This third edition of Essential First Aid: Manual for Southern Africa has been updated and, in so doing, provides everything needed to act effectively in medical and first aid emergencies. Revised by a team of experienced Red Cross first aid trainers, the manual teaches how to recognise emergency situations and medical conditions and offers guidance in providing first aid treatment.

Features:

• Includes sections on anatomy and physiology and emergency childbirth

• Each module has a self-assessment and scenario section

• Each module has a signs, symptoms, and treatment feature

• Variations for infants and children

• Over 200 illustrations

• Simple and clear language, user-friendly design.

Changes to the new edition:

• Updated COVID 19 protocols & CPR protocols

• Updated text on snake venoms

• Updated text on managing shock

• Updated text on fractures, dressings, and bandages

• Anyone who wants to keep a first aid book in the home, office, classroom

• Levels 1–3 first aid courses

• First aid courses run in nursing colleges and medical schools.