An indispensable guide to giving emergency first aid anytime, anyplace, anywhere From first-aid essentials to life-saving procedures, Practical First Aid will help you know what to do when coping with life's little (and big) emergencies. The new edition of this guide, fully updated with new techniques and procedures and published in association with the British Red Cross, gives you the knowledge you need instantly. User-friendly, step-by-steps tell you how to treat more than 100 medical conditions and injuries from minor cuts and burns to choking and poisoning. First aid procedures are illustrated photographically to give clear, detailed guidance, all colour-coded for quick reference when you are in a hurry! Keep Practical First Aid handy - for home, school, work and for leisure.
The most popular pocket reference in emergency nursing - now in a new edition! The Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide has been an essential resource for physicians, paramedics, and nurses for over a decade.The newly updated Eighth Edition features: •Updated information on poisons and emergency medications • New ECG rhythm strips •Common drugs sections •Updated pediatric medications •Revised Spanish section •Straightforward medical emergency treatments. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
101 SWISS ARMY KNIFE TASKS FOR BEGINNERS - GAIN KNOWLEDGE THROUGH PLAY AMAZING GUIDE FOR SWISS ARMY KNIVES LOVERS! ♥MUST-HAVE book with your first Swiss Army Knife! This handbook was created to help novice SWISS ARMY KNIFE enthusiasts understand how to use this multifunction tool in their everyday life. Anyone can use this inspiring collection of ideas, tricks and tips, DIY, and instructions EVEN AT HOME. This book is different than any book you've read before! Some pages are interactive, so don't be afraid to CUT or DESTROY THEM. It's all for FUN and EDUCATION for ADULTS and KIDS. Are you ready to complete all 101 tasks and become a Swiss Army Knife Master? This book can be used by anyone who wants to GAIN KNOWLEDGE THROUGH PLAY and has a standard model Swiss Army Knife with basic tools. ✓ Key features: Some of the pages are interactive so you can cut, destroy, draw, or even use them as kindling. Includes 101 tasks to complete the training - tricks, tips, ideas, DIY, and instructions that you can use even at home. Complete training that can be used like a manual for your Swiss Army Knife. Must-have for home use, camping, hunting, hiking, scouting, and outdoor adventures. Amazing gift idea for boy scouts, girl scouts, outdoor enthusiasts, survivalists, and any first-time Swiss Army Knife owner who wants to gain knowledge through play. Special Swiss Army Knife model not required - just the standard model with basic tools. Handy 5.25" x 8" size, this book is perfect to take along on any outdoor excursion. Includes history and tidbits about the Swiss Army Knife. Printed on high-quality paper with a premium glossy cover. Written in simple and understandable language for KIDS and BEGINNERS ✓ With this book you will learn how to: Use the basic tools in the typical way: large blade, small blade, corkscrew, reamer, can opener, screwdriver, bottle opener, wire stripper, toothpick, tweezers. Use the same tools with out-of-the-box thinking: Create a compass, check the condition of your tires, make a slingshot, and more! Make DIY projects with your Swiss Army Knife! Even perform first aid with your Swiss Army Knife! Authored by Mark Stevens, a former Scout, prepper, and survival instructor who has been using Swiss Army Knives since 1998. ★★★★★"This book will BLOW YOUR MIND and is definitely different than other books on the market. We had so much fun with it and can absolutely recommend this book for adults and kids as well!" - North Hiking Magazine ★★★★★"My scouting kids enjoy this book so much! This book is like playing a game for them!" - Sarah Lewis ★★★★★"I gave this book as a gift with a new Swiss Army Knife to my husband. He is impressed by the tricks contained in this book." Annie Brown Start the #SAK101CHALLENGE TODAY with this amazing Swiss Army Knife book! Click "Look inside" to see your first task!
This book is a compilation of my observations and experience over the years; it represents my personal philosophy of the game and coaching. As such, against the dictates of proper English language usage I have used personal pronouns ad nauseam because it is my experience and my philosophy. Much of what I have espoused in this book goes against sound, winning baseball theory and sound baseball strategy, specifically with regard to the batting order and rotation of players through the positions. These are formative years for players and their baseball experience should be fun and of an instructional nature where they experience different positions and test their newfound skills and abilities. The stated premise of this book is to have fun and learn to be good citizens. There will be plenty of time, later on, to hone skills and settle on one or two positions for specialization and to develop the killer instinct. For now the objective is to acquaint players with the game while having fun and not drive them from it for life by insisting on perfection. Just because you adopt the techniques espoused herein does not mean you will have a losing season or that you are not being competitive or teaching sound baseball. It just means you are considering the individual as a whole and helping him/her to become responsible members of a team whether athletic or social. Some players seem to be born with presence while others may have it instilled by their parents at a young age. Finding these rare and stimulating leaders and challenging their abilities in order to stretch their performance level is the coachs job. Because they learn so quickly, you may teach them more perhaps than you would a player not similarly gifted. This does not mean the accomplishments of the less gifted are inferior to those of the gifted player. Try to challenge each player according to his/her abilities and reward their successful achievements with positive reinforcement. Winning baseball strategy dictates you place your best six hitters at the top of the batting order: Most consistent at getting on base bats first. Best bunter second. Best hitter third. Next best hitters, fourth, fifth and sixth. Poorest hitters seventh, eighth and ninth. The eighth and ninth slots are usually reserved for the catcher and pitcher. Then place your best fielders at all the key positions and play them there constantly. Rotate your worst players into the game where they can do the least damage and leave them there for the shortest time possible under league rules. If thats the way you want to play the game and coach your players, then this book is not for you. Conversely, if your goal is to help small children grow to learn to enjoy baseball at all levels and in the process become good citizens and have fun doing it, then this book may help. Throughout I have made many blanket statements and stated things should or should not be done a certain way. Please do not misunderstand me; just as Baseball is a game of inches, so too is it many shades of gray. Please feel free to adjust and compromise as necessary from time to time for the mutual benefit of both the team and enjoyment of the players. I guess all I have been saying is just try to do whats right. I know I have forgotten to include many important details that may have been helpful to your coaching experience, please forgive me. I tried. I hope that this will give you enough information to overcome your fears and give coaching a try. Thanks for your attention and perseverance. Good luck next season and may you have many successful seasons and dedicated players in the future.
