No rating because, well, it's a CPR/first aid manual I've read for class. Not exactly something I'd rate, either for its readability or use of language or anything else. Required reading and all that.

Boy, things have changed a lot since I was first CPR-certified twenty years ago. It seems like now there's less analysis, and more action.

This is the standard textbook for a first aid/CPR/AED certification class taught by the American Red Cross (this is the 2010 book). There's a lot of good information, and the many photographs or illustrations are usually relevant. Most chapters end with helpful "skill sheets" but I think those might be better placed all together, either at the front or end of the book.

(My 1991 versions -- split into separate First Aid and CPR volumes -- of this book were double the size of the current book, as it seems more "accidents" were described and more first aid techniques were explained. I can't really tell if this is "dumbing down" the information or only providing lay responders with the most basic of information which would be more likely to be retained especially in an emergency.)

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LT Haiku:

Would you know what to
do in an emergency?
Act quick. Call for help. ( )