Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com
Image from Google Jackets
Image from OpenLibrary

First responder / J. David Bergeron ... [et al.] ; medical reviewer, Howard A. Werman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005.Edition: 7th edDescription: xxv, 603 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 9780131180871
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.02/5 22
LOC classification:
  • RC86.7 .B47 2005
NLM classification:
  • WX 215
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction to the EMS system -- Legal and ethical issues -- The well-being of the first responder -- The human body -- Lifting, moving, and positioning patients -- Airway management -- Assessment of the patient -- CPR and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) -- Medical emergencies -- Bleeding, shock, and soft-tissue injuries -- Muscle and bone injuries -- Childbirth -- Infants and children -- Gaining access and hazards on the scene -- Multiple-casualty incidents, triage, and the incident management system.
Item type: Book
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) General Circulation Non-fiction RC86.7 .B47 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 053628
Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) Processing Center Non-fiction RC86.7 .B47 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) CD Not For Loan 053629
Total holds: 0

Rev. ed. of: First responder / J. David Bergeron, Gloria Bizjak. c2001.

Includes index.

Introduction to the EMS system -- Legal and ethical issues -- The well-being of the first responder -- The human body -- Lifting, moving, and positioning patients -- Airway management -- Assessment of the patient -- CPR and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) -- Medical emergencies -- Bleeding, shock, and soft-tissue injuries -- Muscle and bone injuries -- Childbirth -- Infants and children -- Gaining access and hazards on the scene -- Multiple-casualty incidents, triage, and the incident management system.

System requirements for accompanying disk: Windows 98 or newer and Macintosh 9.X and OSX.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.
Share