| Description |
1 online resource (160 pages). |
| Series |
Skyhorse Pocket Guides |
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Skyhorse Pocket Guides.
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| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; THE AUTHOR; CONSULTANTS; 1. ROLE OF ANATOMY; THE HUMAN BODY; 2. PHYSICAL CONDITIONING; KEEPING FIT; 3. HEART DISEASE; MAJOR RISK FACTORS FOR ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; 4. BREATHING and CHOKING; RESCUE BREATHING; CPR; CHOKING; 5. BRUISES, SCRAPES, CUTS and DEALING WITH SHOCK; BLEEDING; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; WOUNDS; 6. SPRAINS, STRAINS and FRACTURES; SPRAINS; MUSCLE STRAINS; BROKEN BONES and FRACTURES; TRAUMA TO THE HEAD; 7. FEVER; Signs of a Fever; Procedures for Taking a Temperature; Causes of Fever. |
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Emergency First-Aid Treatment for Fever8. STINGS, SNAKE BITE and POISON; ALLERGIC REACTIONS; TICKS; SNAKE BITE; POISON; POISON IVY, OAK and SUMAC; 9. HEAT and COLD; BURNS; DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH HEAT; DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH COLD and WIND; NUTRITION; ATTITUDE; 10. DENTAL CONCERNS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; HARD TISSUE INJURIES; 11. PROTECTING YOUR EYES and EARS; THE EYE, EYE SAFETY AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS; HEARING and HEARING PROTECTION; 12. HYDRATION; Symptoms of Dehydration; Emergency First-Aid Treatment for Dehydration; Liquids; High-Altitude Sickness; Safe Drinking and Washing Water; Boiling. |
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Chlorination -- BleachPurification Tablets and Filters; 13. BOOTS and FOOT CARE; BOOTS IN GENERAL; APPENDIX; OUTDOORS FIRST-AID KIT; PLANNING FOR SURVIVAL. |
| Summary |
Practical advice for the on-the-go outdoorsman, this field-friendly guide is essential for anyone interested in first-aid preparation and care. Here is advice useful on a hike or for any fishing trip, including step-by-step instructions on dealing with fractures, suturing wounds, treating eyes and ears, managing allergic reactions, and more. With common sense advice, and in a handy, portable package, this is one little book that no one should be without in a campsite or in their forest hideaway. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Outdoor medical emergencies -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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First aid in illness and injury -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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First aid in illness and injury. (OCoLC)fst00925747
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Outdoor medical emergencies. (OCoLC)fst01049154
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dvorchak, George E. Pocket First-Aid Field Guide : Treatment and Prevention of Outdoor Emergencies. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., ©2010 9781616081157 |
| ISBN |
9781628731675 (electronic bk.) |
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1628731672 (electronic bk.) |
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