Off-grid Versus No-Grid Medical PreppingHow to Use This Book

Assessment and CareInitial Assessment Survey the Scene • Check the Airway and Breathing • Check Circulation • Check Severe • Bleeding • Check the Cervical Spine Focused Assessment The Physical Exam Vital Signs Level of Responsiveness • Pulse • Respirations • Skin Signs • Blood Pressure • Temperature Medical History and Physical Examination Head • Neck • Chest • Abdomen • Back • Pelvis/HipLegs • Shoulders and ArmsShock Difficult RespirationsForeign Body Airway ObstructionAdult One-Rescuer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)Adult Two-Rescuer CPRRapid BreathingCardiac Evaluation and Care Heart Attack—Myocardial Infarction Rapid Heart Rate Tachycardia Slow Heart Rate Bradycardia

Symptom Management Fever/Chills • Lethargy • Pain • Itch • Hiccups • Headache Eye Eye Patch and Bandaging Techniques • Foreign Body Eye Injury • Contact Lenses • Eye Abrasion • Snow Blindness or Ultraviolet Eye Injury • Conjunctivitis • Iritis • Allergic Conjunctivitis • Sties and Chalazia • Spontaneous Subconjunctival Hemorrhage • Blunt Trauma to the Eye • Glaucoma Nose Nasal Congestion • Foreign Body Nose Injury • Nosebleed • Nose Fracture Ear Earache • Outer Ear Infection • Middle Ear Infection • Foreign Body Ear Injury • Ruptured Eardrum • Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Syndrome Mouth and Throat Sore Throat • Infectious Mononucleosis • Mouth Sores Chest Bronchitis/Pneumonia • Pneumothorax • Pulmonary Embolus Abdomen Abdominal Pain • Gall Bladder Problems and Appendicitis • Vomiting • Motion Sickness • Diarrhea • Constipation • Hemorrhoids • Hernia • Bladder Infection Reproductive Organs Venereal Diseases • Vaginal Discharge and Itching • Menstrual Problems • Spontaneous Abortion • Ectopic Pregnancy • Pregnancy • Painful Testicle Poisoning Plant or Food Poisoning • Petroleum Products Poisoning • Ciguatera Poisoning • Scombroid Poisoning • Puffer Fish Poisoning • Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Managing Diabetes Water and Waste Oral Fluid Replacement Therapy • Water Purification • Human Waste Disposal

Units of Radiation Measurement • Diagnosis and Management of Radiation Exposure and Illness

Gum Pain or Swelling • Mouth Lacerations • Dental Pain • Lost Filling • Cavity • Loose or Dislodged Tooth • Pulling a Tooth

The Bleeding Wound Stop the Bleeding • Clean the Wound • Antibiotic Guidelines Wound Closure Techniques Tape Closure Techniques • Stapling • Suturing Special Considerations Shaving the Wound Area • Bleeding from Suture or Staple Use • Scalp Wounds • Eyebrow and Lip Closure • Mouth and Tongue Lacerations • Control of Pain • Dressings Other Types of Wounds Abrasions • Puncture Wounds • Splinter Removal • Fishhook Removal • Friction Blisters • Thermal Burns • Human Bites • Animal Bites Finger and Toe Problems Ingrown Nail • Paronychia (Nail Base Infection) • Felon • Blood under the Nail Wound Infection and Inflammation Abscess • Cellulitis Skin Rash Fungal Infection • Allergic Dermatitis • Bacterial Skin Rash • Seabather’s Eruption

Management Off the Grid Concepts of Orthopedic Care Muscle Pain—No Acute Injury • Muscle Pain—Acute Injury • Joint Pain—No Acute Injury • Joint Pain—Acute Injury • Fractures Diagnosis and Care Protocols Head • Neck • Spine • Collarbone • Shoulder • Shoulder Blade • Upper Arm Fractures (near the Shoulder) • Upper Arm Fractures (below the Shoulder) • Elbow Trauma • Forearm Fractures • Wrist Fractures and Dislocations • Thumb Sprains and Fractures • Hand Fractures • Finger Fractures and Sprains • Hip Dislocation and Fracture • Thigh Fractures • Kneecap Dislocation • Knee Sprains, Dislocations, and Fractures • Ankle Sprains, Dislocations, and Fractures • Foot Injuries • Chest Injuries

Venemous Stings Anaphylactic Shock Snake Bites Identifying Common North American Poisonous Snakes • Signs and Symptoms of Pit Viper Bite • Treatment of Pit Viper Bite • Neurotoxic Snakebites • Treatment of Coral Snakebites Insect Bites and Stings Spider Bites • Ticks • Caterpillar Reactions • Millipede Reactions • Centipede Bites • Mosquitoes • Black Flies • No-See-Ums and Biting Gnats • Scorpion Stings • Ants/Fire Ants Aquatic Stings, Cuts, and Rash Sea Urchin • Jellyfish • Coral Stings • Coral and Barnacle Cuts • Stingray • Catfish • Scorpion Fish • Sponge Rash

Managing Infectious Diseases in North America and Potential Off-Grid Travel Destination Anaplasmosis • Babesiosis • Blastomycosis • Chikungunya Fever • Cholera • Coccidioidomycosis • Colorado Tick Fever • Dengue • Echinococcus • Ehrlichiosis • Encephalitis • Giardiasis • Hantavirus • Hepatitis A • Hepatitis B • Hepatitis C • Hepatitis D • Hepatitis E • Hepatitis G • Histoplasmosis • Leptospirosis • Lyme Disease • Malaria • Meningococcal Meningitis • Plague • Rabies • Relapsing Fever • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever • Schistosomiasis • STARI • Tapeworms • Tetanus • Tick Paralysis •.Trichinosis • Trypanosomiasis • African (African Sleeping Sickness) • Trypanosomiasis • American (Chagas’ Disease) • Tuberculosis • Tularemia • Typhoid Fever • Endemic Typhus • Flea Borne Epidemic Typhus • Louse Borne • West Nile • Yellow Fever • Zika Virus

Hypothermia Chronic Hypothermia • Acute Hypothermia • Cold Water Submersion Cold-Stress Injuries Frost Nip • Frostbite • Cold-Induced Bronchospasm • Immersion Foot • Chilblains Heat-Stress Injuries Heat Cramps • Heat Exhaustion • Heat Stroke • Prickly Heat • Hyponatremia Lightning High Altitude Illnesses Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) • High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) •High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)

Alternative and Herbal Therapy Topical Bandaging Module • Non-RX Medication Module • RX Oral/Topical Medication Module • Rx Injectable Medication Module • Cardiac Medical Module Replacement Medications

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