Table of Contents

Introduction
 When to Get Medical Help
 Signaling for Help
 Evacuation
 First Aid Kits
 Basic Survival Kit

Finding Out What’s Wrong
 Scene Survey
 Victim Assessment
  Initial Assessment
  Physical Exam
  SAMPLE History

A to Z of Injuries and Sudden Illnesses
 Alcohol and Drug Emergencies
 Abdominal Complaints
  Abdominal pain
  Nausea and vomiting
  Diarrhea
  Constipation
 Abdominal Injuries
  Penetrating injuries
  Protruding organs
  Hard blow to abdomen
 Alcohol and Drug Emergencies
 Allergic Reactions (severe)
 Altitude Illnesses
  Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
  High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)
  High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)
  Others: pharyngitis, bronchitis, and peripheral edema
 Arthropod Bites and Stings
  Stinging insects (bee, hornet, yellow jacket, wasp, fire ant)
  Spider
  Scorpion
  Centipede
  Tick
  Chigger mite
  Mosquito
  Fleas
 Asthma
 Bleeding and Wound Care
  Wound Care
  Infected Wound
  Blood Under a Nail
  Amputations
  Animal Bites
  Blisters
  Internal Bleeding
 Bone, Joint, and Muscle Injuries
  Broken Bones
  Dislocated Joints: Shoulder, Kneecap, Finger
  Ankle Injuries
  Muscle Injuries
 Burns
 Cardiac Arrest
 Chest Injuries
 Chest Pain
 Choking
 Diabetic Emergencies
 Eye Injuries 
  Blow to eye
  Loose object in eye
  Object stuck in eye
  Eyeball cut
  Chemical, smoke or other irritant in eye
  Light burns 
 Female Health Problems
  Vaginitis
  Urinary tract infection
  Vaginal bleeding
  Pregnancy problems
 Frostbite
  Frostnip
  Immersion foot
 Head Injuries
  Scalp Wound
  Skull Fracture
  Brain Injury (concussion)
 Heart Attack
 Heat-Related Illnesses
  Heatstroke
  Heat exhaustion
  Heat cramps
  Heat syncope
  Heat edema
  Prickly heat (heat rash)
 Hypothermia
 Lightning Injuries
 Marine-Animal Injuries
 Motion Sickness
 Near-Drowning (Submersion)
 Nose Injuries
  Broken nose
  Nosebleed
  Foreign object in nose
 Plant-Related Problems
  Plant-Induced Dermatitis (Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac)
  Cactus Spine Removal
  Stinging Nettle
  Swallowed Poisonous Plant
 Seizures
 Shock
 Spinal Cord Injury
 Snake and Other Reptile Bites
 Stroke (brain attack)
 Tooth Injuries
  Toothache
  Broken tooth
  Knocked-out tooth
 Wild Animal Attacks

Prevention
 Altitude Illness
 Bear Attacks
 Blisters
 Cold-Related
 Dehydration
 Heat Stress
 Insect Stings
 Lightning Strike
 Mosquito Bites
 Mountain Lion Attacks
 Poisonous Plant Dermatitis:  Poison Ivy, Oak, Sumac
 Snakebite
 Sunburn
 Tick Bites
 Waterborne Diseases