ESSENTIAL FIRST AID - MANUAL FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (PAPERBACK, IN SOUTH AFRICA

Essential First Aid: Manual for Southern Africa Second Edition has been updated to bring the material in line with the current unit standard. In so doing, this new edition provides you with everything you need to know to act effectively in medical and first-aid emergencies. Written by a team of experienced Red Cross first-aid trainers, the manual teaches you to recognise emergency situations and medical conditions, and guides you in providing first-aid treatment. Essential First Aid 2nd Edition is the only book currently endorsed by the South African Red Cross Society. There is a greater need for first aid training as the population grows and communities are required to help themselves. It is imperative that everyone is able to give emergency care in the home, at work and during times of leisure this may save a life! The first aider has the opportunity to reach the casualty in the golden hour the 60 minutes following an injury or sudden illness. This is the vital time in which correct first aid must be carried out and medical assistance called to save lives and promote recovery. To learn first aid, enrol at your nearest South African Red Cross Society centre. Contents Include: Module 1: The principles of first aid Module 2: Action in an emergency Module 3: Elementary anatomy and physiology Module 4: Multiple casualties and injuries Module 5: Major first-aid techniques Module 6: The recovery position Module 7: Asphyxia Module 8: Wounds and bleeding Module 9: Shock Module 10: Burns Module 11: Environmental conditions Module 12: Bites and stings Module 13: Poisons Module 14: Dressings and bandages Module 15: Fractures, dislocations and soft-tissue injuries Module 16: Spinal injury Module 17: Moving the casualty Module 18: Emergency Childbirth Of Interest and Benefit to:  Anyone who wants to keep a first-aid book in the home, office, classroom  Levels 1 - 3 First Aid courses  First aid courses run in nursing colleges and medical schools Key Benefits:  Updated to include new sections on Anatomy and Physiology and Emergency        Childbirth  CPR protocols completely up-to-date  Each module has a self-assessment and scenario section  Each module has a signs, symptoms and treatment feature  Variations for infants and children  Over 200 illustrations  Simple and clear language, user-friendly design