Emergency Medical Responder: First Responder in Action, 1st edition by Barbara Aehlert, RN, provides the first responder student with must-know information. This product is the only product that integrates the didactic and skills information. First Responder training is the entry level of emergency medical services. This full-color, well-illustrated textbook/workbook combo is the only first responder product written by an EMS educator who is an experienced author. It includes information on the medical management of the results of current national security threats.
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978-0-07-302260-4 (9780073022604)
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Barbara Aehlert is the President of Southwest EMS Education, Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona and Pursley, Texas. She has been a registered nurse for more than 30 years with clinical experience in medical/surgical and critical care nursing and, for the past 18 years, in prehospital education. Barbara is an active CPR, First Aid, ACLS, and PALS instructor and takes a special interest in teaching basic dysrhythmia recognition to nurses and paramedics. She is a consultant with the Southwest Ambulance paramedic program in Mesa, Arizona, and an active member of the Pursley, Texas, Volunteer Fire Department.
Module 1: PreparatoryChapter 1 Introduction to the EMS SystemChapter 2 The Well-Being of the Emergency Medical ResponderChapter 3 Legal and Ethical IssuesChapter 4 The Human BodyChapter 5 Lifting and Moving PatientsModule 2: AirwayChapter 6 Airway and BreathingModule 3: CirculationChapter 7 CirculationModule 4: Patient AssessmentChapter 8 Patient AssessmentModule 5: Illness and InjuryChapter 9 Medical EmergenciesChapter 10 Bleeding and Soft-Tissue InjuriesChapter 11 Injuries to Muscles and BonesModule 6: Childbirth and ChildrenChapter 12 ChildbirthChapter 13 Infants and ChildrenModule 7: EMS OperationsChapter 14 EMS OperationsAppendicesAppendix 1: Weapons of Mass Destruction: Awareness and ResponseAppendix 2: Rural and Frontier EMSAppendix 3: Special Populations
