2017 - 2018. Now contains a code which downloads a free app to your phone ready for the day you need it. The videos in the app provide the best possible way to see what to do in any emergency. The print book is clearly laid out and useful for any type of injury including everything from heart attack to insect bite. Based on hundreds of years of practical experience by U.S. Army and Navy. FUNDAMENTAL CRITERIA FOR FIRST AID 1-1. General 1-2. Terminology 1-3. Vital Body Functions for First Aid 1-4. Adverse Conditions 1-5. Basics of First Aid 1-6. Evaluating a CasualtyCHAPTER 2. BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID 2-2. Breathing Process 2-3. Assessment of the Casualty 2-4. Opening the Airway 2-5. Artificial Respiration 2-6. All Rescue Breathing Methods 2-7. Mouth-to-Mouth Method 2-8. Mouth-to-Nose Method 2-9. Heartbeat 2-10. Airway Obstructions 2-11. Opening the Obstructed Airway 2-12. Casualty Unconscious Section II. Stop the Bleeding 2-14. Clothing 2-15. Entrance and Exit Wounds 2-16. Field Dressing 2-17. Manual Pressure 2-18. Pressure Dressing 2-19. Digital Pressure 2-20. Tourniquet Section III. Check for Shock 2-21. General 2-22. Causes and Effects 2-23. Signs and Symptoms of Shock 2-24. First Aid Measures for ShockCHAPTER 3. FIRST AID FOR SPECIFIC INJURIES 3-1. General 3-2. Head, Neck, and Facial Injuries 3-3. General First Aid Measures 3-4. Chest Wounds 3-5. First Aid for Chest Wounds 3-6. Abdominal Wounds 3-7. First Aid for Abdominal Wounds 3-8. Burn Injuries 3-9. First Aid for Burns 3-10. Dressings and Bandages 3-11. Shoulder Bandage 3-12. Elbow Bandage 3-13. Hand Bandage 3-14. Leg Bandage 3-15. Knee Bandage 3-16. Foot BandageCHAPTER 4. FIRST AID FOR FRACTURES 4-1. General 4-2. Kinds of Fractures 4-3. Signs and Symptoms of Fractures 4-4. Purposes of Immobilizing Fractures 4-5. Splints, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes 4-6. Procedures for Splinting Fractures 4-7. Upper Extremity Fractures 4-8. Lower Extremity Fractures 4-9. Jaw, Collarbone, and Shoulder Fractures 4-10. Spinal Column Fractures 4-11. Neck FracturesCHAPTER 5. FIRST AID FOR CLIMATIC INJURIES 5-1. General 5-2. Heat Injuries 5-3. Cold InjuriesCHAPTER 6. FIRST AID FOR BITES AND STINGS 6-1. General 6-2. Types of Snakes 6-3. Snakebites 6-4. Human or Animal Bites 6-5. Marine (Sea) Animals 6-6. Insect (Arthropod) Bites and Stings 6-7. First Aid for Bites and StingsCHAPTER 7. FIRST AID IN A NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT 7-1. General 7-2. First Aid Materials 7-3. Chemical and Biological Agents 7-4. Conditions for Masking 7-5. First Aid for a Chemical Attack 7-6. Information on Nerve Agents 7-7. Symptoms of Nerve Agent Poisoning 7-8. First Aid for Nerve Agent Poisoning 7-9. Blister Agents 7-10. Choking Agents 7-11. Cyanogen (Blood) Agents 7-12. Incapacitating Agents 7-13. Incendiaries 7-14. Biological Agents and First Aid 7-15. Toxins 7-16. Nuclear DetonationCHAPTER 8. FIRST AID FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS 8-1. General 8-2. Importance of Psychological First Aid 8-3. Psychological First Aid 8-4. Psychological and Physical First Aid 8-5. Goals of Psychological First Aid 8-6. Respect for Others' Feelings 8-7. Emotional and Physical Disability 8-8. Other Operational Stress Reactions 8-9. Reactions to Stress 8-10. Severe Stress or Stress Reaction 8-11. Application of Psychological First Aid 8-12. Reactions and Limitations 8-13. Stress ReactionsAPPENDI X A. FIRST AID CASE AND KITS, DRESSINGS, AND BANDAGES A-1. First Aid Case A-2. General Purpose First Aid Kits A-3. Dressings A-4. Standard Bandages A-5. Triangular and Cravat BandagesAPPENDI X B. RESCUE AND TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURES B-1. General B-2. Principles of Rescue Operations B-3. Considerations B-4. Plan of Action . B-5. Proper Handling of Casualties B-6. Positioning the Casualty B-7. Medical Evacuation and Transportation B-8. Manual Carries B-9. Improvised Litters