Collins Gem First Aid,9780004723198

Collins Gem First Aid

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Edition: miniature
ISBN13: 9780004723198
ISBN10: 0004723198
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-05-01
Publisher(s): Lewis Intl Inc
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Summary

A guide to first aid treatment for a wide range of both life-threatening conditions and common, everyday ailments and injuries. Describes all major first aid procedures. Step-by-step treatment of conditions reinforced by clear, colour illustrations and photographs.

Table of Contents

How to use this book 9(1)
Procedures of first aid 10(7)
The Signs of Life and Emergency Techniques
The signs of life
17(5)
A clear airway
17(3)
The circulation
20(2)
Emergency techniques
22(14)
Artificial ventilation
22(2)
External chest compression
24(4)
Resuscitation by two people
28(2)
The recovery position
30(4)
Severe bleeding and pressure points
34(2)
Emergency Management of Serious Injuries
Principles and responsibilities
36(5)
The job of the first aider
36(1)
Immediate action in an emergency
36(3)
Specific injuries and conditions
39(1)
What the emergency services need to know
40(1)
The HIV risk
41(2)
Moving and lifting victims
43(18)
When to move an injured person
43(1)
General rules for lifting
44(2)
Which method to use
46(1)
One first aider
46(7)
Two first aiders
53(5)
More than two first aiders
58(3)
Removing cloting and helmets
61(7)
Removing clothing
61(4)
Removing socks
65(1)
Removing helmets
65(1)
Removing a protective helmet
66(1)
Removing a full-face crash helmet
66(2)
Major Injuries and Dangerous Conditions
Bleeding
68(6)
Wounds and external bleeding
68(5)
Internal bleeding
73(1)
Breathing difficulties
74(13)
Asphyxia
74(1)
Choking
75(6)
Drowning
81(2)
Fumes and gases
83(2)
Strangulation
85(2)
Burns
87(12)
Causes
87(1)
Burn depth
87(2)
Burn area
89(1)
Clothing on fire
90(3)
High-temperature burns and scalds
93(2)
Chemical burns
95(1)
Chemical burns of the eye
95(2)
Electrical burns
97(2)
Circulatory problems
99(12)
The circulatory system and its function
99(2)
Angina
101(2)
Cardiac arrest
103(1)
Heart attack
104(3)
Shock
107(4)
Cruch injuries
111(2)
The importance of time
111(2)
Dislocations
113(2)
Dislocated shoulder
114(1)
Extremes of body temperature
115(6)
Heatstroke
115(2)
Hypothermia
117(2)
Frostbite
119(1)
Heat exhaustion
119(2)
Fractures
121(10)
Causes and sites of fracture
121(1)
Symptoms and signs of fracture
122(1)
Immobilization and management of fractures
123(1)
Open fractures
124(2)
Neck fractures
126(3)
Spine fractures
129(2)
Muscle injuries
131(2)
General muscle injuries
131(2)
Minor Injuries and Conditions
Aches and pains
133(7)
Backache
133(1)
Headache
134(1)
Earache
135(2)
Period pain
137(1)
Sinus pain
138(1)
Toothache
138(2)
Bites and stings
140(5)
Dog, cat and human bites
140(1)
Snakebites
140(2)
Insect bites
142(1)
Stings
143(2)
Black eye
145(1)
Bleeding
146(6)
Minor wounds, cuts and grazes
147(2)
Nosebleeds
149(2)
Gum and tooth socket bleeding
151(1)
Burns
152(2)
Minor burns and scalds
152(1)
Sunburn
153(1)
Fainting
154(2)
Fevers
156(1)
Foreign bodies
157(4)
Foreign bodies in the ear
157(1)
Foreign bodies in the eye
158(2)
Foreign bodies in the nose
160(1)
Splinters
160(1)
Nausea and vomiting
161(3)
Travel sickness
162(2)
Dressings, Bandages and Slings
Dressings
164(6)
Plasters (adhesive dressings)
165(2)
Field (sterile) dressings
167(1)
Gauze dressings
168(2)
Improvised dressings
170(1)
Bandages
170(13)
Roller bandages
172(1)
Applying roller bandages
172(7)
Triangular bandages
179(1)
Applying triangular bandages
180(3)
Slings
183
Arm sling
184
Elevation sling
185
Reef knots
187
Useful Aids
First aid kit
188
Medicines in the home
189
Drugs glossary
191

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