Emergency Responder: Advanced First Aid for Non-EMS Personnel is not just another first-aid book.

Designed for working professionals, this flexible program blends textbook with online modules and instructor-led hands-on training events. Drawing from their years of experience training and developing emergency response teams, the authors cover the most important skills needed in order to effectively respond to life-threatening events.
 
Carefully designed skill sheets included in the text assist readers in developing the competency necessary to perform each skill with accuracy and confidence. Establishing a foundation in the basic concepts of emergency medical care, the text presents in a logical, easy-to-follow format many of the most common illnesses and injuries responders are likely to encounter. The authors provide realistic depth and breadth of information in a way that will make you successful caring for people who have fallen victim to sudden illness or injury.
 
Contents:

• EMS systems & the role of the First Responder
• Legal & Ethical Principles of Emergency Care
• Wellness & Safety of the First Responder
• Introduction to Anatomy
• Lifting, moving, positioning
• Airway management and rescue breathing
• Principles of assessment
• Medical Emergencies
• Soft tissue injuries and Shock
• Muscle and bone injuries
• Head and spine injuries
• Multiple Casualty incidents and triage
• Childbirth
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Airway adjuncts, suctioning, and oxygen therapy
• Responding to terrorist threat

Specifications:

• Author: Chris Le Baudour
• Published February 18th, 2011
• 8”x10”
• 288 Pages
• 1st Edition