First Aid Pocket Guide for Families

When someone collapses, chokes or starts bleeding, the first few minutes matter most — and the person who helps is almost never a doctor. It's a parent, a grandparent, a coach, a babysitter. This guide is for them. First Aid Pocket Guide for Families explains, in plain language, what to do from the moment something goes wrong until help arrives. Short chapters, numbered steps and clear warning boxes make it easy to read now and quick to find in a hurry. Keep it on the phone you carry every day. Part 1 — When seconds count (for grown-ups) How to check the scene, call for help, and tell the call handler what they need CPR for adults, children and babies, and how to use an AED Choking in adults, children and babies — including what never to do to a baby Severe bleeding: direct pressure, wound packing and tourniquets The recovery position, stroke (BE FAST) and heart attack Anaphylaxis and epinephrine auto-injectors, asthma attacks, burns, seizures and poisoning Part 2 — For kids (read it together) Written for children aged 7 to 12, with a short guide for parents. Children learn the job that matters most: stay safe, get a grown-up, and call for help — including exactly what to say. It covers bleeding, burns, nosebleeds, choking and someone who won't wake up, and ends with the details every child should know by heart. Part 3 — Your family emergency plan Turn "we should really have a plan" into an actual plan: meeting points and an out-of-area contact, a home emergency kit and go-bags, a safer home, one-page actions for house fires, carbon monoxide, power outages, floods, earthquakes, storms and extreme heat, and a simple twelve-week schedule to get it all done. Written for real life Written to align with published guidance from ILCOR, the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross and the European Resuscitation Council (the book is not affiliated with or endorsed by these organizations) Explains where respected guidelines differ, instead of hiding it Reads clearly on black-and-white e-readers and on phones Emergency numbers for the US and Canada, Europe, the UK and Australia Please note: this book gives general first aid information. It is not a substitute for hands-on training or medical advice, and reading it does not make you certified. In an emergency, always call your local emergency number first and follow the call handler's instructions.