First Aid Manual – Essential Life-Saving Guidance from the UK’s Leading First Aid Experts

Step-by-step responses to more than a hundred emergencies, from choking and burns to fractures and cardiac arrest, are set out in this First Aid Manual. The book is the joint work of St John Ambulance, St Andrew's First Aid and the British Red Cross Society, and the design puts a photograph beside nearly every instruction so a procedure can be followed under pressure. Coverage extends from minor household injuries to critical situations and includes mental health emergencies. Reading it is not a substitute for a certified first aid course or for professional medical care, and in any serious incident emergency services and qualified clinicians should be contacted first. Before you start: • Compiled by three recognised British first aid organisations • Photographic step-by-step sequences for each procedure • Covers everyday injuries, life-threatening emergencies and mental health crises • Designed as a reference for homes, schools, workplaces and travel Useful for parents, teachers, workplace responders and anyone who wants a reliable reference at hand, this DK Publishing manual is available from Boipoka.