The second edition of First Responder Care Essentials brings together everything you'll need to know for your role as a Community First Responder. Taking you step-by-step through the essential skills needed for patient care, it is the ideal companion whether you're working towards a Level 3 First Responder Qualification or already qualified and in need of a reference guide. It encompasses a wide range of topics, from communication and manual handling to trauma care and cardiac arrest management.
This updated edition also includes additional procedures with accompanying step-by-step images.
Key features include:
Full-colour photographs demonstrating clinical skills and equipment usage
Anatomical diagrams for better understanding
Extended skills flags indicating appropriate practice levels
Fully updated in line with latest legislation, guidance and policy
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Höhe: 245 mm
Breite: 190 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
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978-1-80161-138-1 (9781801611381)
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Kris Lethbridge MCPara lives in the west country and works for the South West Ambulance Service Trust (SWAST) He is a paramedic and clinical educator with a passion for all aspects of prehospital care and is currently a council member of the College of Paramedics.
1. Introduction
2. The Ambulance Service
3. Communication
4. Legal and Ethical Issues
5. Health and Safety
6. Safeguarding Adults and Children
7. Manual Handling
8. Scene Assessment
9. Patient Assessment
10. Airway
11. Breathing
12. Circulation
13. Disability
14. Exposure
15. Medical Emergencies
16. Trauma
17. Children and Infants
18. Learning Disabilities
19. Older People
20. Cardiac Arrest
