First Aid Guide And Home Doctor: Illustrated Survival Guide With Step-By-Step Instructions, Techniques, Explanation Of Medical Tests, And A World-Wide List Of Emergency Phone Numbers (Mobi Health)
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Nutrition & Diet, Diets, Reference & Language, Reference, Medical
| Author: | MobileReference | ISBN: | 9781605010953 |
| Publisher: | MobileReference | Publication: | January 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | MobileReference | Language: | English |
| Author: | MobileReference |
| ISBN: | 9781605010953 |
| Publisher: | MobileReference |
| Publication: | January 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | MobileReference |
| Language: | English |
First Aid Guide and Home Doctor - an illustrated survival guide with step-by-step instructions, techniques, explanation of medical tests, and a world-wide list of emergency phone numbers. An illustrated survival guide with step-by-step instructions, a world-wide list of emergency phone numbers, first aid techniques, and detailed description of what-to-do in over 60 medical emergency conditions. Audience:Intended for everyone interested in first aid. No previous knowledge of medicine is necessary.FEATURES:-Fully illustrated. -Detailed explanations of CPR, rescue breathing and other first aid techniques. -Comprehensive step-by-step description of what-to-do in over 60 medical conditions. -Warning signs of heart attack, stroke and other medical conditions are discussed. -Special sections on wound treatments, wilderness, diver rescue and more. -Illustrated human anatomy chapter. -Medical Tests -World-Wide Emergency Telephone Numbers -Always have the guide available for a quick reference. -Consult the guide during an emergency or read it at leisure. -Search for the words or phrases -Find the article easily from Table of Contents or A-Z index Conditions covered by this guide:Bites: Insect and animal bites and stings Snakebite Spider bite Tick bites and Lyme disease Removing an insect in the ear canalBleeding: Hemorrhage (heavy bleeding) Nosebleed Wounds Bone: Bone fracture Spinal/neck injuryBreathing: Altitude sickness Anaphylaxis (constriction of airways) Asthma Choking Diver rescue Drowning Hyperventilation Panic attacks Sucking chest wound (Pneumothorax) Cold and flu: Common cold Flu Fever Fever convulsions (febrile seizures)Diabetes: Diabetic coma Hyperglycemia Hypoglycemia (insulin shock) KetoacidosisHead: Fainting Head Injury Migraine Stroke Anxiety attacks and nervousnessHeat and cold: Heat stroke Heat syncope Hypothermia (low body temperature) Frostbite Blisters DehydrationInternal organs: Appendicitis Cardiac Arrest Heart attack Heart failure Gastrointestinal bleedingLoss of consciousness: Convulsion (Seizure) Cardiac Arrest Dehydration Diabetic coma Drowning Fainting Head Injury Heart attack Poisoning Stroke Shock Spinal/neck injuryMuscle: Bruise Convulsion (Seizure) Cramps Muscle Strain SprainPain: Appendicitis Cardiac Arrest Chest Pain Heartburn Migraine ToothachePoisoning: Poison control center Poisoning Food Poisoning Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide Poison-ivy and poison-oak Insect and animal bites and stings Snakebite Spider bite Overdose from drugs Heroin Overdose Cocaine Intoxication VomitingSkin: Blisters Bruise Burns Wounds Tick bites and Lyme diseaseWomen only: Normal Childbirth Childbirth - emergency delivery Miscarriage Elective abortion
First Aid Guide and Home Doctor - an illustrated survival guide with step-by-step instructions, techniques, explanation of medical tests, and a world-wide list of emergency phone numbers. An illustrated survival guide with step-by-step instructions, a world-wide list of emergency phone numbers, first aid techniques, and detailed description of what-to-do in over 60 medical emergency conditions. Audience:Intended for everyone interested in first aid. No previous knowledge of medicine is necessary.FEATURES:-Fully illustrated. -Detailed explanations of CPR, rescue breathing and other first aid techniques. -Comprehensive step-by-step description of what-to-do in over 60 medical conditions. -Warning signs of heart attack, stroke and other medical conditions are discussed. -Special sections on wound treatments, wilderness, diver rescue and more. -Illustrated human anatomy chapter. -Medical Tests -World-Wide Emergency Telephone Numbers -Always have the guide available for a quick reference. -Consult the guide during an emergency or read it at leisure. -Search for the words or phrases -Find the article easily from Table of Contents or A-Z index Conditions covered by this guide:Bites: Insect and animal bites and stings Snakebite Spider bite Tick bites and Lyme disease Removing an insect in the ear canalBleeding: Hemorrhage (heavy bleeding) Nosebleed Wounds Bone: Bone fracture Spinal/neck injuryBreathing: Altitude sickness Anaphylaxis (constriction of airways) Asthma Choking Diver rescue Drowning Hyperventilation Panic attacks Sucking chest wound (Pneumothorax) Cold and flu: Common cold Flu Fever Fever convulsions (febrile seizures)Diabetes: Diabetic coma Hyperglycemia Hypoglycemia (insulin shock) KetoacidosisHead: Fainting Head Injury Migraine Stroke Anxiety attacks and nervousnessHeat and cold: Heat stroke Heat syncope Hypothermia (low body temperature) Frostbite Blisters DehydrationInternal organs: Appendicitis Cardiac Arrest Heart attack Heart failure Gastrointestinal bleedingLoss of consciousness: Convulsion (Seizure) Cardiac Arrest Dehydration Diabetic coma Drowning Fainting Head Injury Heart attack Poisoning Stroke Shock Spinal/neck injuryMuscle: Bruise Convulsion (Seizure) Cramps Muscle Strain SprainPain: Appendicitis Cardiac Arrest Chest Pain Heartburn Migraine ToothachePoisoning: Poison control center Poisoning Food Poisoning Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide Poison-ivy and poison-oak Insect and animal bites and stings Snakebite Spider bite Overdose from drugs Heroin Overdose Cocaine Intoxication VomitingSkin: Blisters Bruise Burns Wounds Tick bites and Lyme diseaseWomen only: Normal Childbirth Childbirth - emergency delivery Miscarriage Elective abortion
