Author: M. Usman
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781511969222
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 - What's In Your Kit? I - The Basic contents of a good first aid kit II - Conditions for use and precautions III - Alternative methods for when your pack is not enough Chapter 2 - Maintaining Your Health I - Retaining fluids and preventing dehydration II - Maintaining your nutritional intake III - A guide to sterile and safe hygiene practices IV - The importance of rest Chapter 3 - Using medicines from your kit I - A quick guide to painkillers, their effects and conditions they should be used in II - Antiseptics and their uses in preventing infection III - Antibiotics and the situations they should be used in Chapter 4 - Using indigenous plants that have medicinal properties I - Identifying and using plants as painkillers II - Common plants with antiseptic properties III - Precautions and dangers of using plants as medicines Chapter 5 - Injuries to bones or joints I - Methods for binding injuries II - Materials that can be used as dressings III - A guide to caring for dislocations and sprains Chapter 6 - Emergency and Lifesaving Techniques I - Controlling blood flow from wounds II - A quick guide to CPR Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Disaster can strike at any given moment - whether you live in close proximity to natural hazards such as an earthquake zone or active volcano, or whether you live in a seemingly safe urban area. Your geographical location is a major factor when considering the different ways that you may be exposed to dangers, however this is an issue that has the potential to affect you at home, on holiday, or even when you're visiting a new area. In such situations, it may be difficult to reach the emergency services or contact someone that may be able to help you - you could find yourself isolated from human settlement and left to your instinctive devices. The basics to survival medicine are often overlooked and cast aside when it comes to common knowledge. How many of us could use indigenous plants as an antiseptic? How many of us could bind a wound using natural dressings? These are key skills that we have no use for in our everyday lives and of course, we can always use a helpful app or the internet to help us, right? But, what could we do in situations when those luxuries are out of reach and the only tools we have is the environment around us? This guide will cover the essential basics in survival medicine, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding of how to cope with injuries in such distressing situations. From the contents of your survival pack to using potentially life-saving plants and applying emergency techniques - this guide will help you to build up a solid foundation. If you ever find yourself injured in a disaster situation, you'll know where to begin.
Author: M. Usman
Publisher: Mendon Cottage Books
ISBN: 1310865612
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 41
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Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 – What’s In Your Kit? I – The Basic contents of a good first aid kit II – Conditions for use and precautions III – Alternative methods for when your pack is not enough Chapter 2 – Maintaining Your Health I – Retaining fluids and preventing dehydration II – Maintaining your nutritional intake III – A guide to sterile and safe hygiene practices IV – The importance of rest Chapter 3 – Using medicines from your kit I – A quick guide to painkillers, their effects and conditions they should be used in II – Antiseptics and their uses in preventing infection III – Antibiotics and the situations they should be used in Chapter 4 – Using indigenous plants that have medicinal properties I – Identifying and using plants as painkillers II – Common plants with antiseptic properties III – Precautions and dangers of using plants as medicines Chapter 5 – Injuries to bones or joints I – Methods for binding injuries II – Materials that can be used as dressings III – A guide to caring for dislocations and sprains Chapter 6 – Emergency and Lifesaving Techniques I – Controlling blood flow from wounds II – A quick guide to CPR Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Disaster can strike at any given moment – whether you live in close proximity to natural hazards such as an earthquake zone or active volcano, or whether you live in a seemingly safe urban area. Your geographical location is a major factor when considering the different ways that you may be exposed to dangers, however this is an issue that has the potential to affect you at home, on holiday, or even when you’re visiting a new area. In such situations, it may be difficult to reach the emergency services or contact someone that may be able to help you – you could find yourself isolated from human settlement and left to your instinctive devices. The basics to survival medicine are often overlooked and cast aside when it comes to common knowledge. How many of us could use indigenous plants as an antiseptic? How many of us could bind a wound using natural dressings? These are key skills that we have no use for in our everyday lives and of course, we can always use a helpful app or the internet to help us, right? But, what could we do in situations when those luxuries are out of reach and the only tools we have is the environment around us? This guide will cover the essential basics in survival medicine, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding of how to cope with injuries in such distressing situations. From the contents of your survival pack to using potentially life-saving plants and applying emergency techniques – this guide will help you to build up a solid foundation. If you ever find yourself injured in a disaster situation, you’ll know where to begin.
