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First aid in case of accidents and disasters

учебное пособие

Levchuk I. P., Kostyuchenko M. V.

  • ГЭОТАР-Медиа
  • 2023
  • 128 pages

Medical subjects

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Tutorial guide contains the basic principles of first aid in emergency situations and accidents in accordance with contemporary algorithms and recommendations of the field-specific commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, guidelines of Russian and European specialized medical societies and councils. Study guide highlights nine principle topics of the subject “First aid practice in case of accidents and disasters” and module “First Aid” as a part of the subject “Life Safety in Medicine” and has been prepared in accordance with the latest changes of the Federal State Educational Standard, the manual reflects all modern updated algorithms for first aid and basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation, contains key questions for each part as well as provisional tests for the students’ self-check. This course book can be helpful for the students taught by means of e-educational systems (including distant learning).

The tutorial guide is designed for the tertiary medical students taught in English as well as for the foreign students attending classes as a part of the Russian-speaking groups. Besides, it can be used as complementary reading by University students, secondary medical schools students and medical-college students learning English.

  1. 01Introduction
  2. 021. First Aid Basic Criteria and Equipment
    1. 1.1. Introduction
    2. 1.2. Definition and the List of First Aid Procedures
    3. 1.3. General Principles and Rules of First Aid
    4. 1.4. Examination and Assessment of the Condition of the Victim
    5. 1.5. Scope of Fist Aid Measures at Different Kinds of Injury
    6. 1.6. First Aid Equipment
    7. Key Questions for Self-Assessment
  3. 032. First Aid for Wounds. Temporary Bleeding Control
    1. 2.1. Introduction
    2. 2.2. Giving First Aid for Wounds
    3. 2.3. First Aid for External Bleeding
    4. 2.4. First Aid for Chest and Abdominal Injuries
    5. 2.5. First Aid for Bites
    6. 2.6. First Aid for Eye Injury
    7. 2.7. First aid for ShocK
    8. Key Questions for Self-Assessment
  4. 043. First Aid for Fractures and Dislocations. Immobilization for Transporting. Splints and Bandages
    1. 3.1. Introduction
    2. 3.2. First Aid for Musculoskeletal Injuries
    3. 3.3. First Aid for Injuries to the Spinal Column and Pelvic Bones
    4. 3.4. Fist Aid for Traumatic Brain Injury
    5. 3.5. First Aid for Chest Injuries
    6. Key Questions for Self-Assessment
  5. 054. Principles and methods of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. rescue breathing and CHEST compression
    1. 4.1. Introduction
    2. 4.2. First Aid for Cardiac Arrest
      1. 4.2.1. First Aid Algorithm for Respiratory and Circulatory Failure
      2. 4.2.2. Restoration of Airways Patency
      3. 4.2.3. Artificial Circulation Maintenance (Close Cardiac Massage)
      4. 4.2.4. Artificial Lung Ventilation (Rescue Breathing)
      5. 4.2.5. Automated external defibrillation
    3. 4.3. First Aid for Respiratory Disturbances Caused by Foreign Bodies Penetrating the Upper Airways
    4. Key Questions for Self-Assessment
  6. 065. First Aid in Emergency Situations and Disasters
    1. 5.1 Introduction
    2. 5.2. First Aid Measures for Various Types of Emergency Situations and Disasters
    3. 5.3. First aid in road accidents
    4. 5.4. First aid in Terrorist Attacks
    5. Key Questions for Self-Assessment
  7. 076. First Aid in Case of Poisoning and Other Emergencies
    1. 6.1. Introduction
    2. 6.2. Clinical Signs of Poisoning
    3. 6.3. First Aid in Case of Poisoning
      1. 6.3.1. Poisoning with sweet damp (carbon monoxide)
      2. 6.3.2. Poisoning with Concentrated Acids and Strong Caustics
      3. 6.3.3. In Case of Poisoning with Medicaments and Drugs
      4. 6.3.4. Food toxic Infection
    4. Key Questions for Self-Assessment
  8. 087. First Aid for Burns
    1. 7.1. Introduction
    2. 7.2. Burning Injuries, Definition and Classification
    3. 7.3. Common Clinical Manifestations of Exposure to High Temperatures and Diagnosis of Burns of Different Etiology
    4. 7.4. Burns Caused by Chemical Substances
    5. 7.5. First Aid in Case of Burns and Exposure to High Temperatures
    6. Key Questions for Self-Assessment
  9. 098. First Aid in Cases of Frostbite and Overcooling
    1. 8.1. Introduction
    2. 8.2. Injuries Caused by Exposure to Low Temperatures, Types and Classification
    3. 8.3. Clinical Manifestations of Overcooling
    4. 8.4. Clinical Manifestations of Frostbites
    5. 8.5. First Aid for Overcooling and Frostbite
    6. Key Questions for Self-Assessment
  10. 109. First Aid for Acute Diseases and Accidents
    1. 9.1. Introduction
    2. 9.2. Acute Abdominal Viscera Diseases
    3. 9.3. First Aid for Internal Hemorrhages
    4. 9.4. Nose Bleeding
    5. 9.5. Acute Cardiovascular Diseases
      1. 9.5.1. Acute Cardiovascular Insufficiency
      2. 9.5.2. Arterial Thrombosis of Limbs
    6. 9.6. Allergic Responses
    7. 9.7. Drowning
    8. 9.8. Electric Trauma and Atmospheric Electricity Trauma
    9. Key Questions for Self-Assessment
  11. 1110. First Aid for Non-Occupational Accidents
    1. 10.1. Introduction
    2. 10.2. First Aid for Wounds Sustained in Everyday Life
    3. 10.3. First Aid in Case of Falling From the Height
    4. 10.4. First Aid for Burns
    5. 10.5. Non-Occupational Poisonings and First Aid for Such Cases
    6. Key Questions for Self-Assessment
  12. 12Self-Assessment Tests
  13. 13Answers
  14. 14Provisional Modular Control Test
  15. 15Answers
  16. 16Case Studies
  17. 17Answer Keys
  18. 18Appendix
    1. Appendix 1. What Is Included in Modern First Aid Kit?
    2. Appendix 2. Automated External Defibrillator
    3. Appendix 3. Algorithm of Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
    4. Appendix 4. Algorithm of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Case of Drowning
    5. Appendix 5. The Victim Examination
    6. Appendix 6. First aid in the Conditions of the Spread of an Airborne Infection
  19. 19Recommended literature

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