Learn the skills and knowledge to help you respond effectively This book covers a wide range of situations a first aider might have to deal with The chapters are short and to the point For each subject there a simple list of signs and symptoms together with the recommended first aid The information is all based on the current guidelines of the world s leading First Aid bodies. The book also takes a wider look at issues such as first aid kits.

Technology for getting help and information and dealing with the consequences of traumatic events Most common events are covered including General Principles of First Aid Legal issues Dealing with a traumatic event Calling for Help Incident Reports First Aid Kits DRSABCD Chain of Survival Managing an Unconscious Casualty Recovery Position CPR on adults children and infants Using a Defibrillator on an adult child or infant Choking in adults and children Drowning Assessing a Conscious Casualty Assessing an Unconscious Casualty Head to Toe Assessment Managing Minor Wounds and severe Wounds Improvising a tourniquet Amputation Embedded Objects Shock Burns in adults infants and children Fractures Splints Dislocations Sprains and Strains Slings Crush Injury Head Injury Eye Injury Spinal Injury Electric Shock Seizures Febrile Convulsions Hyperthermia Hypothermia Poisoning Allergies Anaphylaxis Asthma Heart Attack Angina Stroke Diabetic Emergency Snake Bites Pressure Immobilization Technique Spider Bites Insect stings Tick Bites The First 3 Minutes An Essential Guide to First Aid.

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The First 3 Minutes: An Essential Guide to First Aid By Paul Rainbird

English

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Kindle Edition

The First 3 MinutesAn essential guide to First AidThe First 3 Minutes is a practical illustrated guide to First Aid and CPR.Recognize what is happening.Learn how to recognize an emergency or first aid event.Know what to do