Bibliograph

The scouting guide to wilderness first aid, more than 200 essential skills for medical emergencies in remote environments, Grant S. Lipman, MD, FACEP, FAWM

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The scouting guide to wilderness first aid, more than 200 essential skills for medical emergencies in remote environments, Grant S. Lipman, MD, FACEP, FAWM

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The scouting guide to wilderness first aid

Nature of contents

handbooks

Oclc number

1108741402

Responsibility statement

Grant S. Lipman, MD, FACEP, FAWM

Sub title

more than 200 essential skills for medical emergencies in remote environments

Summary

"In Scouting's Guide to First Aid, current Scouts, Scout alumni, and readers interested in the outdoors are provided with time-tested advice on how to safely identify, harvest, and use edible wild plants. Some practical tips include: how to triage, assess, and identify medical emergencies; what to include in a first aid kit for your home; when to seek help for health emergencies; how to safely move a sick or injured person; how to perform CPR and use an automatic external defibrillator; what the proper procedures are for broken bones, hypothermia, burns, and sprains; and so much more!"--Page [4] of cover

Table Of Contents

Assessment system/ CPR -- Abdominal pain -- Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis--Altitude illness -- Blisters -- Burns -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -- Chest pain -- Chest trauma -- Dental pain -- Diabetic emergencies -- Drowning -- Eyes, ears, nose, and throat -- Female genital problems -- Frostbite -- Head injury -- Heat illness -- Hypothermia -- Infectious disease -- Lightning -- Lung problems -- Male genital problems -- problems -- Nervous system -- Skin irritation -- Toxins, bites, and stings -- Trauma -- Wound care

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Scouting guide to wilderness first aid, more than two hundred essential skills for medical emergencies in remote environments

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