Advanced First Aid Afloat
Advanced First Aid Afloat Since its first publication in 1972, more than 30,000 blue-water sailors have looked to this book when injury or illness struck at sea. The fifth edition brings this…
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Advanced First Aid Afloat
Since its first publication in 1972, more than 30,000 blue-water sailors have looked to this book when injury or illness struck at sea. The fifth edition brings this standard work up-to-date with current medical practice. Virtually every accident or ailment that might occur when professional medical care is unavailable is squarely faced and dealt with, using layman's language and step-by-step instructions that calmly take the reader from diagnosis through treatment to follow-up care.
Each section starts with a short account of a possible accident or sickness that might occur on a voyage, and then lists the steps to be taken by the caregiver. While maintaining its ease of use for quick, easy reference in case of a medical emergency at sea, diagrams inside the front and back covers point the reader to the appropriate section of the book. Photographs and diagrams accompany many of the