The complete guide to medical skills, tactics, and techniques / edited by Jay McCullough.
Material type: TextSeries: U.S. Army survival seriesPublisher: New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2016]Description: 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781510707412
- 1510707417
- Complete U.S. Army survival guide to medical skills, tactics, and techniques
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 616.0252 C737 | Available | 33111008393494 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Here in this critical guide is all the important medical techniques that you'll need to know in order to survive in just about any situation. From wrapping life-threatening head wounds to treating a poisonous spider bite, The Complete U.S. Army Survival Guide to Medical Skills, Tactics, and Techniques has got you covered. Within these pages, you'll find:
* First-aid techniques for hundreds of different kinds of wounds.
* Medical procedures necessary for properly treating animal bites and stings.
* Proper procedures to follow when dealing with toxic environments.
* And thousands more essential medical tips.
With dozens of photographs and illustrations demonstrating these medical techniques and procedures first-hand, this guide is an essential read for every outdoorsman--from the novice weekend camper to the most seasoned survivalist. If you can't find it in The Complete U.S. Army Survival Guide to Medical Skills, Tactics, and Techniques , then you don't really need it.
Fundamental criteria for first aid -- Basic measures for first aid -- First aid for special wounds -- First aid for fractures -- First aid for climatic injuries -- First aid for bites and stings -- First aid in toxic environments -- Appendix a first aid case and kits, dressings, and bandages -- Appendix B: Rescue and transportation procedures -- Appendix C: Common problems/conditions -- Appendix D: Digital pressure -- Appendix E: Decontamination procedures.