Publisher's Synopsis
U.S. ARMY.-. FIRST AID MANUAL.-.with FREE APP.- -.400 years of experience and millions of situations were used to produce this First Aid Manual. FREE APP INCLUDED.-. All the most important information is in this print book which you should keep in your car. Then all the extra information is in the free app. Just point your phone or tablet at the code and the app will open instantly like magic.-. The videos in the app provide very useful visual directions. The CPR video shows exactly where to push and counts out the correct timing. - - You can read in the dark at an accident scene on your phone or tablet.- We have included a link to the complete Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook which includes much more medical detail than the Army First Aid Manual.-- There cannot be a better First Aid Manual. CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTAL CRITERIA FOR FIRST AID General Terminology Understanding Vital Body Functions for First Aid Adverse Conditions Basics of First Aid Evaluating a Casualty CHAPTER 2. BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID General Section I.Open the Airway and Restore Breathing Breathing Process Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty Opening the Airway of an Unconscious or not Breathing Casualty Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration) Preliminary Steps-All Rescue Breathing Methods Mouth-to-Mouth Method Mouth-to-Nose Method Heartbeat Airway Obstructions Opening the Obstructed Airway-Conscious Casualty Opening the Obstructed Airway-Casualty Lying Down or Unconscious Section II. Stop the Bleeding and Protect the Wound General Clothing Entrance and Exit Wounds Field Dressing Manual Pressure Pressure Dressing Digital Pressure Tourniquet Section III. Check for Shock and Administer First Aid Measures General Causes and Effects Signs and Symptoms of Shock First Aid Measures for Shock CHAPTER 3. FIRST AID FOR SPECIFIC INJURIES General Head, Neck, and Facial Injuries General First Aid Measures Chest Wounds First Aid for Chest Wounds Abdominal Wounds First Aid for Abdominal Wounds Burn Injuries First Aid for Burns Dressings and Bandages Shoulder Bandage Elbow Bandage Hand Bandage Leg (Upper and Lower) Bandage Knee Bandage Foot Bandage CHAPTER 4. FIRST AID FOR FRACTURES General Kinds of Fractures Signs and Symptoms of Fractures Purposes of Immobilizing Fractures Splints, Padding, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes Procedures for Splinting Suspected Fractures Upper Extremity Fractures Lower Extremity Fractures Jaw, Collarbone, and Shoulder Fractures Spinal Column Fractures Neck Fractures CHAPTER 5. FIRST AID FOR CLIMATIC INJURIES General Heat Injuries Cold Injuries CHAPTER 6. FIRST AID FOR BITES AND STINGS General Types of Snakes Snakebites Human or Animal Bites Marine (Sea) Animals Insect (Arthropod) Bites and Stings First Aid for Bites and Stings.
