The Pocket First-Aid Field Guide
Treatment and Prevention of Outdoor Emergencies
1st Edition
Published on 6. October 2010
160 pages
978-1-62873-167-5 (ISBN)
Description
Practical advice for the on-the-go outdoorsman, this field-friendly guide is essential for anyone interested in first-aid preparation and care. Here is advice useful on a hike or for any fishing trip, including step-by-step instructions on dealing with fractures, suturing wounds, treating eyes and ears, managing allergic reactions, and more. With common sense advice, and in a handy, portable package, this is one little book that no one should be without in a campsite or in their forest hideaway.
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George Dvorchak is a retired medical doctor who spends as much time as possible out in the field hunting and fishing. His articles on firearms, hunting, survival, and health have been published in a wide variety of outdoor magazines. He lives in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- THE AUTHOR
- CONSULTANTS
- 1. ROLE OF ANATOMY
- THE HUMAN BODY
- 2. PHYSICAL CONDITIONING
- KEEPING FIT
- 3. HEART DISEASE
- MAJOR RISK FACTORS FOR ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
- 4. BREATHING & CHOKING
- RESCUE BREATHING
- CPR
- CHOKING
- 5. BRUISES, SCRAPES, CUTS & DEALING WITH SHOCK
- BLEEDING
- HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
- WOUNDS
- 6. SPRAINS, STRAINS & FRACTURES
- SPRAINS
- MUSCLE STRAINS
- BROKEN BONES & FRACTURES
- TRAUMA TO THE HEAD
- 7. FEVER
- Signs of a Fever
- Procedures for Taking a Temperature
- Causes of Fever
- Emergency First-Aid Treatment for Fever
- 8. STINGS, SNAKE BITE & POISON
- ALLERGIC REACTIONS
- TICKS
- SNAKE BITE
- POISON
- POISON IVY, OAK & SUMAC
- 9. HEAT & COLD
- BURNS
- DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH HEAT
- DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH COLD & WIND
- NUTRITION
- ATTITUDE
- 10. DENTAL CONCERNS
- SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
- HARD TISSUE INJURIES
- 11. PROTECTING YOUR EYES & EARS
- THE EYE, EYE SAFETY AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
- HEARING & HEARING PROTECTION
- 12. HYDRATION
- Symptoms of Dehydration
- Emergency First-Aid Treatment for Dehydration
- Liquids
- High-Altitude Sickness
- Safe Drinking & Washing Water
- Boiling
- Chlorination - Bleach
- Purification Tablets & Filters
- 13. BOOTS & FOOT CARE
- BOOTS IN GENERAL
- APPENDIX
- OUTDOORS FIRST-AID KIT
- PLANNING FOR SURVIVAL
