American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) FIRST AID Manual

Showing you how to treat someone suffering from more than 100 medical conditions and injuries, whether a minor burn or a heart attack, this latest edition of the bestselling ACEP First Aid Manual gives you the knowledge you need instantly if someone becomes ill or gets hurt.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PREFACE .............................................................. v
CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTAL CRITERIA FOR FIRST AID
1-1. General .................................................... 1-1
1-2. Terminology .............................................. 1-2
1-3. Understanding Vital Body Functions
for First Aid............................................. 1-3
1-4. Adverse Conditions...................................... 1-7
1-5. Basics of First Aid ....................................... 1-7
1-6. Evaluating a Casualty ................................... 1-8
CHAPTER 2. BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID
2-1. General .................................................... 2-1
Section I. Open the Airway and Restore Breathing............. 2-1
2-2. Breathing Process ........................................ 2-1
2-3. Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty ........ 2-1
2-4. Opening the Airway of an Unconscious or not
Breathing Casualty ..................................... 2-3
2-5. Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration)............ 2-6
2-6. Preliminary Steps—All Rescue Breathing
Methods.................................................. 2-6
2-7. Mouth-to-Mouth Method ............................... 2-7
2-8. Mouth-to-Nose Method ................................. 2-9
2-9. Heartbeat .................................................. 2-9
2-10. Airway Obstructions..................................... 2-10
2-11. Opening the Obstructed Airway—Conscious
Casualty.................................................. 2-11
2-12. Opening the Obstructed Airway—Casualty Lying
Down or Unconscious................................. 2-14
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*This publication supersedes FM 21-11, 27 October 1988
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Section II. Stop the Bleeding and Protect the Wound ......... 2-18
2-13. General ................................................... 2-18
2-14. Clothing .................................................. 2-19
2-15. Entrance and Exit Wounds ........................... 2-19
2-16. Field Dressing ........................................... 2-20
2-17. Manual Pressure ........................................ 2-21
2-18. Pressure Dressing ...................................... 2-22
2-19. Digital Pressure ......................................... 2-24
2-20. Tourniquet ............................................... 2-25
Section III. Check for Shock and Administer First
Aid Measures ........................................ 2-29
2-21. General ................................................... 2-29
2-22. Causes and Effects ..................................... 2-29
2-23. Signs and Symptoms of Shock ....................... 2-30
2-24. First Aid Measures for Shock ........................ 2-31
CHAPTER 3. FIRST AID FOR SPECIFIC INJURIES
3-1. General ................................................... 3-1
3-2. Head, Neck, and Facial Injuries ..................... 3-1
3-3. General First Aid Measures .......................... 3-2
3-4. Chest Wounds ........................................... 3-4
3-5. First Aid for Chest Wounds .......................... 3-5
3-6. Abdominal Wounds .................................... 3-9
3-7. First Aid for Abdominal Wounds ................... 3-9
3-8. Burn Injuries ............................................ 3-12
3-9. First Aid for Burns ..................................... 3-13
3-10. Dressings and Bandages ............................... 3-16
3-11. Shoulder Bandage ...................................... 3-29
3-12. Elbow Bandage ......................................... 3-30
3-13. Hand Bandage ........................................... 3-30
3-14. Leg (Upper and Lower) Bandage.................... 3-33
3-15. Knee Bandage ........................................... 3-34
3-16. Foot Bandage ............................................ 3-34
CHAPTER 4. FIRST AID FOR FRACTURES
4-1. General ................................................... 4-1
4-2. Kinds of Fractures ...................................... 4-1
4-3. Signs and Symptoms of Fractures ................... 4-2
4-4. Purposes of Immobilizing Fractures ................ 4-2
4-5. Splints, Padding, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes 4-2
4-6. Procedures for Splinting Suspected Fractures ..... 4-3
