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Genre/Form: | Handbooks Handbooks and manuals Handbooks, manuals, etc |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Rod Brouhard |
ISBN: | 9781936303151 1936303159 9781617050749 1617050741 |
OCLC Number: | 724655654 |
Description: | ix, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Getting started -- Is this an emergency? -- The 411 about 911 -- Gearing up -- A medical history of me (that's you) -- Oh, what a pill -- Saving lives -- Your own mask first -- Mighty neighborly of you -- Doing CPR -- All choked up -- Controlling bleeding -- Injuries and illnesses -- Help! I don't know where to start! -- Caring for burns -- Have a nice trip; see you next fall -- Knocking the noggin -- Dressing cuts and scrapes -- Breaks and sprains -- Slings and arrows -- Brain matters : confusion and more -- Breathing troubles -- Is that chest pain, or is someone sitting on my chest? -- Abdominal pains and lower back pain -- Feeling faint -- Infections and fevers -- Surviving the environment -- Getting too hot -- Getting too cold -- Spiders, snakes, and other critters -- Poisons and poisonings -- Twisters, earthquakes, and other bad days -- Traveling safely. |
Responsibility: | Rod Brouhard. |
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Concise, comprehensive, and engagingly written, this is an essential resource for any of life's emergencies- little or not. Whether you read it cover to cover or use it as a reference, it's a book you should own-no matter what your age. - RICHARD N. FOGOROS, MD, cardiologist and Guide to Heart Health at About.com " The Dr. Spock for Baby Boomers-an easy-to-read reference guide for every "Over 50" bookshelf. Filled with tips, anecdotes, diagrams, and photos to help you handle any of Life's Little Emergencies." - SHELLEY PETERMAN SCHWARZ, author of Multiple Sclerosis: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier and Arthritis: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier " Life's Little Emergencies is an informative, easy-to-understand guide that is both a fi rst aid manual and a trusted go-to friend. This book is clear, concise, and a bit irreverent. It is fun to read. Its format supports remembering the important points for more than a short time." - FROM THE FOREWORD BY STEWART B. FLEISHMAN, MD, author of Learn to Live Through Cancer: What You Need to Know and Do Read more...


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