| Edition |
Sixth edition. |
| Description |
x, 269 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: First aid and CPR essentials / Alton Thygerson. 5th ed. c2007. |
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Related ed. of: Advanced first aid, CPR, and AED. 6th ed. |
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Emergency Care & Safety Institute (ECSI) program in association with AAOS and ACEP. |
| Bibliography |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Background Information: -- Why is first aid important? -- Who needs first aid? -- What is first aid -- First aid supplies -- First aid and the law -- Action At An Emergency: -- Emergencies -- What should be done? -- Seeking medical care -- How to call EMS -- Scene size-up -- Disease precautions -- Finding Out What's Wrong: -- Victim assessment overview -- Primary check -- Secondary check -- Sample history -- What to do until medical help is available -- Triage: What to do with multiple victims -- CPR: -- Heart attack and cardiac arrest -- Caring for cardiac arrest -- Performing CPR -- Airway obstruction -- Automated External Defibrillation: -- Public access defibrillation -- How the heart works -- Care for cardiac arrest -- About AEDs -- Using an AED -- Special considerations -- AED manufacturers -- Shock: -- Shock -- Causes of shock -- Progression of shock -- Care for shock -- Bleeding: -- Bleeding -- External bleeding -- Internal bleeding -- Wounds: -- Open wounds -- Amputations -- Blisters -- Impaled (embedded) objects -- Closed wounds -- Wounds that require medical care -- Dressings and bandages -- Burns: -- Types of burns -- Head And Spinal Injuries: -- Head injuries: -- Scalp wounds -- Skull fracture -- Brain injuries -- Types of brain injury -- Eye injuries: -- Penetrating eye injuries -- Blows to the eye -- Cuts of the eye or lid -- Chemical in the eyes -- Eye avulsion -- Loose objects in the eye -- Light burns to the eye -- Ear injuries -- Nose injuries: -- Nosebleeds -- Broken nose -- Objects in the nose -- Dental injuries: -- Objects caught between the teeth -- Bitten lip or tongue -- Loosened tooth -- Knocked-out tooth -- Broken tooth -- Toothache -- Spinal injuries: -- Recognizing spinal injuries -- Care for a spinal injury -- Chest, Abdominal, And Pelvic Injuries: -- Chest injuries: -- Closed chest injuries -- Open chest injuries -- Abdominal injuries: -- Closed abdominal injuries -- Open abdominal injuries -- Pelvic injuries -- Bone, Joint, And Muscle Injuries: -- Bone injuries: -- Fractures -- Joint injuries: -- Dislocations -- Sprains -- Muscle injuries: -- Strains -- Cramps -- Contusions -- Extremity Injuries :-- Extremity injuries: -- Assessment -- Types of injuries -- RICE procedure for bone, joint, and muscle injuries: -- R =rest -- I =ice -- C =compression -- E =elevation -- Splinting extremities: -- Types of splints -- Splinting guidelines -- Slings -- Sudden Illnesses: -- Unexplained change in responsiveness -- Heart attack -- Angina -- Strike (brain attack) -- Asthma -- Hyperventilation -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Fainting -- Seizure -- Diabetic emergencies -- Emergencies during pregnancy -- Poisoning: -- Poison: -- What is a poison? -- Ingested (swallowed) poisons -- Alcohol emergencies: -- Alcohol intoxication -- Drug emergencies -- Carbon monoxide poisoning -- Plant-induced dermatitis: poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac -- Bites And Stings: -- Animal bites -- Snake bites -- Insect stings -- Spider and insect bites -- Marine animal injuries -- Cold-Related Emergencies: -- Cold -related emergencies: -- Freezing cold injuries -- Hypothermia -- Heat-Related Emergencies: -- Heat-related emergencies: -- Heat illnesses -- Rescuing And Moving Victims: -- Victim rescue: -- Water rescue -- Ice rescue -- Electrical emergency rescue -- Hazardous materials incidents -- Motor vehicle crashes -- Fires -- Threatening dogs -- Farm animals -- Confined spaces -- Triage: What to do with multiple victims: -- Finding life-threatened victims -- Moving victims: -- Emergency moves -- Nonemergency moves -- Appendix A: Medication information -- Answer key -- Index -- Image credits. |
| Summary |
First Aid, CPR, and AED Essentials, Sixth Edition is the center of an integrated teaching and learning system that offers many resources to better support instructors and prepare students. |
| Subject |
First aid in illness and injury.
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CPR (First aid)
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Medical emergencies.
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Cardiac resuscitation.
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First Aid.
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
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Electric Countershock.
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Emergencies.
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| Added Author |
Thygerson, Alton L.
First aid and CPR essentials.
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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American College of Emergency Physicians.
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| Added Title |
Advanced first aid, CPR, and AED.
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| ISBN |
9781449626624 (pbk.) |
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1449626629 (pbk.) |
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