1. Introduction to first aid care -- 1.1. What is first aid? -- 1.2. General procedures -- 1.3. Aspects of first aid -- 1.4. Infectious disease transmission -- 1.5. Safety at the scene -- 2. Anatomy and physiology of body systems -- 2.1. Anatomical terminology -- 2.2. The body's framework -- 2.3. The body's organ systems -- 2.4. The nerves and skin -- 3. Victim assessment -- 3.1. The victim assessment routine -- 3.2. Conducting the primary survey -- 3.3. Conducting the neuro exam -- 3.4. Chief complaint and vital signs -- 3.5. Taking a history -- 3.6. Conducting a secondary survey -- 4. Basic life support : artificial ventilation -- 4.1. Respiratory distress -- 4.2. Victim assessment -- 4.3. Rescue breathing -- 4.4. Obstructed airway emergencies -- 5. Basic life support : cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- 5.1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- 5.2. Basic life support sequence -- 5.3. Chest compressions -- 5.4. Mistakes, complications, and when to withhold -- 5.5. Defibrillation -- 6. Bleeding and shock -- 6.1. Bleeding and its effects -- 6.2. Control of bleeding -- 6.3. Internal bleeding -- 6.4. Nosebleed -- 6.5. Shock -- 6.6. Anaphylactic shock -- 7. Soft-tissue injuries -- 7.1. Closed injuries -- 7.2. Open injuries -- 7.3. Special treatment considerations -- 8. Injuries to the face, eye, and throat -- 8.1. Injuries to the eye -- 8.2. Injuries to the face -- 8.3. Dental emergencies.

9. Injuries to the chest, abdomen, and genitalia -- 9.1. Chest injuries -- 9.2. Specific chest injuries -- 9.3. Abdominal injuries -- 9.4. Injuries to the genitalia -- 10. Dressing and bandaging -- 10.1. Dressings -- 10.2. Bandages -- 10.3. Principles of dressing and bandages -- 11. Musculoskeletal injuries -- 11.1. The musculoskeletal system -- 11.2. Sprains, dislocations, strains, and cramps -- 11.3. Injuries to bones -- 11.4. Splinting -- 12. Common sport and recreational injuries -- 12.1. Injuries to the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand -- 12.2. Injuries to the hip, leg, knee, ankle, and foot -- 13. Head and spine injuries -- 13.1. Types of head injury -- 13.2. Assessment, signs, and symptoms of head injury -- 13.3. First aid care for head injury -- 13.4. Injuries to the spine -- 13.5. Signs and symptoms of spinal injury -- 13.6. First aid care for spinal injury -- 14. Poisoning emergencies -- 14.1. Ingested poisons -- 14.2. Activated charcoal -- 14.3. Inhaled poisons -- 14.4. Injected poisons -- 14.5. Absorbed poisons -- 15. Drug and alcohol emergencies -- 15.1. The nature of drug and alcohol emergencies -- 15.2. Alcohol emergencies -- 15.3. Assessment and management -- 15.4. Drugs of concern.

16. Cardiovascular and stroke emergencies -- 16.1. Coronary artery disease -- 16.2. Angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, and myocardial infraction -- 16.3. First aid care -- 16.4. Stroke -- 17. Respiratory emergencies -- 17.1. Dyspnea -- 17.2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- 17.3. Asthma -- 17.4. Pneumonia -- 17.5. Hyperventilation -- 18. Diabetic emergencies -- 18.1. Diabetes -- 18.2. Understanding the differences between hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic emergencies -- 18.3. First aid care -- 19. Acute abdominal distress and related emergencies -- 19.1. Assessment -- 19.2. Signs and symptoms -- 19.3. First aid care -- 19.4. Special considerations -- 20. Seizures, dizziness, and fainting -- 20.1. Causes and types of seizures -- 20.2. Assessment and first aid care -- 20.3. Dizziness and fainting -- 21. Childbirth and related emergencies -- 21.1. Reproductive anatomy -- 21.2. Predelivery emergencies -- 21.3. Normal delivery -- 21.4. Care and resuscitation of the newborn -- 21.5. Abnormal deliveries -- 22. Pediatric and geriatric emergencies -- 22.1. Assessing the child -- 22.2. Emergencies involving children -- 22.3. Sudden infant death syndrome and child abuse -- 22.4. Geriatric emergencies -- 23. Bites and stings -- 23.1. Snakebite -- 23.2. Insect bites and stings -- 23.3. Marine life bites and stings -- 23.4. First aid for bites and stings.

24. Burn emergencies -- 24.1. Assessment of burns -- 24.2. Burn management -- 24.3. Inhalation injuries -- 24.4. Chemical burns -- 24.5. Electrical burns -- 25. Heat and cold emergencies -- 25.1. Temperature regulation -- 25.2. Heat-related injuries (hyperthermia) -- 25.3. Cold-related injuries (hypothermia) -- 26. Water emergencies -- 26.1. Drowning and near-drowning -- 26.2. First aid care for near-drowning -- 27. Wilderness emergencies -- 27.1. Prevention of wilderness emergencies -- 27.2. Basic survival -- 27.3. Altitude-related problems in the wilderness -- 27.4. Special wilderness considerations -- 28. Psychological emergencies and disasters -- 28.1. Goals and basic principles -- 28.2. Psychological crises -- 28.3. Suicide -- 28.4. Assessment -- 28.5. Legal considerations -- 28.6. First aid care for psychological emergencies -- 28.7. Mass casualties and disasters -- 29. Lifting and moving victims -- 29.1. General principles of moving -- 29.2. One-rescuer techniques -- 29.3. Two- and three-rescuer techniques -- 29.4. Equipment -- 30. Vehicle stabilization and victim extrication -- 30.1. Basic guidelines -- 30.2. Stabilizing the vehicle -- 30.3. Gaining access to the victim -- 30.4. Stabilizing and moving the victim -- Appendix A. Skills assessment sheets -- Appendix B. Answers to self-test -- Glossary.