TY - BOOK AU - Le Baudour,Chris AU - Wesley,Keith TI - Emergency responder: advanced first aid for non-EMS personnel SN - 9780131712140 (pbk.) AV - RC86.7 .L4 2012 U1 - 616.02/52 22 PY - 2012/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Brady/Pearson KW - First aid in illness and injury KW - Medical emergencies N1 - 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 ER -