Basic First Response

Grant Goold, Scott Vahradian (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

448 Seiten

1996
Prentice Hall (Verlag)
978-0-8359-4914-9 (ISBN)

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This concise text fully integrates the U.S. D.O.T.'s NEW “First Responder: National Standard Curriculum” with the real-life practice of EMS workers. Emphasis is placed on helping the reader become as “street wise” as possible by presenting material in a logical sequence that reflects the flow of actual emergency responses.
The straightforward, engaging writing style keeps the reader curious and focused. Visually rich, this text is geared to the reader who wants to learn the basics—the information essential to a safe, proper, and successful first response to any medical emergency in the field.

INTRODUCTION TO EMS:

1. The EMS System and the First Responder.
2. The Well Being of the First Responder.
3. Legal and Ethical Issues for the First Responder.
INTRODUCTION TO PATIENT CARE.

4. The Human Body.
5. Body Substance Isolation (BSI).
6. Lifting and Moving.
7.Patient Management Strategies. Scene Size-up:
8. Scene Size-up.
INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT.

9. Overview of Initial Assessment.
10. Airway and Breathing Management.
11. Circulation and CPR.
12. Shock and Bleeding Control.
PHYSICAL EXAM AND TREATMENT

13. The Physical Exam. Ongoing Assessment and Treatment.
14. Ongoing Assessment. Patient Hand-off:
15 Patient Hand-off. Emergency Care Plans—Medical Patients.
16. Overview to Managing Medical Patients.
17. Chest Pain.
18. Shortness of Breath.
19. Altered Mental Status.
20. Abdominal Pain.
21. Poisoning and Overdose.
22. Allergic Reactions.
23. Environmental Emergencies.
24. Childbirth.
25. Behavioral Emergencies.
EMERGENCY CARE PLANS—TRAMA PATIENTS.

26. Overview to Managing Trauma Patients.
27. Injuries to the Head and Spine.
28. Muscle and Bone Injuries.
29. Soft-tissue Injuries.
30. Infants and Children.
Appendices:
1. Defibrillation.
2. Answers to Application Questions.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.8.1996
Verlagsort	Upper Saddle River
Sprache	englisch
Maße	275 x 210 mm
Gewicht	998 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Rettungsassistent / -sanitäter
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
ISBN-10	0-8359-4914-1 / 0835949141
ISBN-13	978-0-8359-4914-9 / 9780835949149
Zustand	Neuware