First aid handbook /
Alton L. Thygerson
- Boston : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c1994.
- vii, 192 pages : color illustrations ; 23 pages.
Includes index.
1 What is first aid? -- 2 Action at an emergency -- 3 Resuscitation -- 4 Finding out what's wrong -- 5 Shock -- 6 Bleeding and wounds -- 7 Dressings and bandages -- 8 Injuries to specific body areas -- 9 Bites and stings -- 10 Burns -- 11 Cold-and heat-related emergencies -- 12 Bone, joint, and muscle injuries -- 13 Splinting specific injury sites -- 14 Poisoning -- 15 Sudden illness -- 16 Moving a victim -- 17 First aid supplies.
The first aid handbook provides east-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that tell exactly what emergency care to administer for virtually all injuries or sudden illnesses.