Pocket First Aid

MD, PhD, Gastroenterology resident MD MD, PhD, Radiology resident

What Readers Are SayingAnonymous, NL (13 December 2024)"A game changer! The first aid pocket by Compendium Medicine is a lifesaver, literally. I love the way it's structured."Hassan S., NG (13 December 2024)"Practical Helpful Book. This is a good book on the go. It is helpful for all doctors. Most practical topics and advice are included. Keep it in your pocket all the time."Reviews from SpecialistsCees P.P. van Romburgh, MA, The Netherlands Red Cross"This paperback is particularly suitable for all medical care professionals. As the Dutch Red Cross, we wholeheartedly support this initiative."Freek J.H.A. van Hout, MD, Deventer Hospital"A compact reference book for first aiders and an effective pocket for healthcare professionals."David N. Baden, MD, Diakonessenhuis, Nieuwegein"A nice collection of practical knowledge, good to have for any level of knowledge in acute care."

• 1. Introduction to First Aid – 242. First aid support – 253. General approach to first aid – 264. Mental health first aid – 265. Material and hygiene – 276. Administering medication – 287. Life saving techniques – 308. Prone to supine roll – 319. Chin lift – 3110. Jaw thrust – 3211. Manual immobilisation – 3312. Rautek manoeuvre – 3313. Rapid roll technique – 3514. Recovery position – 3615. Abdominal thrusts and back blows (formerly Heimlich manoeuvre) – 3816. Dressings and bandages – 4017. General dressing and bandaging practices – 4018. Bandaging techniques – 4319. Suture strips – 4320. Tourniquet – 4421. Emergency bandage – 4622. Finger dressing – 4623. Wound dressing – 4724. Compression bandage – 4825. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) – 5026. Basic Life Support (BLS) in adults – 5027. Automatic external defibrillator (AED) – 5528. Performing CPR on infants or children – 5729. Performing CPR on drowning casualties – 6030. Performing CPR on pregnant women – 6031. cABCDE approach – 6232. Danger, Response & Shout for help (DRS) – 6633. Danger – 6634. Response – 6635. Shout for help – 6736. Preferred procedures – 7037. Casualty positioning – 7038. Severe bleeding – 7139. Neck and/or spinal injury – 7340. Airway – 7641. Airway obstruction – 7642. Breathing – 8243. Dyspnoea / breathing difficulties – 8244. Diving accident – 8645. Drowning – 8746. Circulation – 9047. Haemoptysis / haematemesis – 9048. Chest injuries – 9149. Chest pain – 9250. Rectal bleeding – 9451. Disability – 9652. Disorder of consciousness – 9653. Fainting – 10054. Hiccups – 10255. Headache – 10356. General poisoning – 10457. Intoxication – 10558. Alcohol intoxication – 10659. Symptoms after taking drugs or medication – 10660. Complaints with medication intake – 10861. Toxic substances – 10962. Button cell battery – 11063. Carbon monoxide intoxication – 11164. Radiation injuries – 11365. Lower back pain – 11466. Traumatic head injury – 11567. Exposure / Environment – 11868. Abdominal pain – 11869. Dehydration – 11970. Extremity injuries – 12071. Hyperthermia – 12572. Hypothermia – 12773. Thermal injuries – 12874. Frostbite wounds – 12975. Burns – 13076. Chemical burns – 13277. Electrical burns – 13378. Urinary and bowel problems – 13379. Urinary difficulties – 13380. Bowel problems – 13581. Minor injuries – 13882. Minor injuries and illness – 13883. Sore throat – 13884. Earache – 13885. Flash eye – 13986. Facial injury – 14087. Foreign body in the nose – 14088. Foreign object in the ear – 14189. Epistaxis – 14290. Dental injury – 14491. Eye injury – 14692. Bites and puncture wounds – 14893. Pets and livestock – 14894. Insects – 15095. Bite and stab wounds – 15196. Mammal bites – 15197. Tick – 15298. Oak processionary caterpillar – 15399. Human bite – 154100. Snakebite – 155101. Marine animals – 157102. Weever – 158103. Skin injuries – 159104. Blisters – 159105. Plants – 161106. Cuts, punctures, abrasions and splinter wounds – 162107. Specific populations – 166108. Children – 166109. Breath holding spell – 167110. Brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE) – 168111. Dehydration – 169112. Child abuse – 170113. Shaken Baby Syndrome – 171114. Fever – 172115. The elderly – 174116. Delirium – 174117. Fall – 176118. Mental first aid – 178119. Aggressive and/or confused individuals – 178120. Suicidal ideation – 179121. Acute grief – 180122. De escalation techniques – 181123. Emergency services – 181124. Travellers – 182125. Decompression sickness – 182126. Altitude sickness – 183127. Motion sickness – 184128. Splinting fractures in remote areas – 185129. Tropical diseases – 187130. Chikungunya, dengue and zika – 188131. Influenza – 188132. Meningitis – 188133. Lyme and malaria – 189134. Tuberculosis – 189135. Food poisoning – 191136. Pregnant women – 193137. Abdominal pain – 193138. Contact with childhood diseases – 193139. Labour – 194140. Recovery position – 195141. Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy – 196142. Appendices – 198143. Appendix 1: SBAR / AMPLE handover – 198144. Appendix 2: Pain medication – 199145. Paracetamol – 199146. Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) – 200147. Appendix 3: First aid kit contents (for healthcare professionals) – 201148. Appendix 4: CPR flowchart – 202149. Appendix 5: Reference ranges – 219150. References – 220151. Illustrations & sources – 226152. Epilogue – 227153. About us – 230154. Compendium Compass – 232155. Abbreviations – 234156. Index – 236