Chapter 1

Background Information

1

The Importance of First Aid

1

First Aid Supplies

2

First Aid and the Law

2

Prevention Practices

4

Chapter 2

Action at an Emergency

5

Recognizing Emergencies

5

Decidinq to Act

5

Seeking Medical Care

6

Disease Transmission

7

Rescuer Reactions

8

Chapter 3

Finding Out What’s Wrong

9

Perform a Scene Size-Up

9

Primary Check

9

Secondary Check

10

Gathering Information

14

What to do Until EMS Arrives

14

Chapter 4

CPR

15

Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest

15

Caring for Cardiac Arrest

15

Performing CPR

16

Airway Obstruction

18

Chapter 5

Automated External Defibrillation

24

Public Access Defibrillation

24

How the Heart Works

25

Care for Cardiac Arrest

26

About AEDs

26

Using an AED

27

Special Considerations

27

AED Maintenance

29

AED Manufacturers

30

Chapter 6

Cardiovascular Emergencies

31

Heart Attack

31

Angina

32

Stroke

32

Index

34

Image Credits

37