Table
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About This
Manual |
vii |
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Health
Precautions and Guidelines During Training |
viii |
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Chapter 1 |
Before
Giving Care and Checking an Injured or III Person |
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Your Role in the |
2 |
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Disease Transmission and Prevention |
5 |
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Taking Action: Emergency Action Steps |
8 |
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Checking a Conscious Person |
14 |
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Shock |
16 |
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Checking an Unconscious Person |
17 |
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Incident Stress |
22 |
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Putting It All Together |
23 |
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Skill Sheet |
Removing
Gloves |
24 |
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Skill Sheet |
Checking an
Injured or III Adult |
25 |
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Skill Sheet |
Checking an
Injured or III Child or Infant |
27 |
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Chapter 2 |
Cardiac
Emergencies and CPR |
29 |
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Background |
30 |
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Heart Attack |
30 |
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Cardiac Arrest |
33 |
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Putting It All Together |
40 |
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Skill Sheet |
CPR-Adult |
41 |
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Skill Sheet |
CPR-Child |
42 |
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Skill Sheet |
CPR-lnfant |
43 |
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Chapter 3 |
AED |
44 |
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When the Heart Suddenly Fails |
45 |
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Using an AED |
45 |
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AED Precautions |
45 |
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How to Use an AED-Adults |
46 |
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How to Use an AED-Children and Infants |
47 |
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Special AED Situations |
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Other AED Protocols |
49 |
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AED Maintenance |
49 |
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Putting It All Together |
49 |
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Skill Sheet |
AED-Adult
or Child Older Than 8 Years or Weighing More than 55 Pounds |
50 |
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Skill Sheet |
AED-Child
and Infant Younger Than 8 Years or Weighing Less than 55 Pounds |
52 |
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Chapter 4 |
Breathing
Emergencies |
54 |
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Background |
55 |
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Respiratory Distress and Respiratory
Arrest |
56 |
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Choking |
59 |
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Putting It All Together |
65 |
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Skill Sheet |
Conscious Choking-Adult |
66 |
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Skill Sheet |
Conscious Choking-Child |
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Skill Sheet |
Conscious Choking-lnfant |
68 |
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Skill Sheet |
Unconscious Choking-Adult |
69 |
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Skill Sheet |
Unconscious Choking-Child and Infant |
70 |
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Chapter 5 |
Sudden
Illness |
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Sudden Illness |
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Specific Sudden Illnesses |
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Poisoning |
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Putting It All Together |
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Chapter 6 |
Environmental
Emergencies |
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Heat-Related Illnesses and
Cold-Related Emergencies |
85 |
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Bites and Stings |
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Poisonous Plants |
98 |
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Lightning |
99 |
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Putting It All Together |
100 |
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Chapter 7 |
Soft Tissue
Injuries |
101 |
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Wounds |
102 |
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Burns |
109 |
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Special Situations |
112 |
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Putting It All Together |
116 |
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Skill Sheet |
Controlling External Bleeding |
117 |
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Skill Sheet |
Using a Manufactured Tourniquet |
118 |
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Chapter 8 |
Injuries to
Muscles, Bones and Joints |
119 |
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Background |
120 |
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Types of Injuries |
121 |
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Putting It All Together |
129 |
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Skill Sheet |
Applying an Anatomic Splint |
130 |
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Skill Sheet |
Applying a Soft Splint |
132 |
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Skill Sheet |
Applying a Rigid Splint |
134 |
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Skill Sheet |
Applying a Sling and Binder |
136 |
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Chapter 9 |
Special
Situations and Circumstances |
138 |
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Children and Infants |
139 |
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Emergency Childbirth |
145 |
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Older Adults |
146 |
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People With Disabilities |
147 |
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Language Barriers |
149 |
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Crime Scenes and Hostile Situations |
149 |
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Putting It All Together |
150 |
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Chapter 10 |
Asthma |
151 |
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Asthma |
152 |
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Putting It All Together |
154 |
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Skill Sheet |
Assisting With an Asthma Inhaler |
155 |
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Chapter 11 |
Anaphylaxis
and Epinephrrne Auto-Injectors |
157 |
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Anaphylaxis |
158 |
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Putting It All Together |
160 |
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Skill Sheet |
Assisting with an Epinephrine Auto-Injector |
161 |
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Appendix |
Injury Prevention
and Emergency Preparedness |
163 |
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Injuries |
164 |
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Putting It All Together |
171 |
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Sources |
172 |
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Index |
175 |
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