Sudden Death
Intervention Skills for the Caring Professions
Bob Wright(Author)
Churchill Livingstone (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 17. September 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-443-04133-4 (ISBN)
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Description
This book is based on the author's own research and experience in the field. It provides practical advice for both bereaved and carers called upon to cope unexpectedly with death on a personal or a major scale. It offers practical advice which may be easily understood by all carers as well as by the bereaved or injured and it studies the needs of the bereaved, the role of the carer and difficulties (such as stress) which face the carer. The author is internationally well-known in this field. He has made several media appearances in the UK following his involvement in the aftermath of national disasters such as the Bradford football stadium fire and the Lockerbie air crash. It is designed for nurses - general and A&E students; ambulance workers; police; firemen; social workers; health visitors; trainee counsellors.
This book is based on the author's own research and experience in the field. It provides practical advice for both bereaved and carers called upon to cope unexpectedly with death on a personal or a major scale. It offers practical advice which may be easily understood by all carers as well as by the bereaved or injured and it studies the needs of the bereaved, the role of the carer and difficulties (such as stress) which face the carer. The author is internationally well-known in this field. He has made several media appearances in the UK following his involvement in the aftermath of national disasters such as the Bradford football stadium fire and the Lockerbie air crash. It is designed for nurses - general and A&E students; ambulance workers; police; firemen; social workers; health visitors; trainee counsellors.
This book is based on the author's own research and experience in the field. It provides practical advice for both bereaved and carers called upon to cope unexpectedly with death on a personal or a major scale. It offers practical advice which may be easily understood by all carers as well as by the bereaved or injured and it studies the needs of the bereaved, the role of the carer and difficulties (such as stress) which face the carer. The author is internationally well-known in this field. He has made several media appearances in the UK following his involvement in the aftermath of national disasters such as the Bradford football stadium fire and the Lockerbie air crash. It is designed for nurses - general and A&E students; ambulance workers; police; firemen; social workers; health visitors; trainee counsellors.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Adult education
Illustrations
24 illustrations, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 10 mm
Width: 215 mm
Weight
239 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-04133-4 (9780443041334)
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03/1996
2nd Edition
Churchill Livingstone
€39.60
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Content
The crisis of sudden death; the immediate needs of the family; the value in reviewing the events of "that day"; what incapacitates the career?; teaching and training for the work; the stress of caring.