When the power is out and help is hours away, the Army’s own first aid manual is the reference you want on the shelf. FM 4-25.11 is the U.S. military field guide to treating injuries in the field, 227 pages covering everything from controlling bleeding and treating shock to burns, fractures, and cold-weather injuries. It is written to be used by soldiers with no medical training, which makes it exactly the kind of plain, step-by-step reference a prepared household can lean on. Free to download and keep.
