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First Aid Book
Pedia-Pak includes a copy of the highly acclaimed first aid book, Emergency Medical Treatment: Infants, Children, Adults by David Manhoff and Stephen Vogel, M.D.
Written for the untrained for use during an emergency, this handbook is divided into infant, children and adult emergencies. Quick-to-find tabs down the side enable you to find answers quickly. Simple, easy to read and follow, step-by-step illustrated instructions show parents or other caregivers (grandparents, baby sitters) exactly what to do to keep an infant, child, or adult alive while waiting for paramedics to arrive.
Emergency Medical Treatment has been featured in Redbook, Child, Parenting, American Baby, Working Mother, Baby Talk, and PTA Today. With more than 2,000,000 copies sold, this first aid book has become the first place to look when there’s no time to lose.
Accidents are the leading killers of children in the United States. Drowning. Choking. Burns. The most common, life-threatening medical emergencies your family might encounter. Even if you've never been trained, this handbook shows and tells you exactly what to do until paramedics arrive. Simple, illustrated, step-by-step instructions follows current basic life support guidelines established by the American Heart Association.
This essential first aid book covers: prevention • not breathing • no pulse • choking • burns • bleeding • seizures • poisoning • drowning • vomiting and diarrhea • high fevers • eye injuries • heat and cold related illnesses • head, neck and back injuries • broken bones • heart attack and other serious illnesses.