Author: Joseph Alton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1632202611
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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No one knows what the next disaster will be: earthquake, Coronavirus, flu epidemic, flood, terrorist attack. But everyone should know how to survive a medical emergency if a medical professional isn’t available. From Dr. Joe Alton and Amy Alton ARNP comes an updated edition of their bestseller The Survival Medicine Handbook. This unique medical book is meant to enable the average person to handle injuries and illness in situations in which modern medical facilities and professionals aren’t available due to a disaster. This book is written by America’s top medical preparedness experts: Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP. Their mission: to put a medically prepared person in every family for when medical help is not on the way. Using decades of medical experience, they address, in plain language, dozens of medical issues associated with surviving disasters and epidemics. The Altons also discuss the medical supplies needed to become a medical asset to your family and community as well as alternative and natural strategies for when pharmaceuticals aren’t available. Topics include: Appendicitis and Conditions that Mimic It Urinary Tract Infections Mosquito-Borne Illnesses Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis Head Injuries Animal Bites Snake Bites Head injuries Kidney Stones Dislocations and Fractures Nosebleeds Pain Medications Natural Pain Relief And much much more! Most medical books will send you to the doctor or hospital when an emergency happens. The Altons assume that the worst might actually happen—that the average person could be left without medical help in a disaster. With their book, you can keep your family healthy in times of trouble.
Author: Matthew Coleridge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Do you know how to save lives in survival situations when there is no medical support? Epidemics, hurricanes, fires, earthquakes: sudden disasters can be of any type and in these dramatic situations it is important to put life first. Imagine that one of your relatives needs medical help but you don't know how to act and how you can save their life. It can happen to everybody to end up in an unexpected emergency when a fast intervention can make the difference between life and death. It's important and necessary for everyone to know how to behave and manage a person in mortal danger that requires immediate and proper help. Statistical numbers speak for themselves In UK, every year, approximately 150000 people die for a lack of first aid skills, the same number of dead people from cancer. Every year one million children are victims of accidents. The 82% of parents are unaware of what to do in emergency situations, like burns, chocking and injuries. Extra content: epidemics and viruses At the end of the book, you will find some extra content about epidemics and viruses with historical references, understanding how these invisible enemies take action and how you can face them. What are the contents of this book? You will learn more about: First Aid maneuvers; The necessary items you'll want to include in your first aid kit; How to control panic in emergency situations; First Aid for children; How to diagnose any kind of injuries; Treatment of animal bites, infections, burns and more; How to behave during an epidemic and viruses (extra); And much more! Target: Everyone should read this book to always be prepared for these kinds of situations; If you don't know anything about medicine and first aid; If you care about the lives of the people around you;
Author: Joseph Alton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988872554
Category : Assistance in emergencies
Languages : en
Pages : 671
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"Are you prepared to deal with medical issues in a disaster or epidemic if the ambulance is heading in the OTHER direction? What if YOU were the end of the line when it came to your family's health and well-being"--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Spike Briggs
Publisher: Firefly Books
ISBN: 9781770857049
Category : First aid in illness and injury
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"A guide to handling emergency situations in the wilderness. Provides a guide to preparation, emergency response and assessment, aftercare and rescue procedures."--
Author: Joseph Alton
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1629147702
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Book Description
No one knows what the next disaster will be: earthquake, Coronavirus, flu epidemic, flood, terrorist attack. But everyone should know how to survive a medical emergency if a medical professional isn’t available. From Dr. Joe Alton and Amy Alton ARNP comes an updated edition of their bestseller The Survival Medicine Handbook. This unique medical book is meant to enable the average person to handle injuries and illness in situations in which modern medical facilities and professionals aren’t available due to a disaster. This book is written by America’s top medical preparedness experts: Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP. Their mission: to put a medically prepared person in every family for when medical help is not on the way. Using decades of medical experience, they address, in plain language, dozens of medical issues associated with surviving disasters and epidemics. The Altons also discuss the medical supplies needed to become a medical asset to your family and community as well as alternative and natural strategies for when pharmaceuticals aren’t available. Topics include: Appendicitis and Conditions that Mimic It Urinary Tract Infections Mosquito-Borne Illnesses Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis Head Injuries Animal Bites Snake Bites Head injuries Kidney Stones Dislocations and Fractures Nosebleeds Pain Medications Natural Pain Relief And much much more! Most medical books will send you to the doctor or hospital when an emergency happens. The Altons assume that the worst might actually happen—that the average person could be left without medical help in a disaster. With their book, you can keep your family healthy in times of trouble.
