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Author:

Schottke, David.

Title:

First responder : your first response in emergency care / author, Dave Schottke.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publisher:

Jones and Bartlett Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xxv, 536 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)

Subject:

Medical emergencies.
Emergency medical technicians.
First aid in illness and injury.
Emergencies--Examination Questions.
Emergency Medical Technicians--education--Examination Questions.
Emergency Medical Technicians--standards--Examination Questions.
Emergency Treatment--Examination Questions.

Other Authors:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Introduction to the EMS system -- The well-being of the first responder -- Medical, legal, and ethical issues -- The human body -- Lifting and moving patients -- Airway management -- Patient assessment -- Communications and documentation -- Professional rescuer CPR -- Medical emergencies -- Poisoning and substance abuse -- Behavioral emergencies -- Bleeding, shock, and soft-tissue injuries -- Injuries to muscles and bones -- Childbirth -- Pediatric emergencies -- Geriatric emergencies -- EMS operations -- Terrorism awareness -- Special rescue -- Supplemental skills.

ISBN:

0763742708
9780763742706
0763740314
9780763740313
9780763742706 (DVD)
0763742708 (DVD)
9780763740313 (pbk.)
0763740314 (pbk.)

LCCN:

2006013535

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)