitation sequence	34	(2)
The recovery position	36	(2)
Coping with choking 1	38	(2)
Coping with choking 2	40	(2)
Skills checklist	42	(1)
Children's Life Support	43	(10)
Basic life support	44	(2)
Resuscitating a baby or child	46	(2)
The recovery position	48	(2)
Choking in babies and children	50	(2)
Skills checklist	52	(1)
Lungs and Breathing	53	(12)
Understanding the respiratory system	54	(2)
Dealing with breathing difficulties	56	(2)
Tackling fume inhalation	58	(2)
Drowning: what to do	60	(2)
Hanging and strangling: what to do	62	(2)
Skills checklist	64	(1)
Heart and Circulation	65	(12)
Understanding the cardiovascular system	66	(2)
Dealing with shock	68	(2)
Managing anaphylactic shock	70	(2)
Coping with a heart attack	72	(2)
Dealing with an abnormal heart rate	74	(2)
Skills checklist	76	(1)
Brain and Nervous System	77	(14)
Understanding the nervous system	78	(2)
Dealing with head injury	80	(2)
Coping with epilepsy	82	(2)
Recognizing a stroke	84	(2)
Coping with headache	86	(2)
Managing dizziness and fainting	88	(2)
Skills checklist	90	(1)
Other Medical Emergencies	91	(18)
Coping with antenatal emergencies	92	(2)
Helping with emergency childbirth	94	(2)
Managing diabetic conditions	96	(2)
Dealing with nausea and vomiting	98	(1)
Tackling diarrhoea, fever and cramp	99	(1)
Dealing with abdominal pain	100	(2)
Coping with allergy	102	(2)
Dealing with bites and stings	104	(2)
Managing heat and cold disorders	106	(2)
Skills checklist	108	(1)
Childhood Problems	109	(16)
Recognizing childhood illness	110	(2)
Dealing with problems in babies	112	(2)
Coping with fever	114	(1)
Dealing with vomiting and diarrhoea	115	(1)
Managing abdominal pain	116	(2)
Coughs and breathing difficulty	118	(2)
Tackling headaches	120	(2)
Managing other problems	122	(2)
Skills checklist	124	(1)
Wounds and Bleeding	125	(22)
Types of wound	126	(2)
Wounds and wound healing	128	(2)
Tackling embedded objects	130	(2)
Treating infected wounds	132	(2)
Dealing with major wounds	134	(2)
Coping with severed body parts	136	(1)
Managing crush injuries	137	(1)
Controlling severe bleeding	138	(2)
Recognizing internal bleeding	140	(2)
Bleeding from orifices	142	(2)
Miscellaneous foreign bodies	144	(2)
Skills checklist	146	(1)
Bone and Muscle Injuries	147	(26)
Understanding the skeleton	148	(2)
Dealing with broken bones	150	(2)
Tackling skull and facial fractures	152	(2)
Managing spinal injuries	154	(2)
Coping with neck injuries	156	(2)
Tackling upper limb fractures	158	(2)
Managing rib fractures	160	(2)
Coping with pelvic and upper--leg injuries	162	(2)
Handling knee and lower-leg injuries	164	(2)
Coping with dislocations	166	(2)
Managing sprains and strains	168	(2)
Controlling back pain	170	(2)
Skills checklist	172	(1)
Burns and Scalds	173	(12)
Understanding and assessing burns 1	174	(2)
Understanding and assessing burns 2	176	(2)
Managing burns	178	(2)
Chemical, electrical and inhalation burns	180	(2)
Coping with facial burns	182	(1)
Tackling sunburn	183	(1)
Skills checklist	184	(1)
Action on Poisoning	185	(12)
Understanding poisoning	186	(2)
Managing drug poisoning	188	(2)
Tackling alcohol and illicit drug poisoning	190	(7)
First--Aid Kit	197	(12)
Assembling a first-aid kit	198	(2)
Applying dressings and bandages	200	(2)
Applying bandages 1	202	(2)
Applying bandages 2	204	(2)
Fixing slings	206	(2)
Skills checklist	208	(1)
Complementary Therapies	209	(10)
Understanding complementary therapies	210	(2)
Complementary first-aid kit	212	(2)
Using complementary therapies 1	214	(2)
Using complementary therapies 2	216	(2)
Skills checklist	218	(1)
Keeping Safe	219	(18)
Keeping yourself safe	220	(2)
Safety on the road	222	(2)
Safety in the home	224	(2)
Safety in the kitchen	226	(2)
Safety in the bathroom	228	(2)
Safety in the garden	230	(2)
Dealing with fire	232	(1)
Avoiding electrical accidents	233	(1)
Safe home for infants	234	(1)
Avoiding cot death	235	(1)
Skills checklist	236	(1)
Outdoor Safety	237	(12)
Safety in sport	238	(2)
Safety in land sports	240	(2)
Safety in water sports	242	(2)
Safety in snow sports	244	(2)
Travelling safely	246	(2)
Skills checklist	248	(1)
Useful Information	249	(4)
Useful addresses	250	(3)
Index	253	(3)
Acknowledgements	256