Everything First Aid Book: How to Handle Falls and Breaks, Choking, Cuts and Scrapes, Insect Bites and Rashes, Burns, Poisoning, and When to Call 911 (Everything Series)

From minor household injuries that involve cuts and scrapes to bigger emergencies like burns and broken bones, "The Everything First Aid Book" is a must-have handbook. Co-authored by a paramedic with a technical review by a physician, this book is a survival guide for the home, covering everything from: how to perform CPR and the essentials of a first aid kit; how to decide if it is an emergency; the ABCs of making and securing a splint; dealing with heart pains and choking; how to handle electrical injuries, pool injuries and more; and how to set up and implement an emergency plan. With "The Everything First Aid Book", you'll never panic in a moment of crisis again. Cover......Page 1 Book Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 7 The Top Ten Steps in Emergency Response......Page 8 First-Aid Myths......Page 9 Contents......Page 11 Introduction......Page 15 Don’t Panic!......Page 17 The Proper Supplies......Page 18 Gathering Medical Information......Page 23 Calling 911......Page 24 Universal Precautions......Page 27 The Proper Training......Page 29 History of CPR......Page 31 The ABCs of First Aid......Page 32 Basic CPR and AED......Page 33 Recovery Position......Page 40 Signs of Heart Attack......Page 43 Choking......Page 45 Heimlich Maneuver......Page 46 Swallowing Foreign Objects......Page 49 Managing Shock......Page 50 An Ounce of Prevention......Page 53 Childproofing Your Home......Page 58 Protecting the Elderly......Page 64 Keeping It Clean......Page 65 Cuts (Lacerations)......Page 67 Puncture Wounds......Page 71 Infections Due to Cuts......Page 73 Tooth Loss, Dental Pain, and Dental Injuries......Page 74 Diabetic Emergencies......Page 77 Earache and Ear Injury......Page 79 Food Poisoning......Page 80 Allergic Reactions......Page 82 Animal, Human, and Insect Bites......Page 91 Insect Stings......Page 100 Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac......Page 101 Frostbite and Hypothermia......Page 103 Snow Blindness......Page 106 Dehydration......Page 107 Heat Emergencies......Page 111 Jellyfish Stings......Page 113 Burns (Thermal, Chemical, and Other)......Page 115 Sunburn......Page 123 Electrical Injury......Page 125 Head Injuries and Head Trauma......Page 126 Headache and Head Pain......Page 129 Abdominal Pain......Page 135 Nausea and Vomiting......Page 138 Asthma Attack......Page 139 Bleeding......Page 143 Internal Bleeding/Blunt Trauma......Page 148 Penetrating Trauma......Page 151 Spinal Injury......Page 154 Stroke......Page 155 Poisoning......Page 156 Drug Overdose......Page 159 Near Drowning......Page 160 Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning......Page 162 Fever......Page 165 Febrile Seizures......Page 170 Seizures......Page 172 Fainting......Page 174 Sore Throat......Page 175 Croup......Page 177 Black Eyes......Page 179 Broken Nose......Page 182 Nosebleed......Page 184 Motion Sickness......Page 187 High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)......Page 188 Panic Attacks......Page 190 Childbirth (Emergency Delivery)......Page 193 Miscarriage......Page 202 Tetanus......Page 205 Rabies......Page 206 Severed Limb......Page 208 Sprains......Page 209 Broken Bones......Page 211 Fractures of the Pelvis......Page 216 Dislocations......Page 218 Smoke Inhalation......Page 219 First Steps of a First Responder......Page 221 Keep a Useful Kit in the Car......Page 226 Good Samaritan Laws in Your State......Page 228 How Safe Is Your Car?......Page 230 How Safe Is Your Workplace?......Page 233 Preventing Injuries in the Workplace......Page 235 Stress and Personal Safety in the Workplace......Page 241 Where Is Your Emergency Station?......Page 245 Keeping Your Own Emergency Kit......Page 247 Calling 911 from Work......Page 248 What to Pack......Page 249 What to Ask Before You Go......Page 251 Diarrhea in Foreign Countries......Page 255 Staying in a Hotel Room......Page 257 Staying in a Tent......Page 260 More Advice Concerning the Great Outdoors......Page 261 Depression Signs to Look For......Page 265 Suicide......Page 268 Preventing Suicide......Page 271 Talk to Your Kids about Suicide......Page 272 Talk to Your Kids about Drugs......Page 273 An Overview of Emergency Preparedness......Page 275 Have a Family Plan......Page 278 Should You Stay or Should You Go?......Page 279 Shelter-in-Place......Page 281 What to Pack and Where to Keep It......Page 286 Situations You May Encounter......Page 291 Web sites......Page 297 Hotlines......Page 302 Organizations......Page 304 Books......Page 306 Water Safety......Page 307 Bicycling......Page 308 Halloween Safety......Page 309 Holiday-Season Safety......Page 311 Appendix C: Emergency Contacts......Page 317 Index......Page 319 Introduction First-aid basics Emergency response Preventive measures Common in-home incidents Outdoor events Anywhere events Serious incidents Common conditions Emergency events One for the road First aid at work Vacation safety Other safety concerns Emergency preparedness Appendix A : Resources Appendix B : Additional safety tips Appendix C : Emergency contacts Index. A first-aid handbook for minor household injuries that involve cuts and scrapes to emergencies like burns and broken bones. It covers: how to perform CPR and the essentials of a first aid kit; how to decide if it is an emergency; the ABCs of making and securing a splint; and topics dealing with heart pains and choking.