num_pages: 168
description: Endorsed by the South African Red Cross Society for first aid level one training, this book provides information on how to recognize and respond to emergency situations and medical conditions, how to provide appropriate treatments, and when it's advisable to await professional assistance. Featuring signs and symptoms to watch for and treatment variations for infants and children, it covers topics such as the basic principles of first aid, how to handle situations involving multiple casualties and injuries, and how to treat conditions such as asphyxia, bites and stings, burns, fractures, spinal injuries, wounds and bleeding, and the like.
language: English
title: Essential First Aid: Level 1 Manual for Southern Africa
titlecomplete: Essential First Aid: Level 1 Manual for Southern Africa
publisher: Juta Academic