CONTENTS
1 FIRST AID
Action in an emergency ................. 10 Resuscitation techniques ................ 12
Choking ( adults and children )........................... 22
Choking ( babies under 1 ) ................................. 24
Heart attack ..................................... 25 Asthma attack ................................. 26 Shock ................................................ 27 Anaphylactic shock ......................... 28 Head injury ...................................... 29 Stroke ............................................... 30 Severe bleeding ............................... 31
Penetrating chest wounds ............................................ 32
Cuts and scrapes .............................. 33 Splinters ........................................... 34 Eye wound ....................................... 35 Foreign object in the eye ............... 36 Chemicals in the eye ....................... 37 Bleeding from the mouth .............. 38
Nosebleed ........................................ 39 Emergency childbirth ...................... 40 Major seizures ................................. 42 Febrile seizures ................................ 43 Broken arm ...................................... 44 Broken leg ....................................... 45 Spinal injuries .................................. 46 Sprains and strains .......................... 47 Severe burns .................................... 48 Minor burns and scalds ................... 49 Sunburn ........................................... 50 Heat exhaustion .............................. 51 Heatstroke ....................................... 52 Fainting ............................................ 53 Hypothermia ................................... 54 Frostbite ........................................... 55 Swallowed poisons .......................... 56 Snake and spider bites .................... 57 Animal and tick bites ..................... 58
Insect and scorpion stings ................... 59
First-aid equipment ........ 60