Bushcraft First Aid: A Field Guide to Wilderness Emergency Care PDF
Preview Bushcraft First Aid: A Field Guide to Wilderness Emergency Care
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CHAPTER 1: KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Develop an Emergency Plan Handling Stress Infectious Disease Precautions Helping As a Team First Aid for Yourself Reducing the Likelihood of Illness Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 2: SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR THE WILDERNESS The Ten Cs Dressing for Survival Layering Five-Minute Fire The Sure-Fire Fire Starter Tinder Selection Building a Bird’s Nest Five-Minute Shelter Five-Minute Water Boil Common Outdoor Injuries and Accidents Using Proper Gear and Techniques Staying Safe While Improvising Know Your Limits Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 3: THE EMERGENCY SCENE First Approach Look Around You Rescuing an Injured Person Mechanism of Injury Where to Begin? AVPU ABCs Vital Signs Prioritizing Treatment Physical Exam Start at the Top Upper Body Abdomen and Pelvis Arms and Legs DCAP-BTLS SAMPLE History Keep Checking Moving an Injured Person Neutral Anatomical Position Recovery Position Log Roll Moving a Victim Moving Techniques Helicopter Evacuation and Signaling Caring for Unresponsive Injured or Ill People Caring for Responsive Injured and Ill People Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 4: TREATMENT OF BLEEDING AND WOUNDS Stop the Bleeding Direct Pressure Wound Cleaning and Bandaging Cleaning the Wound Using Disinfectants and Ointments Closing the Wound Limb Function Creating and Applying Bandages and Dressings No-Pressure Bandaging Signs of Incorrect Bandaging Using Tourniquets Applying a Tourniquet Preventing and Identifying Infection Special Wounds Sucking Chest Wounds Flail Chest Gunshot Wounds Superficial GSW GSW to the Arm or Leg GSW to the Abdomen GSW to the Chest Knife and Axe Injuries Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 5: BLISTERS AND BURNS Preventing and Treating Blisters Foot Rot/Trench Foot Burns in the Wild Moist versus Dry Dressings Applying a Moist Dressing Burn Classification When to Seek Medical Help for Burns Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 6: BONE AND JOINT INJURIES Treating Fractures Treating the Wound Pressure Points Splinting the Fracture Traction Splints Treating Dislocations Caring for Sprains, Strains, and Cramps Ankle Injuries Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 7: CIRCULATORY ISSUES Identifying and Treating Shock Types of Shock Four Steps for Treating Shock Recognizing and Treating Internal Bleeding Suspected Heart Attack Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 8: BREATHING ISSUES Treating Respiratory Illnesses Treating a Choking Person Recognizing and Treating Chest Injuries Open and Closed Injuries Treating Asthma Treating Hyperventilation and Shortness of Breath Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 9: NEUROLOGICAL ISSUES Identifying Stroke Helping Someone with Seizures What to Do about Fainting Caring for Headaches and Migraines Treating Injuries to the Head and Skull Concussion Skull Fractures Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 10: ABDOMINAL ISSUES Treating Open and Closed Abdominal Injuries Treating Nausea and Vomiting Easing Diarrhea and Constipation Hemorrhoids Hernias Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 11: URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM ISSUES Treating Painful Urination Stay Well Hydrated Coping with Kidney Stones Pain in the Lower Abdomen Menstrual and Pregnancy-Related Issues Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 12: ACUTE AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES Diabetes in the Wilderness Hypoglycemia Hyperglycemia Insulin Shock Ketoacidosis Allergies and Hives Treating Anaphylactic Shock Cold and Flu Pregnancy Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 13: ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS Hypothermia, Frostbite, and Submersion Incidents Hypothermia Frostbite Submersion Incidents Hyperthermia, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, and Sunburn Hyperthermia Heat Exhaustion Heat Stroke Sunburn Altitude Sickness Preventing Altitude-Induced Illnesses Acute Mountain Sickness High-Altitude Cerebral Edema High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema How to Treat High-Altitude Sickness Lightning Injury Food Poisoning Eye Injuries Debris Under the Eyelid Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye) Penetrating Eye Injury Treating Dehydration Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 14: INSECT AND ANIMAL BITES Preventing Insect Bites Appropriate Clothing Battling Insects Identifying and Treating Spider Bites The Black Widow Brown Recluse Spider and Hobo Spider Tarantulas Identifying and Treating Tick Bites and Tick-Borne Illness Removing a Tick Lyme Disease Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Identifying and Treating Insect Stings and Insect-Borne Illness Snakes and Snakebites Symptoms of Snakebite Treating Snakebite Animal Bites Rabies Treating Animal Bites Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 15: POISONOUS PLANTS Plant-Related Skin Conditions Recognizing Poisonous Plants Poison Ivy Poison Oak Poison Sumac Treating Reactions to Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac Tips and Tricks CHAPTER 16: PLANT MEDICINE FOR THE WOODSMAN
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