4-7. Upper Extremity Fractures ........................... 4-9
4-8. Lower Extremity Fractures ........................... 4-12
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4-9. Jaw, Collarbone, and Shoulder Fractures .......... 4-15
4-10. Spinal Column Fractures .............................. 4-16
4-11. Neck Fractures .......................................... 4-18
CHAPTER 5. FIRST AID FOR CLIMATIC INJURIES
5-1. General ................................................... 5-1
5-2. Heat Injuries ............................................. 5-2
5-3. Cold Injuries ............................................ 5-7
CHAPTER 6. FIRST AID FOR BITES AND STINGS
6-1. General ................................................... 6-1
6-2. Types of Snakes ........................................ 6-1
6-3. Snakebites ................................................ 6-5
6-4. Human or Animal Bites ............................... 6-7
6-5. Marine (Sea) Animals ................................. 6-8
6-6. Insect (Arthropod) Bites and Stings ................. 6-9
6-7. First Aid for Bites and Stings ........................ 6-12
CHAPTER 7. FIRST AID IN A NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND
CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT
7-1. General ................................................... 7-1
7-2. First Aid Materials ..................................... 7-1
7-3. Classification of Chemical and Biological
Agents ................................................. 7-2
7-4. Conditions for Masking Without Order or
Alarm .................................................. 7-3
7-5. First Aid for a Chemical Attack ..................... 7-4
7-6. Background Information on Nerve Agents ........ 7-5
7-7. Signs and Symptoms of Nerve Agent Poisoning . 7-7
7-8. First Aid for Nerve Agent Poisoning ............... 7-8
7-9. Blister Agents ........................................... 7-19
7-10. Choking Agents (Lung-Damaging Agents) ........ 7-21
7-11. Cyanogen (Blood) Agents ............................. 7-22
7-12. Incapacitating Agents .................................. 7-23
7-13. Incendiaries .............................................. 7-24
7-14. Biological Agents and First Aid ..................... 7-25
7-15. Toxins .................................................... 7-25
7-16. Nuclear Detonation ..................................... 7-27
CHAPTER 8. FIRST AID FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS
8-1. General ................................................... 8-1
8-2. Importance of Psychological First Aid ............. 8-1
8-3. Situations Requiring Psychological First Aid ..... 8-1
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8-4. Interrelationship of Psychological and Physical
First Aid ............................................... 8-2
8-5. Goals of Psychological First Aid .................... 8-2
8-6. Respect for Others’ Feelings ......................... 8-3
8-7. Emotional and Physical Disability ................... 8-3
8-8. Combat and Other Operational Stress Reactions . 8-4
8-9. Reactions to Stress ..................................... 8-4
8-10. Severe Stress or Stress Reaction ..................... 8-6
8-11. Application of Psychological First Aid ............. 8-6
8-12. Reactions and Limitations ............................. 8-8
8-13. Stress Reactions ......................................... 8-9
APPENDIX A. FIRST AID CASE AND KITS, DRESSINGS, AND
BANDAGES
A-1. First Aid Case with Field Dressings and
Bandages .............................................. A-1
A-2. General Purpose First Aid Kits ...................... A-1
A-3. Dressings ................................................. A-2
A-4. Standard Bandages ..................................... A-2
A-5. Triangular and Cravat (Swathe) Bandages ......... A-2
APPENDIX B. RESCUE AND TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURES
B-1. General ................................................... B-1
B-2. Principles of Rescue Operations ..................... B-1
B-3. Considerations .......................................... B-1
B-4. Plan of Action ........................................... B-2
B-5. Proper Handling of Casualties ....................... B-3
B-6. Positioning the Casualty ............................... B-4
B-7. Medical Evacuation and Transportation of
Casualties ............................................. B-5
B-8. Manual Carries ......................................... B-6
B-9. Improvised Litters ...................................... B-26
GLOSSARY .................................................. Glossary-1
REFERENCES .................................................. References-1
INDEX .................................................. Index-1


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