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First responder / J. David Bergeron ... [et al.] ; medical reviewer, Howard A. Werman.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2005.Edition: 7th editionDescription: xxv, 603 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 0131089900
  • 9780131089907
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WX 215 B496f 2005
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Contents:
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.
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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.

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