First aid and emergencies

Abstract

This chapter covers first aid, including adult basic life support, automated external defibrillation, the recovery position for babies, children, and adults, adult choking, child basic life support, and the management of the choking child. How to manage emergencies such as anaphylaxis, external bleeding, burns and scalds, eye trauma, hypothermia, poisoning and overdoses, sprains, strains and fractures in the context of primary and community care are all included. Sepsis in infants, children, young people and adults, pregnancy, and postpartum women is also discussed. Finally, the identification and management of stroke is explained.