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Enhanced edition. From links in this book one can run the CPR video, also 300 instruction videos, link to 1,000 online articles and Wikipedia.
This manual has been researched and documented for 400 years by the U.S. Army. There cannot be a better First Aid Manual. The videos and up-to-date links now make it a very high quality resource on your phone or tablet.
It may be your duty to your fellow man to have this information readily available on your phone.
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CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTAL CRITERIA FOR FIRST AID
1-1 General
1-2.-Terminology
1-3.-Understanding Vital Body Functions for First Aid
1-4.-Adverse Conditions
1-5.-Basics of First Aid
1-6.-Evaluating a Casualty
CHAPTER 2. BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID
2-1.-General Section I. Open the Airway and Restore Breathing
2-2.-Breathing Process
2-3.-Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty
2-4.-Opening the Airway of an Unconscious or not Breathing Casualty
2-5.-Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration)
2-6.-Preliminary Steps—All Rescue Breathing Methods
2-7.-Mouth-to-Mouth Method
2-8.-Mouth-to-Nose Method
2-9.-Heartbeat
2-10.-Airway Obstructions
2-11.-Opening the Obstructed Airway—Conscious Casualty
2-12.-Opening the Obstructed Airway—Casualty Lying Down or Unconscious
Section II. Stop the Bleeding and Protect the Wound
2-13.-General
2-14. -Clothing
2-15. -Entrance and Exit Wounds
2-16. -Field Dressing
2-17.-Manual Pressure
2-18.-Pressure Dressing
2-19.-Digital Pressure
2-20. -Tourniquet
Section III. Check for Shock and Administer First Aid Measures
2-21.-General
2-22.-Causes and Effects
2-23. -Signs and Symptoms of Shock
2-24. -First Aid Measures for Shock
CHAPTER 3. FIRST AID FOR SPECIFIC INJURIES
3-1.-General
3-2. -Head, Neck, and Facial Injuries
3-3. -General First Aid Measures
3-4. -Chest Wounds
3-5.-First Aid for Chest Wounds
3-6.-Abdominal Wounds
3-7. -First Aid for Abdominal Wounds
3-8. -Burn Injuries
3-9.-First Aid for Burns
3-10. -Dressings and Bandages
3-11. -Shoulder Bandage
3-12.-Elbow Bandage
3-13. -Hand Bandage
3-14.-Leg (Upper and Lower) Bandage
3-15.-Knee Bandage
3-16. -Foot Bandage
CHAPTER 4. FIRST AID FOR FRACTURES
4-1.-General
4-2.-Kinds of Fractures
4-3. -Signs and Symptoms of Fractures
4-4. -Purposes of Immobilizing Fractures
4-5.-Splints, Padding, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes
4-6. -Procedures for Splinting Suspected Fractures
4-7.-Upper Extremity Fractures
4-8. -Lower Extremity Fractures
4-9. -Jaw, Collarbone, and Shoulder Fractures
4-10.-Spinal Column Fractures
4-11.-Neck Fractures
CHAPTER 5. FIRST AID FOR CLIMATIC INJURIES
5-1.-General
5-2.-Heat Injuries
5-3.-Cold Injuries
CHAPTER 6. FIRST AID FOR BITES AND STINGS
6-1. -General
6-2.-Types of Snakes
6-3.-Snakebites
6-4.-Human or Animal Bites
6-5. -Marine (Sea) Animals
6-6. -Insect (Arthropod) Bites and Stings
6-7. -First Aid for Bites and Stings
CHAPTER 7. FIRST AID IN A NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT
7-1.-General
7-2.-First Aid Materials
7-3.-Classification of Chemical and Biological Agents
7-4.-Conditions for Masking Without Order or Alarm
7-5.-First Aid for a Chemical Attack
7-6.-Background...