Grid-Down Survival Guide: First Aid

This guide introducing our series focuses on first aid and covers planning, gathering materials, and basic knowledge for managing and treating medical emergencies in a disaster scenario. Included in the book are product suggestions for your personal aid kit and individual trauma aid kit. We discuss methods of prevention, including sanitation plans and protective clothing. We offer information on treatment of burns, fractures, frostbite, seizures, and many illnesses. The book closes with a section of battlefield aid that covers care under fire, tactical field care, and combat casualty evacuation. Full of valuable information, this manual for basic first aid techniques features several scenarios that may likely arise in a grid-down situation.