08177cam a2200589Ka 4500 89257 20230410143526.0 100418s2007 mauab s 001 0 eng d (OCoLC)ocn607862322 OCLCE eng OCLCE 0763742090 (pbk.) 9780763742096 (pbk.) 9780763746643 (pbk. : shrink-wrap sticker) 0763746649 (pbk. : shrink-wrap sticker) (OCoLC)607862322 dlr RD 86.7 T549f 2007 616.02/52 GRAL Thygerson, Alton L. First aid, CPR, and AED [electronic resource] / Alton Thygerson, Benjamin Gulli, Jon R. Krohmer. 5a ed. Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2007. xi, 421 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. Includes index. 1. Background information -- Why is first aid important? -- Who needs first aid? -- What is first aid? -- First aid supplies -- Firs aid and the law -- 2. Action at an emergency -- Emergencies -- Bystander actions -- What should be done? -- Seeking medical care -- How to call EMS -- Rescuer reactions -- Scene size-up -- Disease precautions -- Death and dying -- 3. The human body -- The respiratory system -- The circulatory system -- The nervous system -- The skeletal system -- The muscular system -- The skin -- 4. Finding out what's wrong -- Checking the victim -- Scene size-up -- Initial check -- Physical exam -- SAMPLE history -- Medical identification tags -- Putting it all together -- What to do until medical help is available -- Triage : what to do with multiple victims -- 5. CPR -- Heart attack and cardiac arrest -- Chain of survival -- Performing CPR -- Airway obstruction -- 6. Automated external defibrillators -- Public access defibrillation -- Chain of survival -- How the heart works -- Care for cardiac arrest -- About AEDs -- Using an AED -- Special considerations -- AED maintenance -- 7. Shock -- Causes of shock -- The progression of shock -- Care for shock -- 8. Bleeding -- Types of external bleeding -- Internal bleeding -- 9. Wounds -- Open wounds -- Amputations -- Blisters -- Impaled (embedded) objects -- Closed wounds -- Wounds that require medical care -- Gunshot wounds -- 10. Bandaging wounds -- Dressings -- Types of dressings -- Bandages -- Types of bandages -- 11. Burns -- Types of burns -- 12. Head and spinal injuries -- Head injuries -- Scalp wounds -- Skull fracture -- Brain injuries -- 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 -- 13. Chest, abdominal, and pelvic injuries -- Chest injuries -- Closed chest injuries -- Open chest injuries -- Abdominal injuries -- Closed abdominal injury -- Open abdominal injury -- Pelvic injuries -- 14. Bone, joint, and muscle injuries -- Bone injuries -- Fractures -- Joint injuries -- Dislocation -- Sprains -- Muscle injuries -- Strains -- Cramps -- 15. Extremity injuries -- Assessment -- Types of injuries -- RICE procedure for bone, joint, and muscle injuries -- R = rest -- I = ice -- C = compression -- E = elevation -- Shoulder injuries -- Shoulder dislocation -- Clavicle fracture -- Contusions -- Tendinitis -- Humerus fracture -- Elbow injuries -- Elbow fractures and dislocations -- Tennis elbow -- Golfer's elbow -- Radius and ulna fractures -- Wrist fracture -- Hand injuries -- Crushed hand -- Finger injuries -- Finger fracture -- Finger dislocation -- Sprained finger -- Nail avulsion -- Splinters -- Blood under a nail -- Ring strangulation -- Hip-joint injuries -- Hip dislocation -- Hip fracture -- Thigh injuries -- Femur fracture -- Muscle contusion -- Muscle strain -- Knee injuries -- Knee fracture -- Knee dislocation -- Patella dislocation -- Knee sprain -- Knee contusion -- Lower-leg injuries -- Tibia and fibula fractures -- Tibia and fibula contusion -- Muscle cramp --- Shin splints -- Ankle and foot injuries -- Toe injuries -- 16. Splinting extremities -- Types of splints -- Splinting guidelines -- Slings -- Splinting specific areas -- 17. Sudden illnesses -- Heart attack -- Angina -- Stroke (brain attack) -- Asthma -- Hyperventilation -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Fainting -- Seizures -- Diabetic emergencies -- Low blood sugar -- High blood sugar -- Abdominal complaints -- Nausea and vomiting -- Diarrhea -- Constipation -- 18. Poisoning -- Poison -- Types of poison -- Ingested (swallowed) poisons -- Alcohol emergencies -- Alcohol intoxication -- Drug emergencies -- Sympathomimetics -- Hallucinogens -- Marijuana -- Depressants -- Abused inhalants -- Carbon monoxide poisoning -- Plant-induced dermatitis : poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac -- Stinging nettle -- 19. Bites and stings -- Animal bites -- Snakebites -- Insect stings -- Spider and insect bites -- Marine animal injuries -- 20. Cold-related emergencies -- How cold affects the body -- Nonfreezing cold injuries -- Freezing cold injuries -- Hypothermia -- Dehydration -- 21. Heat-related emergencies -- How the body stays cool -- Heat illnesses -- 22. Childbirth and gynecologic emergencies -- Childbirth and gynecologic emergencies of pregnancy -- Predelivery emergencies -- Miscarriage -- Vaginal bleeding during late pregnancy -- Vaginal bleeding caused by injury -- Non-injury-related vaginal bleeding -- Delivery -- Imminent delivery -- Abnormal deliveries -- Gynecologic emergencies -- Sexual assault and rape -- 23. Behavioral emergencies -- Depression -- Suicide -- Emotional injury -- Sexual assault and rape -- Child abuse and neglect -- Domestic violence -- Elder abuse -- 24. Wilderness first aid -- Cardiac arrest -- Dislocations -- Spinal injury -- Splinting femur fractures -- Avalanche burial -- Altitude illness -- Lightning -- Wild animal attacks -- Wilderness evacuation -- Signaling for help -- 25. 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 -- 26. Disaster preparedness -- Natural disasters -- Technological hazards -- National security emergencies -- Summary -- Appendix. A. First aid supplies -- Appendix B. Medication information -- Pros and cons of popular pain relievers -- Nitroglycerin -- Epinephrine auto-injector -- Appendix C. Health care provider basic life support -- One-rescuer adult rescue breathing and CPR -- Two-rescuer CPR for adults and children -- Health care provider procedural differences between adult and child (1 year of age to puberty). eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. First aid in illness and injury. CPR (First aid) Automated external defibrillation. First Aid. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Electric Countershock. Premiers soins. Râeanimation cardiorespiratoire. Dâefibrillation externe automatisâee. Gulli, Benjamin. Krohmer, Jon R. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. American College of Emergency Physicians. Original (DLC) 2006008738 (OCoLC)64761046 HathiTrust Digital Library http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/64761046.html lcc bk C0 DRFGD nc 103286 103286 0 0 lcc 0 0 S BJB BJB A2P 2023-04-10 0 RD 86.7 T549f 2007 00000083423 2019-01-21 00:00:00 1 2019-01-21 bk