ACEP First Aid Manual 5th Edition The Step by Step Guide for Everyone 1st edition by DK ISBN 1465419500 978-1465419507

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ISBN 10: 1465419500 
ISBN 13: 978-1465419507
Author: DK

A possible life-saving reference to keep around the house or in the car, DK’s First Aid Manual looks at more than 100 different conditions, from splinters and sprained ankles to strokes and unconsciousness, and shows exactly what to do with step-by-step photographic sequences. 

Every condition is clearly explained, outlining causes, symptoms, and signs, and action plans. The updated design makes the instructions easier to follow, whether you need information on emergency first aid, first aid for babies and children, or tips on resuscitation. This ACEP First Aid Manual is an invaluable resource to keep you and your loved ones safe and healthy.

ACEP First Aid Manual 5th Edition: The Step-by-Step Guide for Everyone 1st Table of contents:

1 BECOMING A FIRST AIDER

What is a first aider?

How to prepare yourself

Protection from infection

Dealing with a casualty

Requesting help

The use of medication

Remember your own needs

2 MANAGING AN INCIDENT

Action at an emergency

Traffic accidents

Fires

Electrical incidents

Water incidents

Major incident/Mass casualties

3 ASSESSING A CASUALTY

Assessing the sick or injured

Mechanisms of injury

Primary survey

Secondary survey

Head-to-toe examination

Monitoring vital signs

4 THE UNCONSCIOUS CASUALTY

Breathing and circulation

Life-saving priorities

Unconscious adult

Unconscious child

Unconscious infant

How to use an AED

5 RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS

The respiratory system

Hypoxia

Airway obstruction

Choking adult

Choking child

Choking infant

Hanging and strangulation

Inhalation of fumes

Drowning

Hyperventilation

Asthma

Croup

Penetrating chest wound

6 WOUNDS AND CIRCULATION

The heart and blood vessels

Bleeding and types of wound

Shock

Severe external bleeding

Internal bleeding

Impalement

Amputation

Crush injury

Cuts and scrapes

Bruising

Blisters

Infected wound

Foreign object in a wound

Scalp and head wounds

Eye wound

Bleeding from the ear

Nosebleed

Knocked-out adult tooth

Bleeding from the mouth

Finger wound

Wound to the palm

Wound at a joint crease

Abdominal wound

Vaginal bleeding

Bleeding varicose vein

7 BONE, JOINT, AND MUSCLE INJURIES

The skeleton

Bones, muscles, and joints

Fractures

Dislocated joint

Strains and Sprains

The nervous system

Head injury

Facial injury

Lower jaw injury

Cheekbone and nose injury

Collarbone injury

Shoulder injury

Upper arm injury

Elbow injury

Forearm and wrist injuries

Hand and finger injuries

Rib injury

Fractured pelvis

Back pain

Spinal injury

Hip and thigh injuries

Lower leg injuries

Knee injury

Ankle injury

Foot and toe injuries

Cramps

8 EFFECTS OF HEAT AND COLD

The skin

Assessing a burn

Severe burns and scalds

Minor burns and scalds

Burns to the airway

Electrical burn

Chemical burn

Chemical burn to the eye

Flash burn to the eye

Incapacitant spray exposure

Dehydration

Sunburn

Heat exhaustion

Heatstroke

Hypothermia

Frostbite

9 FOREIGN OBJECTS, POISONING, BITES & STINGS

The sensory organs

Splinter

Embedded fishhook

Swallowed foreign object

Foreign object in the eye

Foreign object in the ear

Foreign object in the nose

How poisons affect the body

Types of poisons

Swallowed poisons

Drug poisoning

Alcohol poisoning

Animal and human bites

Insect sting

Tick bite

Other bites and stings

Snake bite

Stings from sea creatures

Marine puncture wound

10 MEDICAL CONDITIONS

Angina

Heart attack

Stroke

Diabetes mellitus

Hyperglycemia

Hypoglycemia

Seizures in adults

Seizures in children

Fever

Meningitis

Fainting

Allergy

Anaphylactic shock

Headache

Migraine

Sore throat

Earache and toothache

Abdominal pain

Vomiting and diarrhea

Childbirth

Emergency childbirth

11 TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT

Removing clothing

Removing headgear

Casualty handling

First aid materials

Dressings

Cold compresses

Principles of bandaging

Roller bandages

Tubular gauze bandages

Triangular bandages

Square knots

Hand and foot cover

Arm sling

Elevation sling

Improvised slings

12 EMERGENCY FIRST AID

Action in an emergency

CPR for an adult

Chest-compression-only CPR

CPR for a child

CPR for an infant

Heart attack

Stroke

Choking adult

Choking child

Choking infant

Meningitis

Asthma

Anaphylactic shock

Severe external bleeding

Shock

Head injury

Spinal injury

Broken bones

Burns and scalds

Seizures in adults

Seizures in children

Swallowed poisons

Hypoglycemia

First aid regulations

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