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First Aid for Colleges and Universities
ISBN: 9780205185429 | 0205185428
Edition: 6thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Pub. Date: 2/1/1996
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This book presents the most complete information available from elementary facts to instructions for effective improvisation vital to successful first aid. Primarily focusing on the most common accidents and emergencies a first-aider is likely to encounter, this book is extremely useful to anyone who practices first aid, emergency care, and CPR. Presents a clear, expanded version of legal duty, including guidelines on how to avoid legal liability, culpability for negligence or failure to act. Incorporates a newly added section on how first-aiders can protect themselves from injury and infection in the course of providing care. Features an entirely new section on dental emergencies, providing a thorough understanding of how to treat common dental problems and the importance of providing immediate care. Provides a concise description of body systems, including a succinct summary of what constitutes an emergency involving each system and how to assess; includes comprehensive information on personal protection from the risks posed by blood and air-borne diseases and what to do at an accident scene. For those who perform first aid, emergency care, and/or CPR.
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction to First Aid and Emergency Care | |
| Anatomy and Physiology of Body Systems | |
| Victim Assessment | |
| Basic Life Support: Artificial Ventilation | |
| Basic Life Support: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | |
| Bleeding and Shock | |
| Soft-Tissue Injuries | |
| Injuries to the Face, Eye, and Throat | ... MORE|
| Injuries to the Chest, Abdomen, and Genitalia | |
| Bandaging | |
| Musculoskeletal Injuries | |
| Common Sport and Recreational Injuries | |
| Head and Spine Injuries | |
| Poisoning Emergencies | |
| Drug and Alcohol Emergencies | |
| Cardiovascular and Stroke Emergencies | |
| Respiratory Emergencies | |
| Diabetic Emergencies | |
| Acute Abdominal Distress and Related Emergencies | |
| Epilepsy, Dizziness, and Fainting | |
| Childbirth and Related Emergencies | |
| Pediatric and Geriatric Emergencies | |
| Bites and Stings | |
| Burn Emergencies | |
| Heat and Cold Emergencies | |
| Water Emergencies | |
| Wilderness Emergencies | |
| Psychological Emergencies and Disasters | |
| Lifting and Moving Victims | |
| Vehicle Stabilization and Victim Extrication | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
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