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Introduction | |
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The Problem | |
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Become aware of violence | |
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Confidently assert yourself | |
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Understand the situation in advance | |
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Analyse your daily routine | |
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Who is, and what motivates, your attacker? | |
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Fitness | |
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Positive Thinking | |
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Analyse Your Lifestyle | |
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Lifestyle characteristics | |
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Getting Fit and Staying Fit | |
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Fitness and Self-Defence | |
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Stress | |
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The value of speed and surprise | |
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Breathing | |
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The Law | |
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Self-Defence, Justification, and Provocation | |
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Common sense in self-defence | |
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Weapons | |
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Threats to kill | |
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Involvements With the Police | |
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The witness statement | |
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The Basics of Self-defence | |
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Balance | |
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Establishing your balance | |
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Unbalancing your assailant | |
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The 'On Guard' Position | |
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Movements from the on-guard position | |
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Protecting Your Body | |
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Vulnerable part of the body | |
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The Body's Weapons | |
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The single devastating blow | |
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Screaming | |
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Punch | |
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Open palm | |
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Heel of the hand | |
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Elbow | |
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Knee | |
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Foot | |
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Heel | |
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Teeth | |
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Head | |
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Using Everyday Items as Weapons | |
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Ashtray | |
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Baseball bat | |
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Bath towel | |
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Belt buckle | |
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Bicycle | |
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Boiling water | |
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Boots and shoes | |
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Bottles | |
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Broom | |
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Chair | |
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Cigarette lighter | |
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Coat | |
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Coins | |
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Comb | |
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Deodorant or hairspray | |
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Desktop items | |
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Fire extinguisher | |
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Golf club | |
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Kettle cord | |
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Keys | |
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Magazine or newspaper | |
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Pen | |
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Pepper and curry powder | |
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Poker | |
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Rocks and soil | |
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Scissors and screwdrivers | |
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Socks | |
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Torch | |
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Walking stick | |
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Common attacks | |
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Disorderly Conduct | |
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Purse-Snatching and Mugging | |
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Gang Attacks | |
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Violent Crimes | |
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Weapons Used in an Assault | |
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Knives | |
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Guns | |
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Defensive moves | |
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First moves | |
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If at first you don't succeed... bear hug! | |
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Keep calm | |
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Attacks From the Front | |
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Attacks to the throat | |
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Attacks From Behind | |
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Coping with bear-hugs | |
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Hair holds from the rear | |
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Forced Against a Wall | |
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Defending Yourself on the Ground | |
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Getting up from the ground | |
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Kicking | |
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Techniques to practice | |
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If you are being forced upstairs | |
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Baton Techniques | |
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Holding the baton | |
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Basic blocking movements with the baton | |
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Using the baton to break a hold | |
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Self-Defence in Social Situations | |
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Group | |
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Dealing with aggressive drunks | |
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Securing an Assailant | |
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Attacks on women | |
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Women and Self-Defence | |
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Believe in yourself | |
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React immediately | |
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Domestic Violence | |
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Gang Attacks | |
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Dealing with the gang | |
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Stalking | |
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Stalking and the police | |
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If you believe you are being followed | |
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Rape | |
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Confronting a potential rapist | |
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Fight back | |
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Date or acquaintance rape | |
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If you have been raped | |
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Recovering from an assault | |
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How Men Can Help | |
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Malicious Telephone Calls | |
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General phone precautions | |
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Dealing with malicious calls | |
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Devices for Personal Protection | |
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Personal alarms | |
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Pepper spray | |
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Other devices | |
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Protecting your property | |
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Security in the Home | |
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Simple ways of protecting your home | |
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Keys | |
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Alarm systems | |
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The elderly | |
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Burglary and Unlawful Entry | |
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What are burglars looking for? | |
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If you hear a burglar enter your home | |
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If you arrive home to find a burglar | |
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House Fire | |
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Routine fire checks | |
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Family fire drill | |
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Letter Bombs | |
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Natural Hazards | |
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Storms | |
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Flooding | |
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Vehicle safety | |
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Everyday Precautions | |
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Out of sight | |
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Service regularly | |
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Basic checks | |
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If you break down | |
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In unfamiliar territory | |
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Parking | |
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Road Rage | |
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Dealing with road rage | |
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Vehicle Bombs | |
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Travel | |
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Getting There and Getting About | |
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Long-distance travel precautions | |
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Hitch-hiking | |
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Public transport | |
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Carrying Money | |
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Mobile Phones | |
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Travel Abroad | |
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Accommodation | |
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Getting about | |
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Cameras and videos | |
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Children | |
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Muggers and pickpockets | |
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Drugs | |
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Women Travellers | |
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Hijacking and Bombing | |
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Hijacking | |
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Bombing | |
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Attacks by Animals and Insects | |
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Attack by a Dog | |
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Rabies | |
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Bites and Stings | |
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Mosquitoes | |
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Bees, wasps and hornets | |
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Scorpions and centipedes | |
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Spiders | |
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Leeches | |
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Snakes | |
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Danger in the Water | |
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Sharks | |
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Jellyfish | |
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Other fish | |
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Medical emergencies | |
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Priorities | |
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Airway | |
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Breathing | |
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Circulation | |
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Act Immediately | |
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Cardiopulmonary Resusitation (CPR) | |
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CPR compression/ventilation ratios | |
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The Recovery Position | |
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Placing a casualty in the recovery position | |
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Choking | |
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Action | |
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Bleeding | |
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Direct pressure and elevation | |
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Indirect pressure | |
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Self-Help | |
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Shock | |
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Causes of shock | |
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Symptoms of shock | |
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Treatment of shock | |
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Cardiac Arrest | |
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Why the heart stops beating | |
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Fractures | |
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Signs of bone fracture | |
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Diagnosis of fractures | |
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Types of fracture | |
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Common fractures | |
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Splints | |
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Re-alignment of limbs | |
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HIV and AIDS | |
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Appendices | |
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Rape and Victim Support Contacts | |
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Martial Arts Governing Bodies | |