Hesperian Health Guides
The NEW Where There Is No Doctor Advance chapters from the new edition
Contents
Table of Contents
- Credits and Thanks
- How to Use the HealthWiki
- Chapter: Wellness in Our Bodies, Our Families, Our Communities and Our World
- Chapter: Illness: When Promotion and Prevention Fail
- Chapter: First Aid
- Establish Calm and Control
- Loss of Consciousness
- Breathing
- No Heartbeat
- Bleeding
- Shock
- Wounds
- Deep Wounds
- Infection
- Sepsis
- Tetanus (lockjaw)
- Spine and Neck Injuries
- Head Injuries
- Chest Wounds and Broken Ribs
- Abdomen Injuries and Wounds
- Heart Attack
- Broken Bones, Dislocations, and Sprains
- Bruises
- Rape
- Burns
- Electric shock
- Chemical Burns
- Police Weapons
- Mental Health Emergency
- Poison
- Diabetic Emergencies
- Seizures, Convulsions
- Stings and Bites
- Allergy: Mild or Severe (Anaphylaxis)
- Heat Emergencies
- Cold Emergencies
- Chapter: Examining a Sick Person
- Chapter: Common Things People Feel When They Are Sick
- Chapter: Care for Sick People
- Chapter: Medicines, Tests and Treatments
- Chapter: Head and Brain Problems
- Chapter: Problems with the Eyes and Seeing
- Chapter: Ear Problems
- Chapter: Problems with the Teeth, Mouth and Throat
- Chapter: Problems with Breathing and Coughing
- Chapter: Skin, Nail and Hair Problems
- Chapter: Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure
- Chapter: Belly Pain, Diarrhea, and Worms
- Chapter: Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Do I Have a Sexually Transmitted Infection?
- Bacterial Vaginosis (BV, Gardnerella)
- Yeast (Moniliasis, Candida, Thrush)
- Trichomonas (Trich)
- Gonorrhea and Chlamydia
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Syphilis and Chancroid
- Genital Herpes
- Genital Warts
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
- Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
- HIV
- How To Feel Better While You Heal From a STI
- Pregnancy and STIs
- Prevent Infections From Sex
- Chapter: Difficulties with Urinating
- Chapter: Aches, Pains, and Paralysis: Muscle and Bone Problems
- Chapter: HIV and AIDS
- Chapter: Cancer
- Chapter: Diabetes
- Chapter: Malaria, Dengue, and Other Illnesses from Mosquitoes
- Malaria
- Dengue, Yellow Fever, Zika, and Chikungunya
- Dengue Fever (Breakbone Fever)
- Yellow Fever
- Zika Virus
- Chikungunya Virus
- West Nile Virus
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis)
- Prevent Illness by Stopping Mosquitoes
- Prevent Mosquitoes From Breeding
- Communities Prevent Mosquito Illnesses
- Chapter: Other serious illnesses
- Chapter: Women’s Menstrual Cycles
- Chapter: Family Planning
- Chapter: Pregnancy and Birth
- Chapter: Newborn Babies and Breastfeeding
- Chapter: Caring for Children
- Chapter: Caring for the Elderly
- Chapter: Vaccines Prevent Illness
- Chapter: Good Food Makes Good Health
- Chapter: Water and Sanitation: Keys to Staying Healthy
- Chapter: Garbage, Medical Waste and Pollution
- Chapter: Work and Environmentally Related Illness
- Chapter: Mental Health
- Chapter: Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
- Chapter: Violence
- Chapter: Disasters and Displacement
- Chapter: Essential Medicines
- Chapter: Index of Medicines
- Chapter: Medical Kit
- Chapter: Forms and Records
- Chapter: Vocabulary: Words about Health
- Chapter: Where to Get More information
- Chapter: Index
- Chapter: Vital Signs
Wellness and Illness
When There Is Illness or Injury
Illnesses That Happen in Parts of the Body
Other Serious Illnesses
Reproductive Health
Life Stages
Keeping Our Communities Healthy
Medicines
Other Materials
This page was updated:06 Jan 2024