FIRST AID
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY, THE NAVY, AND THE AIR FORCE
DECEMBER 2002
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*FIELD MANUAL NO. 4-25.11 NAVY TACTICAL REFERENCE PUBLICATION NO. 4-02.1 AIR FORCE MANUAL NO. 44-163(I)
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, THE NAVY, AND THE AIR FORCE Washington, DC, 23 December 2002
FIRST AID TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE CHAPTER 1. 1-1. 1-2. 1-3. 1-4. 1-5. 1-6. CHAPTER 2. 2-1. Section I. 2-2. 2-3. 2-4. 2-5. 2-6. 2-7. 2-8. 2-9. 2-10. 2-11. 2-12. .............................................................. FUNDAMENTAL CRITERIA FOR FIRST AID General .................................................... Terminology .............................................. Understanding Vital Body Functions for First Aid............................................. Adverse Conditions...................................... Basics of First Aid ....................................... Evaluating a Casualty ................................... Page v 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-7 1-7 1-8
BASIC MEASURES FOR FIRST AID General .................................................... 2-1 Open the Airway and Restore Breathing............. 2-1 Breathing Process ........................................ 2-1 Assessment of and Positioning the Casualty ........ 2-1 Opening the Airway of an Unconscious or not Breathing Casualty ..................................... 2-3 Rescue Breathing (Artificial Respiration)............ 2-6 Preliminary Steps—All Rescue Breathing Methods.................................................. 2-6 Mouth-to-Mouth Method ............................... 2-7 Mouth-to-Nose Method ................................. 2-9 Heartbeat .................................................. 2-9 Airway Obstructions..................................... 2-10 Opening the Obstructed Airway—Conscious