first aid in illness and injury

A color-illustrated first aid guide that explains how to treat various conditions, including disorders of the respiratory system, circulation, and consciousness; wounds and bleeding; bone, joint, and muscle injuries; burns and scalds; effects of heat and cold; poisoning; bites and stings; emergency childbirth; and foreign bodies.

An anesthesiologist and NASA adviser explores how pioneering doctors and scientists have built on findings about the body's response to extreme environments and physical challenges to develop such medical innovations as open-heart surgery, skin grafts, and trauma care.

Text and photographs look at first aid basics, focusing on how to treat minor injuries, how to call 911 and ask an adult for help.

Presents step-by-step instructions and demonstrations of life-saving first aid procedures, explaining what to do in case of a heart attack, drowning, choking, severe bleeding, burns, poisoning, and other emergency situtions.

Advice for teens in handling medical emergencies, such as broken bones, accident injuries, bites, poison, exposure, drownings, and heart attacks.