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This manual is developed for use within advanced first aid, CPR, and AED training courses offered through Emergency Care & Safety Institute. Based on the 2015 International Consensus Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC), Advanced First Aid, CPR, and AED, Seventh Edition is ideal for use within college-level courses designed to certify individuals in first aid, CPR, and AED.
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Background Information
1
Chapter 2 Action at an Emergency
12
Chapter 3 The Human Body
31
Chapter 4 Finding Out What is Wrong
52
Chapter 5 CPR
72
Chapter 6 Automated External Defibrillation
92
Chapter 7 Shock
101
Chapter 8 Bleeding
114
Chapter 18 Poisoning
302
Chapter 19 Bites and Stings
322
Chapter 20 ColdRelated Emergencies
356
Chapter 21 HeatRelated Emergencies
372
Chapter 22 Childbirth and Gynecologic Emergencies
382
Chapter 23 Behavioral Emergencies
399
Chapter 24 Wilderness First Aid
412
Chapter 25 Rescuing and Moving Injured People
432

Chapter 9 Wounds
126
Chapter 10 Bandaging Wounds
147
Chapter 11 Burns
165
Chapter 12 Head and Spinal Injuries
181
Chapter 13 Chest Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
207
Chapter 14 Bone Joint and Muscle Injuries
216
Chapter 15 Extremity Injuries
229
Chapter 16 Splinting Extremities
251
Chapter 17 Sudden Illness
270
Chapter 26 Disaster Preparedness
452
First Aid Supplies
465
Medication Information
471
Health Care Provider Basic Life Support
475
FEMA Disaster Supplies Checklists
479
Answer Key
483
Index
485
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Brigham Young University

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