"Accidents are probably the last thing on your mind when heading out for a wilderness adventure. But miles from nowhere the unthinkable can occur and suddenly leave you faced with a medical problem or emergency. What should you do?
Skills to Save A Life Whether you are miles from help or immersed in an urban disaster situation, every second counts during a medical emergency. This book will help you take quick, effective action to stabilize the situation. The easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction in this book will help you prevent or respond to: • Dehydration • Hypothermia, frostbite and heatstroke • Skin wounds including burns, cuts, bites and gunshots • Anaphylaxis, allergic reactions and rashes • Broken bones and injured joints Plus you'll find detailed packing lists for survival first aid kits of all sizes. This pocket-sized manual is perfect for packing in first aid kits, bug out bags, day-hiking packs and vehicle kits. Medical emergencies are unplanned and unpredictable, but you can be prepared. Arm yourself with knowledge that can save a life.
Stay safe and be prepared for any disaster with this DIY guide featuring 101 easy prepper projects and practical survival skills. From California earthquakes and Rocky Mountain wildfires to Midwest floods and Atlantic hurricanes, you can’t escape that inevitable day when catastrophe strikes your home town — but you can be prepared! Offering a simple DIY approach, this book breaks down the vital steps you should take into 101 quick, smart and inexpensive projects. With the Prepper’s Pocket Guide, you’ll learn to: #6 Make a Master List of Passwords #16 Calculate How Much Water You Need #33 Start a Food Storage Plan for $5 a Week #60 Make a Safe from a Hollowed-out Book #77 Assemble an Inexpensive First Aid kit #89 Learn to Cook Without Electricity #94 Pack a Bug-out Bag
Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 – What’s In Your Kit? I – The Basic contents of a good first aid kit II – Conditions for use and precautions III – Alternative methods for when your pack is not enough Chapter 2 – Maintaining Your Health I – Retaining fluids and preventing dehydration II – Maintaining your nutritional intake III – A guide to sterile and safe hygiene practices IV – The importance of rest Chapter 3 – Using medicines from your kit I – A quick guide to painkillers, their effects and conditions they should be used in II – Antiseptics and their uses in preventing infection III – Antibiotics and the situations they should be used in Chapter 4 – Using indigenous plants that have medicinal properties I – Identifying and using plants as painkillers II – Common plants with antiseptic properties III – Precautions and dangers of using plants as medicines Chapter 5 – Injuries to bones or joints I – Methods for binding injuries II – Materials that can be used as dressings III – A guide to caring for dislocations and sprains Chapter 6 – Emergency and Lifesaving Techniques I – Controlling blood flow from wounds II – A quick guide to CPR Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Disaster can strike at any given moment – whether you live in close proximity to natural hazards such as an earthquake zone or active volcano, or whether you live in a seemingly safe urban area. Your geographical location is a major factor when considering the different ways that you may be exposed to dangers, however this is an issue that has the potential to affect you at home, on holiday, or even when you’re visiting a new area. In such situations, it may be difficult to reach the emergency services or contact someone that may be able to help you – you could find yourself isolated from human settlement and left to your instinctive devices. The basics to survival medicine are often overlooked and cast aside when it comes to common knowledge. How many of us could use indigenous plants as an antiseptic? How many of us could bind a wound using natural dressings? These are key skills that we have no use for in our everyday lives and of course, we can always use a helpful app or the internet to help us, right? But, what could we do in situations when those luxuries are out of reach and the only tools we have is the environment around us? This guide will cover the essential basics in survival medicine, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding of how to cope with injuries in such distressing situations. From the contents of your survival pack to using potentially life-saving plants and applying emergency techniques – this guide will help you to build up a solid foundation. If you ever find yourself injured in a disaster situation, you’ll know where to begin.
This book contains everything the novice hiker/backpacker needs to know about the equipment, food, and water needed for a comfortable walk and camp. It also has tips on fire-making, navigation, weather, and a chart of emergency signals that even the experienced backpacker needs.
Are you prepared? Things sometimes go wrong, and everyone in-the-know is urging us to prepare: Homeland Security, Centers for Disease Control, state governments. Every fifty years, approximately, the United States faces a major cataclysm. Preparing for the unexpected can be done without panic and within a reasonable budget. Written and field tested by military and survival experts, our ten step process delivers a no-nonsense backup plan without investing any more than the average family currently spends on fire insurance for their home.
