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First Aid & Safety

Articles [1] from ACA
Books from ACA [2]
Communicable Diseases and Infestations [3]
Heat Related Illness Prevention and Treatment Resources
- ACA article - As the Heat Turns Up, Make Sure Staff are Prepared [4]
- American Red Cross - Heat Wave Safety Checklist [5]
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Heat Related Illness [6]
- Environmental Protection Agency - Excessive Heat Events Guidebook [7]
- Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation - Beat the Heat: Heat Illness Prevention and Treatment [8]
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Weather Service - Heat Wave: A Major Summer Killer [9]

Links to First Aid and Safety Organizations

American Heart Association [10]
American Red Cross [11]
Association of Camp Nurses [12]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [13]
National Safety Council [14]
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) [15]

Links to First Aid Resources For Young People*

First Aid for Choking (http://www.ou.edu/oupd/choke.htm [16])
Wound Care (http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/wound-care-10/slideshow-bandaging-wounds [17])
Learn CPR (http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/quickcpr.html [18])
(Accredited Nursing Colleges website) click on Nursing for Kids: First Aid Resources (http://www.accreditednursingcolleges.org/ [19])
First Aid Training Programs (http://www.nsc.org/products_training/Training/firstaidandCPR/Pages/FirstAidTrainingPrograms.aspx [20])
First Aid: What to Do Before Medical Help Arrives (http://www.worldmedassist.com/first-aid-what-to-do-before-medical-help-arrives/ [21])

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

Tags: excessive heat [22] first aid [23] heat [24] heat illness [25]

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[4] http://www.acacamps.org/news/heat-related-illness
[5] http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.86f46a12f382290517a8f210b80f78a0/?vgnextoid=8cc6a5f0f013b110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD
[6] http://www.cdc.gov/learning/archive/hri.html
[7] http://www.epa.gov/aging/pdfs/resources/ehe_guide_lo_2006_0619.pdf
[8] http://www.kendrickfincher.org/pdf/BeatTheHeat_08.pdf
[9] http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/heat_wave.shtml
[10] http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/
[11] http://www.redcross.org/
[12] http://www.acn.org/
[13] http://www.cdc.gov/
[14] http://www.nsc.org/Pages/Home.aspx
[15] http://www.osha.gov/
[16] http://www.ou.edu/oupd/choke.htm
[17] http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/wound-care-10/slideshow-bandaging-wounds
[18] http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/quickcpr.html
[19] http://www.accreditednursingcolleges.org/
[20] http://www.nsc.org/products_training/Training/firstaidandCPR/Pages/FirstAidTrainingPrograms.aspx
[21] http://www.worldmedassist.com/first-aid-what-to-do-before-medical-help-arrives/
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