First Aid (C1, FM 4-25.11 / NTRP 4-02.1.1 / AFMAN 44-163(I) / MCRP 3-02G) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781481191265)

This manual meets the first aid training needs of individual service members. Because medical personnel will not always be readily available, the nonmedical service members must rely heavily on their own skills and knowledge of life-sustaining methods to survive on the integrated battlefield. This publication outlines both self-aid and aid to other service members (buddy aid). More importantly, it emphasizes prompt and effective action in sustaining life and preventing or minimizing further suffering and disability. First aid is the emergency care given to the sick, injured, or wounded before being treated by medical personnel. The term first aid can be defined as "urgent and immediate lifesaving and other measures, which can be performed for casualties by nonmedical personnel when medical personnel are not immediately available." Nonmedical service members have received basic first aid training and should remain skilled in the correct procedures for giving first aid. This manual is directed to all service members.

Author: Department Of the Navy, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Marine Corps
ISBN-10: 1481191268
ISBN-13: 9781481191265
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/06/2012
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.50d