first aid

Highlights first aid tips and techniques for injuries that could be sustained while in the wilderness from snake bites and broken bones to how to manage a backcountry emergency while waiting for medical assistance. Includes a SBA WFA lesson outline and color photographs.

Contains step by step instructions for using cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator devices (AED).

What happens when you find yourself stranded in the big outdoors, without a phone or computer in sight? Don't panic! With these great survival ideas, you'll learn how to build a shelter from sticks, light a fire without matches, send signals to call for help, find and store water, and much more. Devised and tested by an expert in outdoor activities, these exciting projects bring you the thrill of surviving in the wild, using nature's resources—and your own!.

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.

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.

Explores the first aid and medical advancements that have been made in the twentieth century due to exploration expeditions around the world.

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.