The Complete First Aid Handbook: How to cope and care in an emergency - from splints, simple bandages and slings to life-saving techniques - Hardcover

Dr Pippa Keech

 
9781846810169: The Complete First Aid Handbook: How to cope and care in an emergency - from splints, simple bandages and slings to life-saving techniques

Synopsis

Fast and effective emergency care: expert easy-to-follow advice with step-by-step techniques shown in 900 photographs. This authoritative manual brings all the safe, accessible and reliable first aid information you will need together into one handy volume. Understanding first aid is a vital skill that everyone should master, and this book is the perfect guide. It provides up-to-date information on the safest and easiest ways to prevent and deal with all kinds of problems and emergencies, with chapters covering special life-saving techniques, problems specific to babies and small children, outdoor safety, tips for active hobbies or going abroad, how to avoid accidents and dangerous medical situations, as well as a guide to complementary therapies and alternative treatments. It covers all the basics you need from how to cope and care in an emergency including splints, simple bandages and slings, to life-saving techniques. Designed to help you assess, recognise and handle medical emergencies of all kinds swiftly, calmly and efficiently, the book deals in detail with every level of problem, from sickness and headaches to serious incidents, with special chapters on everyday health care and life-saving techniques for babies and small children.

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About the Author

Dr Pippa Keech, MB ChB MRCGP is an experienced family and hospital doctor with particular expertise in emergency medicine and psychiatry. Over the years, her work has involved her in the full spectrum of emergency care, from dealing with relatively minor complaints and injuries, to major trauma and resuscitation.

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