First Aid category: 194 books
PEDIATRIC FIRST AID
How to respond quickly when your child is in danger
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
This guide is essential to learn the basics notions and act correctly in an emergency. It will provide you with the key knowledge to assist children in all types of accidents and to learn how to wait for paramedics in the best conditions. You will also learn why proper care during the first minutes after an accident can mean the difference between life and death.
First Aid Afloat
Instant Advice on Dealing with Medical Emergencies at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2010
Aimed at the novice first-aider, this book is intended to be used at the time of the accident or illness. Each topic is designed to be read at a glance: the language kept short and simple and, where appropriate, photo sequences show exactly what to do. As long as you can read, you can help. Straightforward...
A Life. A Finger. A Pea Up a Nose
CPR KIDS essential First Aid Guide for Babies and Children
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Based on the enormously popular CPR Kids First Aid program, which has empowered thousands of families around Australia.
From resuscitation, broken bones, choking and drowning to allergies, breathing problems and everything in between, this essential guide equips parents with skills to help...
Wilderness Medicine
Beyond First Aid
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Now fully revised and updated, Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid is essential reading for any trail user, from trip leaders and guides to EMTs and paramedics.
You’ll learn vital skills, such as:
How to survey, assess, and stabilize the victim and the medical situation
How to manage...
Marine Medicine
A Comprehensive Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
* Advice for sailing, pleasure boating, fishing, and diving emergencies* More than 100 illustrations* Near-shore or out-at-sea first aid covered* As vital a piece of gear as your PFD and signal flaresThis edition features the latest information on marine first aid. It includes chapters on hazardous marine...
Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico
A Guide for Accident Prevention and First Aid
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2015
Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico is a guide for accident prevention and first aid. There are sections on:
Species that bite, such as sharks, barracuda, moray eels, alligators and crocodiles, octopi, and sea lice
Species that sting, such as jellyfish,...
Psychological First Aid for People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Experienced Sexual Abuse
A Step-by-Step Programme
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2016
People with intellectual disabilities are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse, and offering them psychological support at the earliest possible moment greatly increases their ability to cope with the event and return to daily life. This book provides a complete, structured, evidence-based programme...
CPR
Learn The Art of CPR. As America's #1 CPR Manual, This Easy To Read Guide Unveils Secrets For CPR For Health Care Providers, CPR Mask and CPR Training
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2013
Be prepared for CPR, first aid care and survival in any setting. From performing CPR on an adult, child, or infant to dealing with bleeding and shock, cuts and broken bones, heart attacks, emergency childbirth, poisoning, drowning, scuba diving mishaps, wilderness survival, and natural disasters such...
Wilderness Medicine
Beyond First Aid
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
With help just a quick 911 phone call away, it's hard to imagine the consequences of experiencing an emergency in remte lands. Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid is a comprehensive text for the recognition, treatment, and prevention of wilderness emergencies.
Medicine for the Outdoors E-Book
The Essential Guide to Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2009
Named a top 10 medical title in 2009 by the Wall Street Journal.
Since 1986, Medicine for the Outdoors has been hailed as the definitive take-along manual on the subject. Packed with step-by-step instructions, how-to explanations, and practical approaches to outdoor and wilderness emergencies,...
by James Hubbard
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Dr. Hubbard becomes your digital medical assistant in this interactive guide to what to do when you're burned and there's no doctor to be found.
When you get a bad burn, the usual advice is to call 911. But what if there is no 911? What if you're in the wilderness, in a terrorist attack, or...
by Dueep Jyot Singh, John Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
A Beginner’s Guide to Disaster ManagementSurvival kits, 72 hour Kits and Disaster Control TipsTable of ContentsIntroductionFacing Disaster down the AgesGetting To Know More about Survival KitsFor Warmth and Shelter-First Aid SupplyDo You Need Identification Tags?Preparing Your 72 Hour KitWhy...
by James Hubbard
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Dr. Hubbard becomes your digital medical assistant in this interactive guide to what to do when you're wounded and there's no doctor to be found.
When you get a bad injury, the usual advice is to call 911. But what if there is no 911? What if you're in another Hurricane Katrina, a terrorist...
by Laura K Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2012
This handbook will guide you through assembling an emergency kit. It is broken into a weekly format to be completed over a six week period. You’ll learn the items needed to keep your family safe and comfortable in case of an emergency.
The first step to being prepared for an emergency is...