The Illustrated South African First-aid Manual

Linda Buys (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

268 Seiten

2015
Struik Lifestyle (Verlag)
978-1-4323-0367-9 (ISBN)

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The Illustrated South African first aid manual for the home, office and outdoors is a vastly expanded and updated new edition of First Aid for the South African home, office and outdoors. It provides concise yet comprehensive instructions on how to deal with all common first-aid emergencies. There is even a section on basic first aid for domestic pets. The text is accompanied by step-by-step illustrations, which provide 'at-a-glance' reminders for the first aider of the latest procedures to follow. Also included are guidelines on what a first-aid kit should contain at home, as well as at the office or factory, and outdoors. Health hazards faced by first-aid workers are covered, as well as their legal responsibilities.

Linda Buys is a qualified nursing sister and occupational nurse who specialises in the field of industrial nursing. She is a qualifed level 5 paramedic, and has ambulance experience in the handling of casualties. She has run first-aid classes, with a particular focus on workplace settings.

Introduction; About first aid; First aid in the workplace; The body; Procedure at an emergency scene; Basic life support for cardiac arrest and choking; Cardiovascular, respiratory and cerebrovascular respiratory emergencies; Unconsciousness; Burn wounds; Wounds and bleeding; Injuries to bones and muscles; Foreign objects entering the body; Allergic reactions, bites, stings and poisons; Poisoning, plant poisoning and drug overdose; Emergencies due to extreme temperatures; Emergency childbirth; Position, transport & patient information; Basic life support for animals; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.11.2015
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Rettungsassistent / -sanitäter
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
ISBN-10	1-4323-0367-8 / 1432303678
ISBN-13	978-1-4323-0367-9 / 9781432303679
Zustand	Neuware