Emergency first responder : making the difference / Will Chapleau.

By:

Chapleau, Will

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: St. Louis, Mo. : MosbyJems, c2004, (i.e. 2003).Description: xix, 412 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:

0323016529 (set)

DDC classification:

616.025 21

LOC classification:

RC86.7 .C45 2004

Partial contents:

Subject: This new text thoroughly covers the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) National Standard Curriculum for First Responders. It also goes beyond the curriculum in areas such as airway management, the human body and medical emergencies. A simple, yet effective writing style presents information in an easy-to-understand manner, and case examples reflect the diversity of settings in which First Responders work. The text emphasizes teamwork throughout ? giving information on how the First Responder can effectively assist and work with police, fire, and EMS systems.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	616.025 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010334811

Includes bibliographical references: (p. 401-402) and index.

1 : Introduction to EMA systems -- 2 : Well-being of the first responder -- 3 : Legal and ethical issues -- 4 : The human body -- 5 : Lifting and moving patients -- 6 : Airway management and ventilation -- 7 : Patient assessment -- 8 : Cardiopulmonary resusciatations and AED -- 9 : Medical emergencies -- 10 : Bleeding, soft tissue wounds, and shock management -- 11 : Musculoskeletal injuries -- 12 : Childbirth -- 13 : Infants and children -- 14 : Operations -- 15 : Special populations.

This new text thoroughly covers the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) National Standard Curriculum for First Responders. It also goes beyond the curriculum in areas such as airway management, the human body and medical emergencies. A simple, yet effective writing style presents information in an easy-to-understand manner, and case examples reflect the diversity of settings in which First Responders work. The text emphasizes teamwork throughout ? giving information on how the First Responder can effectively assist and work with police, fire, and EMS systems.

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