A Step by Step Guide to Responding to Emergencies at Home, Office and Outdoors. Have you ever been in a situation when you wanted to respond to a critical emergency or help somebody but were not able to because of the lack of information at that time? Do you want to be equipped with all the information within reach for those critical times, be it for infants and children at home or for adults at office or outdoors. The right information at the right time may be the difference between life and death. This structured dictionary is written with those critical times in mind when you need the information immediately and step by step methods explained by veterans in treating emergencies and traumas. The First Aid Dictionarycomes as a breakthrough product for the common individual that needs to have go to first aid guide for all major emergencies and critical conditions that have been documented by trauma centers across countries. The First Aid Dictionary is not just a First Aid Guide as it details and instructions along with overviews, causes, symptoms, self care at home, prescribed medications as well as step by step guides for traumas mentioned in the book along with the medical treatments for each of the topics painstakingly curated by our authors in an easy to use language. The book covers significant number of critical situations one can face at home, office or during outdoor activities. This book has been designed as a go to guide to tackle emergencies in a crisp easy to understand and step by step approach . Some of the emergencies covered in the book are as follows- Abdominal Pain, Acetaminophen Poisoning, Alcohol Intoxication, Altitude/Mountain Sickness, Amputation (Accidental), Animal Bites, Ankle Fracture, Ankle Sprain, Anthrax, Aspirin Poisoning, Asthma Attack, Battery Ingestion, Black Eye, Black Widow Spider Bite, Blisters, Blood in Stool, Blood in the Urine, Blue Lips (Cyanosis), Breathing Problems, Broken Arm, Broken Collarbone, Broken Elbow, Broken Finger, Broken Foot, Broken Hand, Broken Jaw, Broken Leg, Broken Nose, Broken or Knocked-out Teeth, Broken Shoulder Blade, Broken Toe, Brown Recluse Spider Bite, Bruises, Burns, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Catfish Sting, Chemical Burns, Chemical Eye Burn, Chest Injury, Chest Pain, Choking, Constipation, Crabs (Pubic Lice), Cuts or Lacerations, Cyanide Poisoning, Dehydration, Dehydration in Children, Diarrhoea, Diving Ear Pain, Dizziness, Drowning, Drug Allergy, Drug Overdose, Ear Foreign Body, Ear Infections, Eczema, Elbow Dislocation, Electric Shock, Exercise-Induced Asthma, Eye Bleeding (Hyphema), Eye Injuries, Eyelid Inflammation, Facial Fracture, Fainting, Hand Injury, Head Injury, Head Injury in Children, Heart Attack, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Rash, Heat Stroke, Hives, Human Bites, Hyperventilation, Hypothermia, Inability to Urinate, Insect Sting Allergy, Insulin Reaction, Iron Poisoning, Jaundice, Jellyfish Stings, Knee Dislocation, Labor, Lightning Strike, Low Blood Sugar, Migraine Headache, Migraine Headache in Children, Miscarriage, Muscle Strain, Nail Injuries, Neck Strain, Nose Foreign Body, Nosebleeds, Panic Attacks, Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac, Poisoning, Puncture Wound, Rape/Sexual Assault, Rectal Bleeding, Rectal Pain, Reflux (GERD) in Children, Ruptured Tendon, Seizure, Severe Allergic Reaction, Shark Bite, Shock/Electrocution, Shoulder Dislocation, Shoulder Separation, Slipped Disk, Smoke Inhalation, Snakebite, Splinters, Sprains and Strains, Stingray Injury, Stroke, Sunburn, Tailbone Injury, Testicle Pain, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Traveler's Diarrhea, Vaginal Bleeding, Vertigo, Vomiting and Nausea Dedicated to the unsung heroes who have the courage to stand up and deliver for strangers at the time of need and emergency.We salute you.
About the Author: Dr. Andrews received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Joseph's University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of Wisconsin. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. He is a Fellow of the American Colleges of Physicians and Rheumatology and Emergency Medicines. Dr. Andrews is in active practice in the field of rheumatology in south Orange County, California with the Mission Heritage Medical Group. He has served as a teaching Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of Wisconsin. He has also been chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center. He was selected as one of the most respected doctors in Orange County California in a poll of more than 5,000 physicians in the county performed by the Washington D.C. based Center for the Study of Services as published in Orange Coast magazine. Dr. Andrews has authored and served as a reviewer for numerous articles on subjects related to arthritis for prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals and has published clinical rheumatology research. He has co-edited three medical textbooks. He is Co-Editor-In-Chief of three editions of the Numerous Medical Dictionaries.