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)

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