First aid, CPR, and AED

Author(s)

• Thygerson, Alton L.
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Bibliographic Information

First aid, CPR, and AED

Alton Thygerson, medical writer ; Benjamin Gulli, medical editor

Jones and Bartlett, c2005

4th rev. ed

• pbk. : alk. paper

Note

"American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons."

Includes index

HTTP:URL=http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0421/2004019199.html Information=Table of contents

Contents of Works

• Background information
• Action at an emergency
• The human body
• Finding out what's wrong
• Basic life support
• Bleeding and shock
• Wounds
• Dressings and bandages
• Burns
• Head and spinal injuries
• Chest, abdominal, and pelvic injuries
• Bone, joint, and muscle injuries
• Extremity injuries
• Splinting extremities
• Sudden illnesses
• Poisoning
• Bites and stings
• Cold-related emergencies
• Heat-related emergencies
• Childbirth and gynecologic emergencies
• Behavioral emergencies
• Wilderness first aid
• Rescuing and moving victims
• Disaster preparedness

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book is the cornerstone of an integrated training program that combinges comprehensive content on first aid and CPR with exciting new features, design and technology to better support instructors and to prepare students for any emergency.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA74596261
• ISBN:
  • 0763730165
• LCCN: 2004019199
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Sudbury, MA
• Pages/Volumes: p.
• Size: cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC86.7
  • NLM : WA 292
  • DC22 : 616.02/52
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : First aid in illness and injury
  • LCSH : CPR (First aid)
  • LCSH : Automated external defibrillation
  • MESH : First Aid
  • MESH : Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • MESH : Electric Countershock