Emergency medical responder
Subtitle: a skills approach, second Canadian edition : Workbook
By: Scott Vahradian, John Mackay
Contributors: Mackay, John
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780131278257
Subjects: Emergency medicine; Emergency medical services; Emergency medical personnel
Table of contents: label: Part 1
title: Preparatory; label: Chapter 1
title: Introduction to the Emergency Medical Services System
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 2
title: The Well-Being of the Emergency Medical Responder
pagenum: 6; label: Chapter 3
title: Legal and Ethical Issues
pagenum: 13; label: Chapter 4
title: The Human Body
pagenum: 19; label: Chapter 5
title: Pharmaceuticals
pagenum: 26; label: Chapter 6
title: Lifting and Moving Patients
pagenum: 29; label: Part 2
title: Airway; label: Chapter 7
title: The Airway and Ventilation
pagenum: 34; label: Part 3
title: Circulation; label: Chapter 8
title: Circulation
pagenum: 47; label: Chapter 9
title: Automated External Defibrillation
pagenum: 54; label: Part 4
title: Assessment; label: Chapter 10
title: Scene Assessment
pagenum: 58; label: Chapter 11
title: Patient Assessment
pagenum: 66; label: Chapter 12
title: Communication and Documentation
pagenum: 79; label: Part 5
title: Illness and Injury: Medical Emergencies; label: Chapter 13
title: Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies
pagenum: 84; label: Chapter 14
title: Other Common Medical Complaints
pagenum: 92; label: Chapter 15
title: Geriatric Considerations
pagenum: 105; label: Chapter 16
title: Heat and Cold Emergencies
pagenum: 110; label: Chapter 17
title: Bites and Stings
pagenum: 117; label: Chapter 18
title: Psychological Emergencies and Crisis Intervention
pagenum: 124; title: Illness and Injury: Bleeding and Soft-Tissue Injuries; label: Chapter 19
title: Bleeding and Shock
pagenum: 133; label: Chapter 20
title: Soft-Tissue Injuries
pagenum: 141; label: Chapter 21
title: Injuries to the Chest, Abdomen, and Genitalia
pagenum: 152; label: Chapter 22
title: Burn Emergencies
pagenum: 164; label: Chapter 23
title: Agricultural and Industrial Emergencies
pagenum: 171; title: Illness and Injury: Injuries to Muscles and Bones; label: Chapter 24
title: Injuries to the Head, Face, and Neck
pagenum: 178; label: Chapter 25
title: Injuries to the Spine
pagenum: 188; label: Chapter 26
title: Musculoskeletal Injuries
pagenum: 197; label: Part 6
title: Childbirth and Children; label: Chapter 27
title: Childbirth
pagenum: 206; label: Chapter 28
title: Infants and Children
pagenum: 218; label: Part 7
title: EMS Operations; label: Chapter 29
title: EMS Operations
pagenum: 231; label: Chapter 30
title: Hazardous Materials Incidents and Emergencies
pagenum: 237; label: Chapter 31
title: Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Command
pagenum: 244; label: Chapter 32
title: Water Emergencies
pagenum: 253; label: Chapter 33
title: Vehicle Stabilization and Patient Extrication
pagenum: 262; label: Chapter 34
title: Special Rescue Situations
pagenum: 269; label: Appendix 1
title: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada - Skills Evaluation Guidelines
pagenum: 275; label: Appendix 2
title: Emergency Medical Responder: A Skills Approach - Skill Summary Sheets
pagenum: 285; label: Appendix 3
title: Practice Scenarios
pagenum: 291; title: Answer Key
pagenum: 296