Emergency responder : advanced first aid for non-EMS personnel /
Le Baudour, Chris.
Wesley, Keith.
Boston, Mass. ; London : Pearson,
c2012.
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 ill or injured people -- 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.
First aid in illness and injury.
Medical emergencies.