The scouting guide to wilderness first aid : more than 200 essential skills for medical emergencies in remote environments
(2019)
By:
Lipman, Grant S.
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
Y/616.025/LIPMAN,G
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2019]
©2019
©2019
DESCRIPTION
xiv, 164 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781510739710, 1510739718 :, 1510739718, 9781510739710
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"A licensed product of BSA"--Cover
"In Scouting's Guide to First Aid, current Scouts, Scout alumni, and readers interested in the outdoors are provided with time-tested advice on how to safely identify, harvest, and use edible wild plants. Some practical tips include: how to triage, assess, and identify medical emergencies; what to include in a first aid kit for your home; when to seek help for health emergencies; how to safely move a sick or injured person; how to perform CPR and use an automatic external defibrillator; what the proper procedures are for broken bones, hypothermia, burns, and sprains; and so much more!"--Page [4] of cover
"The Boy Scouts of America"--Title page
CONTENTS
Assessment system/ CPR --
Abdominal pain --
Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis--Altitude illness --
Blisters --
Burns --
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) -- Chest pain --
Chest trauma --
Dental pain --
Diabetic emergencies --
Drowning --
Eyes, ears, nose, and throat --
Female genital problems --
Frostbite --
Head injury --
Heat illness --
Hypothermia --
Infectious disease --
Lightning --
Lung problems --
Male genital problems --
problems --
Nervous system --
Skin irritation --
Toxins, bites, and stings --
Trauma --
Wound care