| Introduction | 10 |
| 1 | First-Aid Essentials | 11 |
| Being a first aider | 12 |
| Looking after yourself | 14 |
| Regulations and legislation | 17 |
| Action at an emergency | 18 |
| Telephoning for help | 20 |
| Multiple victims | 21 |
| Road incidents | 22 |
| Fires | 24 |
| Electrical injuries | 26 |
| Water rescue | 28 |
| Assessing a victim | 29 |
| Primary survey | 29 |
| Secondary survey | 30 |
| Symptoms and signs | 32 |
| Examining a victim | 34 |
| Treatment and aftercare | 36 |
| Passing on information | 37 |
| Using observation charts | 38 |
| 2 | Techniques and Equipment | 39 |
| Removing clothing | 40 |
| Removing headgear | 41 |
| Monitoring vital signs | 42 |
| First-aid materials | 44 |
| Dressings | 46 |
| Sterile dressings | 47 |
| Nonsterile dressings | 48 |
| Adhesive dressings | 49 |
| Cold compresses | 49 |
| Principles of bandaging | 50 |
| Roller bandages | 52 |
| Elbow and knee bandages | 54 |
| Hand and foot bandages | 55 |
| Tubular bandages | 56 |
| Triangular bandages | 57 |
| Square knots | 58 |
| Scalp bandage | 59 |
| Arm sling | 60 |
| Elevation sling | 61 |
| Improvised slings | 62 |
| Victim handling | 63 |
| Assisting a walking victim | 65 |
| Controlling a fall | 66 |
| Moving from chair to floor | 67 |
| Moving a collapsed victim | 68 |
| Moving equipment | 69 |
| Stretchers and boards | 70 |
| 3 | Life-Saving Procedures | 71 |
| Breathing and circulation | 72 |
| Life-saving priorities | 73 |
| Adult resuscitation chart | 75 |
| Unconscious adult | 76 |
| Child resuscitation chart | 86 |
| Unconscious child (1-7 years) | 87 |
| Infant resuscitation chart | 94 |
| Unconscious infant (under 1 year) | 95 |
| Choking summary charts | 99 |
| Choking adult | 100 |
| Choking child (1-7 years) | 101 |
| Choking infant (under 1 year) | 102 |
| 4 | Respiratory Problems | 103 |
| The respiratory system | 104 |
| Hypoxia | 106 |
| Airway obstruction | 107 |
| Hanging and strangulation | 108 |
| Drowning | 109 |
| Inhalation of fumes | 110 |
| Penetrating chest wound | 112 |
| Hyperventilation | 114 |
| Asthma | 115 |
| Croup | 116 |
| 5 | Heart and Circulatory Problems | 117 |
| The heart and blood vessels | 118 |
| Shock | 120 |
| Internal bleeding | 122 |
| Anaphylactic shock | 123 |
| Angina pectoris | 124 |
| Acute heart failure | 124 |
| Heart attack | 125 |
| Fainting | 126 |
| 6 | Wounds and Bleeding | 127 |
| Bleeding and types of wounds | 128 |
| Severe bleeding | 130 |
| Impalement | 132 |
| Amputation | 132 |
| Crush injury | 133 |
| Cuts and abrasions | 134 |
| Foreign object in a cut | 135 |
| Bruising | 136 |
| Infected wound | 136 |
| Scalp and head wounds | 137 |
| Eye wound | 138 |
| Bleeding from the ear | 138 |
| Nosebleed | 139 |
| Bleeding from the mouth | 140 |
| Knocked-out tooth | 140 |
| Wound to the palm | 141 |
| Wound at a joint crease | 141 |
| Abdominal wound | 142 |
| Vaginal bleeding | 143 |
| Bleeding varicose vein | 144 |
| 7 | Bone, Joint, and Muscle Injuries | 145 |
| The skeleton | 146 |
| Bones, muscles, and joints | 148 |
| Fractures | 150 |
| Dislocated joint | 153 |
| Strains and sprains | 154 |
| Major facial fracture | 156 |
| Cheekbone and nose fractures | 157 |
| Lower jaw injury | 157 |
| Fractured collarbone | 158 |
| Shoulder injury | 159 |
