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Emergency responder : advanced first aid for non-EMS personnel / Christopher J. Le Baudour ; medical editor, Keith Wesley.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Brady/Pearson, c2012.Description: xxx, 251 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780131712140 (pbk.)
  • 0131712144 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.02/52 22
LOC classification:
  • RC86.7 .L4 2012
NLM classification:
  • WA 292
Contents:
Introduction to EMS systems and the role of the first responder -- Legal and ethical principles of emergency care -- The wellness and safety of the first responder -- Introduction to anatomy -- Principles of lifting, moving, and positioning -- Airway management and rescue breathing -- Principles of assessment -- Caring for medical emergencies -- Caring for soft-tissue injuries and shock -- Caring for muscle and bone injuries -- Caring for injuries to the head and spine -- Multiple-casualty incidents and principles of triage -- Childbirth -- Appendix 1. Blood pressure monitoring -- Appendix 2. Airway adjuncts, suctioning, and oxygen therapy -- Appendix 3. Weapons of mass destruction and the terrorist threat -- Appendix 4. Skill sheets.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Course reserves
Circulating textbook (3-week) Circulating textbook (3-week) NMC Library Circulating Textbooks MDK 330 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001401602

STCW Elementary First Aid

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to EMS systems and the role of the first responder -- Legal and ethical principles of emergency care -- The wellness and safety of the first responder -- Introduction to anatomy -- Principles of lifting, moving, and positioning -- Airway management and rescue breathing -- Principles of assessment -- Caring for medical emergencies -- Caring for soft-tissue injuries and shock -- Caring for muscle and bone injuries -- Caring for injuries to the head and spine -- Multiple-casualty incidents and principles of triage -- Childbirth -- Appendix 1. Blood pressure monitoring -- Appendix 2. Airway adjuncts, suctioning, and oxygen therapy -- Appendix 3. Weapons of mass destruction and the terrorist threat -- Appendix 4. Skill sheets.

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