Active First Aid Manual 8th Edition
Active First Aid was written to meet the needs of first aid training providers in Australia. The final product came about as a result of extensive feedback from users of the manual.
The fully update edition of Active First Aid icludes the latest recommendations from the Australian Resuscitation Council, and other expert bodies. Active First Aid has been written, designed and kept up-to-date by qualified experienced Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedics.
The easy to follow 188 page manual shows you how to recognise an emergency situation and how to deal with the emergency step-by-step.
Covers all the topics for:
Contents:
- Forward
- How To Use This Manual
- General principles and practice
- Principles of First Aid
- Legal Issues in First Aid
- Hygiene In First Aid
- The Human Body
- Examining A Casualty
- The Chain Of Survival
- THe Unconscious Casualty
- Airway Management
- Rescue Breathing
- Chest Compressions
- Automated External Defibrillation
- First Aid Kits
- Revision Questions
- Emergency
- Abdominal Injuries
- Action Plan (DRS ABCD)
- Anaphylaxis
- Asthma
- Bites and Stings
- Bleeding and Shock
- Burns and Scalds
- Epilepsy and Febrile Convulsions
- Facial Injuries
- Fainting
- Fractures
- Head Injuries
- Heart Conditions
- Heat and Cold Emergencies
- Hyperventilation
- Meningitis
- Poisoning
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Spinal Injuries
- Sports Injuries (minor)
- Stroke
- Revision Questions
- Special Circumstances
- Anagesic Administration
- Childbirth Emergency
- Childhood Illness and Conditions
- Crush Injury
- Disturbed Behaviour
- Manual Handling Injuries
- Oxygen Administration
- Road Traffic Accidents
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Triage (The priority of treatment)
- Skills Sheets
- Useful Resources
- Glossary, index, notes and emergency numbers
Size: A5
Pages: 188
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