Firstaid
Introduction
Priorities
General principles of first
aid
General assessment of
the situation
Dressings, bandages,
slings and splints
First aid satchels and
boxes
Severe bleeding
Unconscious casualty
Burns and scalds
Suffocation (asphyxia)...
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Firstaid
Introduction
Priorities
General principles of first
aid
General assessment of
the situation
Dressings, bandages,
slings and splints
First aid satchels and
boxes
Severe bleeding
Unconscious casualty
Burns and scalds
Suffocation (asphyxia)
Strangulation
Choking
Epileptic fits
Shock
Bleeding
Wounds
Fractures
Dislocations
Head injuries
Chest injuries
Blast injuries
Transportation
CHAPTER 1
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Introduction
When a ship is in port, or near to port where hospital and
other expert medical attention are available, the first aid
treatment necessary aboard ship is similar to that practised
ashore.
At sea, in the absence of these facilities, trained ships’
officers are required to give types of treatment beyond that
accepted as normal first aid.
The content of this chapter covers the knowledge of first
aid necessary for the safe and efficient immediate treatment
of casualties before they are transported to the ship’s
hospital or to a cabin for any necessary definitive treatment
of the typ
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