About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 85. Chapters: First aid, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Band-Aid, Wilderness first aid, Good Samaritan law, Artificial respiration, Tracheal intubation, Choking, History of CPR, Lifeguard, ABC, First aid kit, Surgical suture, Emergency bleeding control, Wound, Epistaxis, Henry Heimlich, Bee sting, Non-pneumatic anti-shock garment, Recovery position, Nursing assistant skills, Emergency tourniquet, Medical glove, Smart shirt, Characteristics of common wasps and bees, Nitrous oxide and oxygen, Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician, Star of Life, Smelling salts, Golden hour, Epinephrine autoinjector, MedicAlert, Wilderness First Responder, Bandage, SOAP note, In case of emergency, Emergency action principles, Dressing, AVPU, Airway management, Insect bites and stings, Cold compression therapy, Space blanket, Oropharyngeal airway, Mental health first aid, Steri-Strip, Elastic bandage, Moulage, Adhesive bandage, Modified early warning score, Long Beach Township Beach Patrol, Field dressing, Starr sting pain scale, Coma scale, Street medic, Pet first aid, Shock position, Stop, drop and roll, Esmarch bandage, Positive end-expiratory pressure valve, Cotton pad, Rautek, SAMPLE history, Occlusive dressing, NIBHV, Surgical tape, Alginate dressing, Self adhering bandage, Elastoplast, Butterfly stitches, Gauze sponge, Boracic lint, Mepitel. Excerpt: Tracheal intubation, usually simply referred to as intubation, is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea (windpipe) to maintain an open airway or to serve as a conduit through which to administer certain drugs. It is frequently performed in critically injured, ill or anesthetized patients to facilitate ventilation of the lungs, including mechanical ventilation, and to prevent the possibility of asphyxiation or airway obstruction. The most widely used route is orotracheal, in wh...
