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First responder / J. David Bergeron ... [et al.] ; medical reviewer, Howard A. Werman. - 7th edition - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2005. - xxv, 603 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes index.

Contents

Unit 1: Preparatory
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EMS system
Chapter 2: Legal and ethical issues
Chapter 3: The well-being of the first responder
Chapter 4: The human body
Chapter 5: Lifting, moving, and positioning patients

Unit 2: Airway
Chapter 6: Airway management

Unit 3: Patient assessment
Chapter 7: Assessment of the patient

Unit 4: Circulation
Chapter 8: CPR and automated external defibrillators (AEDs)

Unit 5: Illness and injury
Chapter 9: Medical emergencies
Chapter 10: Bleeding, shock, and soft-tissue injuries
Chapter 11: Muscle and bone injuries

Unit 6: Childbirth and Children
Chapter 12: Childbirth
Chapter 13: Infants and children

Unit 7 EMS Operations
Chapter 14: Gaining access and hazards on the scene
Chapter 15: Multiple-casualty incidents, triage, and the incident management system.


System requirements for accompanying disk: Windows 98 or newer and Macintosh 9.X and OSX.

ISBN: 0131089900 9780131089907

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical emergencies.
Emergency medical technicians.
Emergency Medical Services.
Emergencies.
Emergency Medical Technicians.
Emergency Treatment.

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WX 215 B496f 2005