| Upper arm injury | 160 |
| Elbow injury | 161 |
| Forearm and wrist injuries | 162 |
| Hand and finger injuries | 163 |
| Injury to the ribcage | 164 |
| Spinal injury | 165 |
| Back pain | 168 |
| Fractured pelvis | 169 |
| Hip and thigh injuries | 170 |
| Knee injury | 172 |
| Lower leg injury | 173 |
| Ankle injury | 174 |
| Foot and toe injuries | 174 |
| 8 | Nervous System Problems | 175 |
| The nervous system | 176 |
| Impaired consciousness | 178 |
| Head injury | 179 |
| Concussion | 180 |
| Cerebral compression | 181 |
| Skull fracture | 182 |
| Stroke | 183 |
| Seizures in adults | 184 |
| Absence seizures | 185 |
| Seizures in children | 186 |
| Meningitis | 187 |
| Headache | 188 |
| Migraine | 188 |
| 9 | Environmental Injuries | 189 |
| The skin | 190 |
| Assessing a burn | 192 |
| Severe burns and scalds | 194 |
| Minor burns and scalds | 196 |
| Burns to the airway | 197 |
| Electrical burn | 198 |
| Chemical burn | 199 |
| Chemical burn to the eye | 200 |
| Flash burn to the eye | 201 |
| Tear gas or pepper spray injury | 201 |
| Sunburn | 202 |
| Prickly heat | 202 |
| Heat exhaustion | 203 |
| Heatstroke | 204 |
| Frostbite | 205 |
| Hypothermia | 206 |
| 10 | Foreign Objects | 209 |
| The sensory organs | 210 |
| Splinter | 212 |
| Embedded fishhook | 213 |
| Foreign object in the eye | 214 |
| Foreign object in the ear | 215 |
| Foreign object in the nose | 215 |
| Inhaled foreign object | 216 |
| Swallowed foreign object | 216 |
| 11 | Poisoning, Bites, and Stings | 217 |
| How poisons affect the body | 218 |
| Swallowed poisons | 220 |
| Chemicals on the skin | 221 |
| Inhaled gases | 221 |
| Poisons in the eye | 221 |
| Drug poisoning | 222 |
| Alcohol poisoning | 223 |
| Food poisoning | 224 |
| Poisonous plants and fungi | 225 |
| Insect sting | 226 |
| Other bites and stings | 227 |
| Tick bite | 227 |
| Snake bite | 228 |
| Stings from sea creatures | 229 |
| Marine puncture wound | 229 |
| Animal bite | 230 |
| 12 | Childbirth and Medical Problems | 231 |
| Childbirth | 232 |
| Childbirth: first stage | 233 |
| Childbirth: second stage | 234 |
| Childbirth: third stage | 236 |
| Miscarriage | 237 |
| Allergy | 238 |
| Hiccups | 238 |
| Fever | 239 |
| Vertigo | 239 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 240 |
| Hyperglycemia | 240 |
| Hypoglycemia | 241 |
| Panic attack | 242 |
| Disturbed behavior | 242 |
| Earache | 243 |
| Toothache | 244 |
| Sore throat | 244 |
| Abdominal pain | 245 |
| Hernia | 246 |
| Vomiting and diarrhea | 247 |
| Stitch | 247 |
| Cramp | 248 |
| Overseas travel health | 249 |
| 13 | Emergency First Aid | 252 |
| Action in an emergency | 252 |
| Unconscious adult | 254 |
| Unconscious child (1-7 years) | 258 |
| Unconscious infant (under 1 year) | 262 |
| Choking adult | 264 |
| Choking child (1-7 years) | 265 |
| Choking infant (under 1 year) | 266 |
| Asthma attack | 267 |
| Shock | 268 |
| Anaphylactic shock | 269 |
| Severe bleeding | 270 |
| Heart attack | 271 |
| Head injury | 272 |
| Spinal injury | 273 |
| Seizures in adults | 274 |
| Seizures in children | 275 |
| Broken bones | 276 |
| Burns | 277 |
| Eye injury | 278 |
| Swallowed poisons | 279 |
| Observation charts | 280 |
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