Contents
PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS
- Prevention
- Positioning and moving a victim
- Medications – what you need to know
- Pain management
PART 2: ACCIDENT AND ILLNESS PROTOCOL
- Accident and illness protocol in a wilderness setting
- Primary survey – dealing with life-threatening emergencies
- Primary survey for specific situations
- Shock prevention and stabilization
- Secondary survey – working out what the problem is
- Evacuation
PART 3: PROBLEMS AND THEIR TREATMENT
- Spinal and head injuries
- Burns
- Broken bones, dislocations, sprains and strains
- Wounds
- Bites, stings and nasty plants
- Cold weather problems
- Hot weather problems
- Dehydration
- Diarrhoea and food poisoning
- Abdominal (belly) problems
- Respiratory problems
- Altitude illness – AMS, HACE and HAPE
- Drowning and diving problems
- Infectious diseases
- Eyes, ears and mouth
- Skin problems
- Gender-specific problems and STIs
- Other problems
Appendix 1 – Chart of medications
Appendix 2 – Antibiotics
Appendix 3 – Rescue request form
Appendix 4 – Avalanche rescue flow chart
Appendix 5 – Altitude illness flowchart
Appendix 6 – Lake Louise Score (LLS).
Appendix 7 – Marine envenomation.
Appendix 8 – The skeleton and internal organs.
Appendix 9 – First aid kits
Appendix 10 – Useful contacts and sources of information