Water rescue : basic skills for emergency responders.

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TextPublication details: St. Louis ; Sydney : Mosby Lifeline, c1994Description: xiii, 368 p. : illISBN:

0801663431 (pbk)

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Bibliography: p. 354-357

Includes glossaries and index

Part one: Understanding water accidents -- Causes of water accidents -- Definition of drowning -- Scenarios and signs of drowning -- Alcohol and aquatics -- Part two: Protecting and rescuing yourself -- Designing individual defenses -- Prevent foolish drownings -- Basic water survivial : rescue principles -- Environmental and climatic effects on rescuers -- Part three: Team rescue tactics -- Preparation for water rescue -- Team rescue basics -- Equipment -- Medical management and transport of aquatic trauma victims -- Legal considerations

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