FIRST AID

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE v

CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTAL CRITERIA FOR FIRST AID

1-1. General 1-1

1-2. Terminology 1-2

1-3. Understanding Vital Body Functions for First Aid. 1-3

1-4. Adverse Conditions 1-7

1-5. Basics of First Aid . 1-7

1-6. Evaluating a Casualty . 1-8

CHAPTER 2. BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID

2-1. General 2-1

Section I. Open the Airway and Restore Breathing. 2-1

2-2. Breathing Process 2-1

2-3. Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty 2-1

2-4. Opening the Airway of an Unconscious or not Breathing Casualty . 2-3

2-5. Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration) 2-6

2-6. Preliminary Steps—All Rescue Breathing Methods 2-6

2-7. Mouth-to-Mouth Method . 2-7

2-8. Mouth-to-Nose Method . 2-9

2-9. Heartbeat 2-9

2-10. Airway Obstructions. 2-10

2-11. Opening the Obstructed Airway—Conscious Casualty 2-11

2-12. Opening the Obstructed Airway—Casualty Lying Down or Unconscious. 2-14

Section II. Stop the Bleeding and Protect the Wound . 2-18

2-13. General . 2-18

2-14. Clothing 2-19

2-15. Entrance and Exit Wounds . 2-19

2-16. Field Dressing . 2-20

2-17. Manual Pressure 2-21

2-18. Pressure Dressing 2-22

2-19. Digital Pressure . 2-24

2-20. Tourniquet . 2-25

Section III. Check for Shock and Administer First Aid Measures 2-29

2-21. General . 2-29

2-22. Causes and Effects . 2-29

2-23. Signs and Symptoms of Shock . 2-30

2-24. First Aid Measures for Shock 2-31

CHAPTER 3. FIRST AID FOR SPECIFIC INJURIES

3-1. General . 3-1

3-2. Head, Neck, and Facial Injuries . 3-1

3-3. General First Aid Measures 3-2

3-4. Chest Wounds . 3-4

3-5. First Aid for Chest Wounds 3-5

3-6. Abdominal Wounds 3-9

3-7. First Aid for Abdominal Wounds . 3-9

3-8. Burn Injuries 3-12

3-9. First Aid for Burns . 3-13

3-10. Dressings and Bandages . 3-16

3-11. Shoulder Bandage 3-29

3-12. Elbow Bandage . 3-30

3-13. Hand Bandage . 3-30

3-14. Leg (Upper and Lower) Bandage 3-33

3-15. Knee Bandage . 3-34

3-16. Foot Bandage 3-34

CHAPTER 4. FIRST AID FOR FRACTURES

4-1. General . 4-1

4-2. Kinds of Fractures 4-1

4-3. Signs and Symptoms of Fractures . 4-2

4-4. Purposes of Immobilizing Fractures 4-2

4-5. Splints, Padding, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes 4-2

4-6. Procedures for Splinting Suspected Fractures . 4-3

4-7. Upper Extremity Fractures . 4-9

4-8. Lower Extremity Fractures . 4-12

4-9. Jaw, Collarbone, and Shoulder Fractures 4-15

4-10. Spinal Column Fractures 4-16

4-11. Neck Fractures 4-18

CHAPTER 5. FIRST AID FOR CLIMATIC INJURIES

5-1. General . 5-1

5-2. Heat Injuries . 5-2

5-3. Cold Injuries 5-7

CHAPTER 6. FIRST AID FOR BITES AND STINGS

6-1. General . 6-1

6-2. Types of Snakes 6-1

6-3. Snakebites 6-5

6-4. Human or Animal Bites . 6-7

6-5. Marine (Sea) Animals . 6-8

6-6. Insect (Arthropod) Bites and Stings . 6-9

6-7. First Aid for Bites and Stings 6-12

CHAPTER 7. FIRST AID IN A NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT

7-1. General . 7-1

7-2. First Aid Materials . 7-1

7-3. Classification of Chemical and Biological Agents . 7-2

7-4. Conditions for Masking Without Order or Alarm 7-3

7-5. First Aid for a Chemical Attack . 7-4

7-6. Background Information on Nerve Agents 7-5

7-7. Signs and Symptoms of Nerve Agent Poisoning . 7-7

7-8. First Aid for Nerve Agent Poisoning . 7-8

7-9. Blister Agents . 7-19

7-10. Choking Agents (Lung-Damaging Agents) 7-21

7-11. Cyanogen (Blood) Agents . 7-22

7-12. Incapacitating Agents 7-23

7-13. Incendiaries 7-24

7-14. Biological Agents and First Aid . 7-25

7-15. Toxins 7-25

7-16. Nuclear Detonation . 7-27

CHAPTER 8. FIRST AID FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS

8-1. General . 8-1

8-2. Importance of Psychological First Aid . 8-1

8-3. Situations Requiring Psychological First Aid . 8-1

8-4. Interrelationship of Psychological and Physical First Aid . 8-2

8-5. Goals of Psychological First Aid 8-2

8-6. Respect for Others’ Feelings . 8-3

8-7. Emotional and Physical Disability . 8-3

8-8. Combat and Other Operational Stress Reactions . 8-4

8-9. Reactions to Stress . 8-4

8-10. Severe Stress or Stress Reaction . 8-6

8-11. Application of Psychological First Aid . 8-6

8-12. Reactions and Limitations . 8-8

8-13. Stress Reactions . 8-9

APPENDIX A. FIRST AID CASE AND KITS, DRESSINGS, AND BANDAGES

A-1. First Aid Case with Field Dressings and Bandages A-1

A-2. General Purpose First Aid Kits A-1

A-3. Dressings . A-2

A-4. Standard Bandages . A-2

A-5. Triangular and Cravat (Swathe) Bandages . A-2

APPENDIX B. RESCUE AND TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURES

B-1. General . B-1

B-2. Principles of Rescue Operations . B-1

B-3. Considerations B-1

B-4. Plan of Action . B-2

B-5. Proper Handling of Casualties . B-3

B-6. Positioning the Casualty . B-4

B-7. Medical Evacuation and Transportation of Casualties . B-5

B-8. Manual Carries . B-6

B-9. Improvised Litters B-26

GLOSSARY Glossary-1

REFERENCES References-1

INDEX Index-1