Emergency responder
Subtitle: advanced first aid for non-EMS personnel
By: Christopher J. Le Baudour ; medical editor, Keith Wesley
Contributors: Wesley, Keith
Publisher: Brady/Pearson
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780131712140
Subjects: Moving and Lifting Patients; Medical emergencies; Methods; Emergencies; First aid in illness and injury; First Aid; Needs Assessment; Rescue Work; Wounds and Injuries
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to EMS systems and the role of the first responder; title: Legal and ethical principles of emergency care; title: The wellness and safety of the first responder; title: Introduction to anatomy; title: Principles of lifting, moving, and positioning; title: Airway management and rescue breathing; title: Principles of assessment; title: Caring for medical emergencies; title: Caring for soft-tissue injuries and shock; title: Caring for muscle and bone injuries; title: Caring for injuries to the head and spine; title: Multiple-casualty incidents and principles of triage; title: Childbirth; title: Appendix 1. Blood pressure monitoring; title: Appendix 2. Airway adjuncts, suctioning, and oxygen therapy; title: Appendix 3. Weapons of mass destruction and the terrorist threat; title: Appendix 4. Skill sheets.