First Aid & Safety

• Articles from ACA
• Books from ACA
• Communicable Diseases and Infestations
• Heat Related Illness Prevention and Treatment Resources
  • ACA article - As the Heat Turns Up, Make Sure Staff are Prepared
  • American Red Cross - Heat Wave Safety Checklist
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Heat Related Illness
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Excessive Heat Events Guidebook
  • Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation - Beat the Heat: Heat Illness Prevention and Treatment
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Weather Service - Heat Wave: A Major Summer Killer

Links to First Aid Resources For Young People*

• First Aid for Choking (http://www.ou.edu/oupd/choke.htm)
• Wound Care (http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/wound-care-10/slideshow-bandaging-wounds)
• Learn CPR (http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/quickcpr.html)
• (Accredited Nursing Colleges website) click on Nursing for Kids: First Aid Resources (http://www.accreditednursingcolleges.org/)
• First Aid Training Programs (http://www.nsc.org/products_training/Training/firstaidandCPR/Pages/FirstAidTrainingPrograms.aspx)
• First Aid: What to Do Before Medical Help Arrives (http://www.worldmedassist.com/first-aid-what-to-do-before-medical-help-arrives/)

* A special thanks to Mrs. Charles's Independent Health Studies Class from St. James Catholic High School for putting together this list for youth.