{"product_id":"2940151953856","title":"Survival Medicine for Beginners: A Quick start Guide to Coping with Injury during Disaster","description":"\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 – What’s In Your Kit?\u003cbr\u003eI – The Basic contents of a good first aid kit\u003cbr\u003eII – Conditions for use and precautions\u003cbr\u003eIII – Alternative methods for when your pack is not enough\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 – Maintaining Your Health\u003cbr\u003eI – Retaining fluids and preventing dehydration\u003cbr\u003eII – Maintaining your nutritional intake\u003cbr\u003eIII – A guide to sterile and safe hygiene practices\u003cbr\u003eIV – The importance of rest\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 – Using medicines from your kit\u003cbr\u003eI – A quick guide to painkillers, their effects and conditions they should be used in\u003cbr\u003eII – Antiseptics and their uses in preventing infection\u003cbr\u003eIII – Antibiotics and the situations they should be used in\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 – Using indigenous plants that have medicinal properties\u003cbr\u003eI – Identifying and using plants as painkillers\u003cbr\u003eII – Common plants with antiseptic properties\u003cbr\u003eIII – Precautions and dangers of using plants as medicines\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 – Injuries to bones or joints\u003cbr\u003eI – Methods for binding injuries\u003cbr\u003eII – Materials that can be used as dressings\u003cbr\u003eIII – A guide to caring for dislocations and sprains\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 – Emergency and Lifesaving Techniques\u003cbr\u003eI – Controlling blood flow from wounds\u003cbr\u003eII – A quick guide to CPR\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Bio\u003cbr\u003ePublisher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisaster can strike at any given moment – whether you live in close proximity to natural hazards such as an earthquake zone or active volcano, or whether you live in a seemingly safe urban area. Your geographical location is a major factor when considering the different ways that you may be exposed to dangers, however this is an issue that has the potential to affect you at home, on holiday, or even when you’re visiting a new area. In such situations, it may be difficult to reach the emergency services or contact someone that may be able to help you – you could find yourself isolated from human settlement and left to your instinctive devices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe basics to survival medicine are often overlooked and cast aside when it comes to common knowledge. How many of us could use indigenous plants as an antiseptic? How many of us could bind a wound using natural dressings? These are key skills that we have no use for in our everyday lives and of course, we can always use a helpful app or the internet to help us, right? But, what could we do in situations when those luxuries are out of reach and the only tools we have is the environment around us?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide will cover the essential basics in survival medicine, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding of how to cope with injuries in such distressing situations. From the contents of your survival pack to using potentially life-saving plants and applying emergency techniques – this guide will help you to build up a solid foundation. If you ever find yourself injured in a disaster situation, you’ll know where to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mendon Cottage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074099986672,"sku":"2940151953856","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151953856_p0.jpg?v=1764016469","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151953856","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}