First aid at sea [electronic resource] / Douglas Justins & Colin Berry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Justins, Douglas.

Contributor:

Berry, Colin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hygiene.

First aid in illness and injury.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (29 p.)

Edition:

6th ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This highly popular guide to emergency first aid at sea has been updated throughout. A bestseller for many years, it has been updated for this new edition with fresh artwork and sturdier pages to withstand the harsh marine environment. Its handy features are: Wiro binding makes the pages easy to turn and enables the book to lie flat; Lamination means book is water resistant and wipe clean; A colour-coded thumb index to emergencies for quick reference. 'Provides rapidly accessible guidelines for dealing with medical emergencies in a small boat or yacht at sea.' Nautical Magazine. 'A highly prac

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Bleeding & Shock; Breathing Difficulty & Choking; Burns & Scalds; Drowning & Hypothermia; Emergency Procedures; Communications; Medical Checklist; Fractures & Sprains; Basic Life Support - Resuscitation; Basic Life Support - Chest Compression; Basic Life Support - Rescue Breathing; Sudden Illness; Unconciousness & Head Injury; Wounds & Injuries; First Aid Kit

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-57085-7

9786613600455

1-4081-5949-X

OCLC:

793511072