Author: Shirley A Jones
Publisher: F.A. Davis
ISBN: 0803629397
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 243
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Awarded AJN Book of the Year Award 2012! From performing CPR on an adult, child, or infant to dealing with bleeding and shock, cuts and broken bones, heart attacks, emergency childbirth, poisoning, drowning, scuba diving mishaps, wilderness survival, and natural disasters such as tornadoes, wildfires, floods, and earthquakes…this portable, waterproof guide helps you quickly find the information you need to develop a plan of action for assessing and treating all kinds of first aid and survival emergencies.
Author: Gregory R. Ciottone
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323286658
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
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The most comprehensive resource of its kind, Ciottone's Disaster Medicine, 2nd Edition, thoroughly covers isolated domestic events as well as global disasters and humanitarian crises. Dr. Gregory Ciottone and more than 200 worldwide authorities share their knowledge and expertise on the preparation, assessment, and management of both natural and man-made disasters, including terrorist attacks and the threat of biological warfare. Part 1 offers an A-to-Z resource for every aspect of disaster medicine and management, while Part 2 features an exhaustive compilation of every conceivable disaster event, organized to facilitate quick reference in a real-time setting. Quickly grasp key concepts, including identification of risks, organizational preparedness, equipment planning, disaster education and training, and more advanced concepts such as disaster risk reduction, tactical EMS, hazard vulnerability analysis, impact of disaster on children, and more. Understand the chemical and biologic weapons known to exist today, as well as how to best manage possible future events and scenarios for which there is no precedent. Be prepared for man-made disasters with new sections that include Topics Unique to Terrorist Events and High-Threat Disaster Response and Operational Medicine (covering tactical and military medicine). Get a concise overview of lessons learned by the responders to recent disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti, Hurricane Sandy, the 2014 Ebola outbreak, and active shooter events like Sandy Hook, CT and Aurora, CO. Learn about the latest technologies such as the use of social media in disaster response and mobile disaster applications. Ensure that everyone on your team is up-to-date with timely topics, thanks to new chapters on disaster nursing, crisis leadership, medical simulation in disaster preparedness, disaster and climate change, and the role of non-governmental agencies (NGOs) in disaster response - a critical topic for those responding to humanitarian needs overseas. Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author: James Hubbard, MD
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1621453065
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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It's the worst snowstorm you can remember. The ice-covered streets are abandoned. You hear a boom in the distance, and your computer screen goes blank. Darkness. A crash and another bang from inside the house. In the hallway, your husband sits on the floor, soaked in blood. You dial 911, and all you get is a busy signal. Would you know what to do next? The Survival Doctor’s Complete Handbook will teach you just what you need to know to take care of yourself and your loved ones in the event you aren’t able to get professional medical help right away. Encompassing but going well beyond immediate first aid, the book covers: how to put a dislocated joint back into place how to prevent hypothermia when your heat has gone out what to do for asthma when you don’t have your inhaler whether you can really drink your own urine if you run out of water what to feed your toddler if he has a fever and you have no medicine and much more Featuring more than 100 illustrations, along with quick quizzes and real-life examples, The Survival Doctor’s Complete Handbook will take you step by step through the essentials of medical care during a crisis. Perhaps you’ve been stranded by a sudden storm when out camping. Maybe you live alone in a rural area, and can’t easily get to a doctor when you hurt your arm. Or you just want to make sure you and your family are prepared to safely weather the next Superstorm Sandy, polar vortex, tornado strike, heat wave, earthquake, or other natural disaster. Whatever your situation and your health needs, The Survival Doctor’s Complete Handbook is your must-have medical resource.
