Wilderness first aid field guide / Alton L. Thygerson, Steven M. Thygerson, Matthew L. Thygerson, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Wilderness Medical Society, Boy Scouts of America.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Barlett Learning, 2016Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 188 pages : illustrations ; cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781449642211 (pbk.)
- 1449642217 (pbk.)
- WB 107
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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General Book | Kuakarun Nursing Library | Processing unit | WB 107 T471 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0000046065 |
Includes bibliographical references.
Abbreviations/mnemonics used signaling for help : Signaling aircraft ; Other signals --
Evacuation : Guidelines for helicopter evacuation ; Guidelines for ground evacuation --
First aid kits : Basic survival kit: the bare essentials --
Finding out what is wrong: victim assessment : Scene size-up ; Primary assessment ; Secondary assessment ; Documentation ; Verbal first aid: what to say to a victim --
Abdominal complaints : Abdominal pain ; Nausea and vomiting ; Diarrhea ; Constipation --
Abdominal injuries --
Alcohol and drug emergencies : Alcohol intoxication ; Drugs --
Allergic reactions (severe) --
Altitude illnesses : Other altitude-related illnesses --
Arthropod bites and stings --
Asthma --
Bleeding and wound care : Bleeding control ; Wound care ; Infected wound ; Blood under a nail ; Amputations ; Animal bites ; Blisters ; Fishhook removal ; Internal bleeding --
Bone, joint, and muscle injuries : Broken bones (fractures) ; Dislocated joints: shoulder, kneecap, and finger ; Ankle injuries (adapted from Ottawa Ankle Rules) ; Knee injuries ; Splinting guidelines ; Muscle injuries --
Burns : Evacuation --
Cardiac arrest (heart stops) : CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) ; Hands-only (compression-only) CPR ; CPR in remote locations ; AED (automated external defibrillator) --
Chest injuries : Rib fractures ; Flail chest ; Penetrating object in chest ; Sucking chest wound --
Chest pain --
Choking --
Diabetic emergencies : Hypoglycemia (blood sugar too low) ; Hyperglycemia (blood sugar too high) --
Drowning (submersion/immersion) --
Ear injuries : Objects stuck in an ear ; Fluids coming from an ear --
Eye injuries --
Female health problems : Vaginitis ; Urinary tract infection ; Vaginal bleeding ; Pregnancy problems --
Frostbite and frostnip : Frostbite ; Frostnip ; Immersion foot --
Head injuries : Scalp wound ; Skull fracture ; Brain injury (concussion) --
Heart attack --
Heat-related illnesses : Heatstroke ; Heat exhaustion ; Hyponatremia ("water intoxication") ; Heat cramps ; Heat syncope ; Heat edema ; Heat rash (prickly heat) --
Hypothermia : Mild hypothermia ; Severe hypothermia --
Lightning injuries --
Marine-animal injuries --
Motion sickness --
Nose injuries --
Plant-related problems : Plant-induced dermatitis: poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac ; Cactus spines ; Stinging nettle ; Swallowed (ingested) poisonous plant --
Seizures --
Shock --
Snake and other reptile bites --
Spinal injury --
Stroke ("brain attack") --
Tooth injuries --
Wild animal attacks --
Prevention : Altitude illness ; Avalanche burial ; Bear attack ; Blisters ; Cold-related emergencies (adapted from Colorado Mountain Club): conserve, share, and create warmth, clothing ; Dehydration: how much fluid to drink? ; Drowning (submersion/immersion) ; Heat stress ; Insect stings (bees, wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets) ; Lightning strike (adapted from National Lightning Safety Institute) ; Mosquito bites ; Mountain lion attack ; Poisonous plant dermatitis ; Snakebite ; Tick bite ; Waterborne diseases: boiling, chemicals, special filters.
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