Thygerson, Alton L. creator text mau 2016 Second edition. monographic eng

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xii, 188 pages : illustrations ; cm. Abbreviations/mnemonics used signaling for help : Signaling aircraft ; Other signals -- Evacuation : Guidelines for helicopter evacuation ; Guidelines for ground evacuation -- First aid kits : Basic survival kit: the bare essentials -- Finding out what is wrong: victim assessment : Scene size-up ; Primary assessment ; Secondary assessment ; Documentation ; Verbal first aid: what to say to a victim -- Abdominal complaints : Abdominal pain ; Nausea and vomiting ; Diarrhea ; Constipation -- Abdominal injuries -- Alcohol and drug emergencies : Alcohol intoxication ; Drugs -- Allergic reactions (severe) -- Altitude illnesses : Other altitude-related illnesses -- Arthropod bites and stings -- Asthma -- Bleeding and wound care : Bleeding control ; Wound care ; Infected wound ; Blood under a nail ; Amputations ; Animal bites ; Blisters ; Fishhook removal ; Internal bleeding -- Bone, joint, and muscle injuries : Broken bones (fractures) ; Dislocated joints: shoulder, kneecap, and finger ; Ankle injuries (adapted from Ottawa Ankle Rules) ; Knee injuries ; Splinting guidelines ; Muscle injuries -- Burns : Evacuation -- Cardiac arrest (heart stops) : CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) ; Hands-only (compression-only) CPR ; CPR in remote locations ; AED (automated external defibrillator) -- Chest injuries : Rib fractures ; Flail chest ; Penetrating object in chest ; Sucking chest wound -- Chest pain -- Choking -- Diabetic emergencies : Hypoglycemia (blood sugar too low) ; Hyperglycemia (blood sugar too high) -- Drowning (submersion/immersion) -- Ear injuries : Objects stuck in an ear ; Fluids coming from an ear -- Eye injuries -- Female health problems : Vaginitis ; Urinary tract infection ; Vaginal bleeding ; Pregnancy problems -- Frostbite and frostnip : Frostbite ; Frostnip ; Immersion foot -- Head injuries : Scalp wound ; Skull fracture ; Brain injury (concussion) -- Heart attack -- Heat-related illnesses : Heatstroke ; Heat exhaustion ; Hyponatremia ("water intoxication") ; Heat cramps ; Heat syncope ; Heat edema ; Heat rash (prickly heat) -- Hypothermia : Mild hypothermia ; Severe hypothermia -- Lightning injuries -- Marine-animal injuries -- Motion sickness -- Nose injuries -- Plant-related problems : Plant-induced dermatitis: poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac ; Cactus spines ; Stinging nettle ; Swallowed (ingested) poisonous plant -- Seizures -- Shock -- Snake and other reptile bites -- Spinal injury -- Stroke ("brain attack") -- Tooth injuries -- Wild animal attacks -- Prevention : Altitude illness ; Avalanche burial ; Bear attack ; Blisters ; Cold-related emergencies (adapted from Colorado Mountain Club): conserve, share, and create warmth, clothing ; Dehydration: how much fluid to drink? ; Drowning (submersion/immersion) ; Heat stress ; Insect stings (bees, wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets) ; Lightning strike (adapted from National Lightning Safety Institute) ; Mosquito bites ; Mountain lion attack ; Poisonous plant dermatitis ; Snakebite ; Tick bite ; Waterborne diseases: boiling, chemicals, special filters. Alton L. Thygerson, Steven M. Thygerson, Matthew L. Thygerson, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Wilderness Medical Society, Boy Scouts of America. Includes bibliographical references. Mountaineering injuries Outdoor medical emergencies First aid in illness and injury WB 107 T471 2016 9781449642211 (pbk.) 1449642217 (pbk.) 2014040295 DLC 211012 20211012101018.0 9916513793406676 eng