First Responder : A Skills Approach
ISBN: 9780131720480 | 0131720481
Edition: 7thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 8/31/2006
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The 7th edition of this popular First Responder title, takes students beyond national standards while retaining the easy-to-read, step-by-step format that has made it a favorite for over a decade. Comprehensive coverage includes a variety of topics, including material that goes beyond the DOT curriculum and airway and circulation chapters that fully comply with the newly revised AHA Guidelines. New features, enrichment materials will enhance the clear and in-depth coverage that has been this titles trademark. New material has been added on terr... MORE
| Preparatory | |
| Introduction to the EMS System | |
| Well-Being of the First Responder | |
| Legal and Ethical Issues | |
| The Human Body | |
| Lifting and Moving Patients | |
| Airway | |
| Airway A | |
| Airway B | |
| Circulation | |
| Circulation | |
| Automated External Defibrillation | |
| Patient Assessment | |
| Scene Size-Up | |
| Introduction to Patient Assessment and Vital Signs | |
| Patient Assessment | |
| Communication and Documentation | |
| Illness and Injury | |
| Medical Emergencies | |
| Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies | |
| Medical Emergencies | |
| Environmental Emergencies | |
| Psychological Emergencies and Crisis Intervention, Bleeding and Soft-Tissue Injuries | |
| Bleeding and Shock | |
| Soft-Tissue Injuries | |
| Injuries to the Chest, Abdomen, and Genitalia | |
| Burn Emergencies | |
| Agricultural and Industrial Emergencies, Injuries to Muscles and Bones | |
| Injuries to the Head, Face, and Neck | |
| Injuries to the Spine | |
| Musculoskeletal Injuries | |
| Childbirth and Children | |
| Childbirth | |
| Infants and Children | |
| Geriatric Considerations | |
| Geriatric Patients | |
| EMS Operations | |
| EMS Operations | |
| Hazardous Materials Incidents and Em | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Daniel Limmer (Author). Dan Limmer, EMT-P, has been involved in EMS for over 25 years. He remains active as a paramedic with Kennebunk Fire Rescue in Kennebunk, Maine, and the Kennebunkport EMS (KEMS) in Kennebunkport, Maine. A passionate educator, Dan teaches EMT and paramedic courses at the Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, Maine, and has taught at the George Washington University in Washington, DC and the Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York. He is a charter member of the National Association of EMS Educators and a member of the National Association of EMTs (NAEMT) for which he serves on the Advanced Medical Life Support Committee.
Dan was formerly involved in law enforcement, beginning as a dispatcher and retiring as a police officer in Colonie, New York, where he received three command recognition awards as well as the distinguished service award (Officer of the Year) in 1987. During his 20-year law enforcement career he served in the communications, patrol, juvenile, narcotics, and training units.
In addition to authoring several EMS journal articles, Dan is co-author of a number of EMS textbooks for Brady including First Responder: A Skills Approach, Essentials of Emergency Care, Advanced Medical Life Support, the military and fire service editions of Emergency Care, and others. He speaks frequently at regional, state, and national EMS conferences.
