cover image - Emergency First Responder (Revised Reprint) - Textbook and RAPID First Responder Package Revised Reprint, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323085212
Copyright: 2012
Publication Date: 07-26-2011
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $87.95

Emergency First Responder (Revised Reprint) - Textbook and RAPID First Responder Package Revised Reprint, 2nd Edition

by Will Chapleau, EMT-P, RN, TNS

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cover image - Emergency First Responder (Revised Reprint) - Textbook and RAPID First Responder Package Revised Reprint, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323085212
Copyright: 2012
Publication Date: 07-26-2011
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $87.95
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    • Caution! boxes provide tips and precautions for emergency first responders.
    • Illustrated step-by-step skill sheets offer easy-to-follow instructions for performing the basic interventions required for certification.
    • Nuts & Bolts sections at the end of each chapter include Critical Points, Learning Checklists, Key Terms, and a listing of the relevant NSC objectives.
    • Updated to reflect the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines.
    • A new chapter on Environmental Emergencies highlights those situations most encountered by an emergency first responder in the out-of-doors.
    • Documentation and Communications chapter details EMS communications, the essentials of documenting patient care and covers therapeutic communication as it relates to cultural variations.
    • Expanded coverage of response to man-made and natural disasters as well as new content on eye irrigation, alcohol and drug crises, nerve agent poisonings, and rural and industrial accidents prepares you to respond to any situation.
    • Companion DVD features 12 skills videos and 24 dynamic medical animations.

  • 1. Introduction to EMS Systems 2. Well-Being of the Emergency First Responder 3. Legal and Ethical Issues 4. Documentation and Communications - NEW! 5. The Human Body 6. Lifting and Moving Patients 7. Airway Management and Ventilation 8. Patient Assessment 9. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and AED 10. Medical Emergencies 11. Bleeding, Soft Tissue Wounds, and Shock Management 12. Musculoskeletal Injuries 13. Childbirth 14. Infants and Children 15. Operations 16. Environmental Emergencies - NEW! 17. Special Populations

  • Will Chapleau, EMT-P, RN, TNS, Fire Chief, Chicago Heights Fire Department, Chicago Heights, IL
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