First Aid

Description-
First Aid is one of the very important subjects in the training of every nurse today. This book aims to present a concise survey of the concepts and principles which are essentials for the first nursing course. The attempt has been made to present both the essential angles of subject and needs of graduate, undergraduate, practice advance first aid course of nurses, medical students, members of voluntary aid societies, police, ambulance and fire services. Those four minutes should be well established the need for urgent attention to airway, breathing, bleeding and circulation is now widely recognised. The basic principles of the life saving process is now simplified and standardised. Some of our nurses pursue this studies independently, going far beyond the scope and depth of the Indian Nursing Council Syllabus on which this book is based.
Contents-
1- Introduction to first aid emergency nursing
2- Casualty management
3- Resuscitation
4- Burns and scalds
5- Injuries, Wounds and hemorrhage
6- Abdominal pain and trauma
7- Chest pain and emergency
8- Impaired consciousness and drowning
9- Eye complaints and emergencies
10- Children in accident and emergency
11- Elderly people in accident and emergency
12- Poisoning, bites and stings
13- Head Injury
14- Road side accident and fires
15- ENT and dental emergencies
16- Respiratory emergency
17- Fractures (Injury to the bones and joints)
18- Bandage and dressing
19- Handling and transport of casualty
20- Women`s health problems in a & e
21- Major disaster planing and rediation Casulties