Le Baudour, Chris.

Emergency responder : advanced first aid for non-EMS personnel / Christopher J. Le Baudour ; medical editor, Keith Wesley. - Upper Saddle River, NJ : Brady/Pearson, c2012. - xxx, 251 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to EMS systems and the role of the first responder -- Legal and ethical principles of emergency care -- The wellness and safety of the first responder -- Introduction to anatomy -- Principles of lifting, moving, and positioning -- Airway management and rescue breathing -- Principles of assessment -- Caring for medical emergencies -- Caring for soft-tissue injuries and shock -- Caring for muscle and bone injuries -- Caring for injuries to the head and spine -- Multiple-casualty incidents and principles of triage -- Childbirth -- Appendix 1. Blood pressure monitoring -- Appendix 2. Airway adjuncts, suctioning, and oxygen therapy -- Appendix 3. Weapons of mass destruction and the terrorist threat -- Appendix 4. Skill sheets.

9780131712140 (pbk.) 0131712144 (pbk.)

2010034066


First aid in illness and injury.
Medical emergencies.

RC86.7 / .L4 2012

616.02/52

WA 292