| Applying First Aid | 1 |
| Being Prepared | 1 |
| Home First Aid Kit | 2 |
| Take First Aid Training | 3 |
| When is it an Emergency? | 3 |
| Recognizing Major Injuries | 3 |
| Recognizing Major Illnesses | 4 |
| Getting Emergency Help | 5 |
| Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | 5 |
| Poison Control Centers | 6 |
| How to Apply First Aid | 8 |
| Assess the Scene | 8 |
| Assess the Victim | 9 |
| CPR Techniques | 12 |
| Automated External Defibrillators | 21 |
| The Heimlich Maneuver | 23 |
| Precautions and Guidelines for the Rescuer | 24 |
| Don't Become a Victim! Preventing Injury to the Rescuer | 24 |
| What You Should Know About Good Samaritan Laws | 26 |
| A to Z Listings of First Aid Topics | 27 |
| Abdominal Pain | 27 |
| Alcohol Abuse | 29 |
| Allergic Reactions | 31 |
| Altitude Sickness (Mountain Sickness) | 33 |
| Asthma Attack | 35 |
| Bites | 38 |
| Bleeding--External | 38 |
| Bleeding--Internal | 41 |
| Blisters | 42 |
| Bloody Stool | 43 |
| Bloody Urine | 45 |
| Bloody Vomit | 46 |
| Breathing Emergencies | 47 |
| Broken Bones | 50 |
| Burns | 54 |
| Carbon Monoxide and Other Toxic Fumes | 55 |
| Cat, Dog, and Other Animal Bites | 56 |
| Chemical Burns | 58 |
| Chest Pain | 60 |
| Child Abuse | 60 |
| Childbirth (Emergency Delivery) | 62 |
| Choking | 67 |
| Cold Exposure | 73 |
| Cuts (Lacerations) | 74 |
| Dehydrations | 77 |
| Dental Pain and Injuries | 78 |
| Diabetic Emergencies | 81 |
| Dislocations | 83 |
| Drowning | 84 |
| Earache and Ear Injury | 88 |
| Electrical Burns | 90 |
| Eye Problems of Sudden Change in Vision | 92 |
| Fainting | 95 |
| Fever | 96 |
| Food Poisoning | 98 |
| Foreign Objects in the Eye, Ear, Nose, or Throat | 99 |
| Frostbite | 102 |
| Genital Injury | 104 |
| Hand Injuries | 106 |
| Head Injury | 107 |
| Headache and Head Pain | 109 |
| Heart Attack | 111 |
| Heat Exhaustion | 112 |
| Heatstroke | 113 |
| High Blood Pressure | 114 |
| Hyperventilation | 116 |
| Hypothermia | 117 |
| Insect Stings | 118 |
| Marine Animal Bites and Stings | 121 |
| Muscle Injury | 124 |
| Nose Injury | 125 |
| Nosebleed | 126 |
| Pelvic Pain | 128 |
| Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac | 129 |
| Poisoning and Drug Overdose | 131 |
| Puncture Wounds | 133 |
| Rabies | 136 |
| Scorpion Stings | 137 |
| Seizure | 139 |
| Severed Limb | 141 |
| Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse | 143 |
| Shock | 146 |
| Smoke Inhalation | 148 |
| Snake Bites | 149 |
| Spider Bites | 152 |
| Spinal Injury | 154 |
| Strains and Sprains | 157 |
| Stroke | 159 |
| Suicidal Threats or Behavior | 160 |
| Sunburn | 161 |
| Tetanus | 163 |
| Thermal Burns | 164 |
| Tick Bites | 166 |
| Unconsciousness | 168 |
| Vaginal Bleeding | 169 |
| Vomiting | 170 |
| Zipper Injury | 172 |
| Playing it Safe | 173 |
| Playing it Safe at Home | 173 |
| Carbon Monoxide and Radon: Silent Killers | 173 |
| Childproofing Your Home | 176 |
| Safety for the Elderly | 180 |
| Fireproofing Your Home | 181 |
| Preventing Poisonings | 186 |
| Room-By-Room Safety | 191 |
| Safety Around the House and in the Garden | 195 |
| Playing it Safe Away from Home | 199 |
| Safety Preparation Before Traveling | 199 |
| Automobile Safety | 201 |
| Recreational Safety | 207 |
| Sports Injuries | 215 |
| Safety in the Workplace | 218 |
| Violent Weather | 218 |
| Playing it Safe in the World | 222 |
| Safety Preparation for Terrorist Attacks | 222 |
| Reducing Your Risk of Communicable Disease | 230 |
| Resources | 237 |
| Index | 260 |