Responding to emergencies
Subtitle: comprehensive first aid/CPR/AED
By: American Red Cross
Publisher: American National Red Cross
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9781584805540
Subjects: First aid in illness and injury; Medical emergencies
Other titles: Comprehensive first aid/CPR/AED
Description: This comprehensive program is designed to give you the knowledge and skills necessary to help save lives in emergency situations. This participant's manual covers: assessments ; cardiac and breathing emergencies ; CPR and AED ; sudden illness and injuries ; substance abuse ; care in special situations ; and more.--Back cover.
Notes: "This participant's textbook is part of the American Red Cross Responding to Emergencies: Comprehensive First Aid/CPR/AED program."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: If not you ... who?; title: Responding to an emergency; title: Before giving care; title: The human body; title: Checking the person; title: Cardiac Emergencies; title: Breathing emergencies; title: Bleeding; title: Shock; title: Soft tissue injuries; title: Musculoskeletal injuries; title: Injuries to the extremities; title: Injuries to the head, neck and spine; title: Injuries to the chest, abdomen and pelvis; title: Sudden illnesses; title: Poisoning; title: Bites and Stings; title: Substance abuse and misuse; title: Heat-related illnesses and cold-related emergencies; title: Water-related emergencies; title: Pediatric, older adult and special situations; title: Emergency childbirth; title: disaster, remote and wilderness emergencies.