quicksand, 151–152
R
rabies, 152–153
radiation, 153–154
rash
diaper, 60–61
nettle, 81
recovery position, 23–24
adults, 23, 23
broken limbs and, 24
infants and children, 24, 24
remedies. See garden remedies; herbal remedies; homeopathic remedies; household remedies; kitchen remedies; Rescue Remedy
rescue breathing
airway and, 8
chest compression rate and, 7
CPR and, 10, 10
drowning victims and, 7
pulse and, 6
unconscious victim, 16, 16
rescue breaths, 9–10, 10
Rescue Remedy, 170, 172
abdominal injuries and, 29
anxiety and, 95
burns and, 54
emergencies and, 25
seizures, convulsions and, 104
shock and, 65, 73, 81, 106
Reye’s syndrome, 74
RICE treatment, sprains and strains, 110
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, 49
S
salve(s)
herbal, 42
Herbal Healing Salve, 179
scorpion stings, 102
shock, 105–22, 22
snakebite, 107–109
spider bites, 109–110
spinal injury
moving injured person and, 1–2, 25
recovery position and, 23
splints, 21–22, 22
sprains and strains, 110–112
homeopathic remedies, 112
prevention of, 112
remedies, household/dietary, 111–112
RICE treatment, 110
stingray stings, 113–114
stings (bee, hornet, wasp), 115–160
stomach pain, 118–119
storm, electrical, 144–145
stroke, 119–112
survival. See lost in wilderness
swamps and bogs, 151–152
T
teas, herbal, 176
asthma attacks and, 32
fever and, 74
ticks, 48–49
disease and, 49
removal of, 49, 49
tinctures, herbal, 176–177
toe splint, 22
toothache, 122–123
tornadoes, 154–155
tourniquet, 41
U
unconsciousness, 124
V
W
wasp stings, 115–117
water shortage, 155–158
dehydration and, 158
fresh water, finding, 156–157, 157
purification of water, 155–156
wilderness survival. See lost in wilderness
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Names: Mars, Brigitte, author.
Title: The natural first aid handbook : household remedies, herbal treatments, and basic emergency preparedness everyone should know / Brigitte Mars.
Other titles: Natural first aid
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Revision of: Natural first aid. c1999. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017011753 (print) | LCCN 2017013519 (ebook) | ISBN 9781612128580 (ebook) | ISBN 9781612128573 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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