First Responder A Skills Approach

1. The First Responder. 2. Safety in Prehospital Care. 3. Infectious Disease Precautions. 4. Anatomy of the Human Body. 5. Patient Assessment. 6. Basic Life Support: Artificial Ventilation. 7. Basic Life Support: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). 8. Bleeding. 9. Shock. 10. Mechanisms of Injury. 11. Soft Tissue injuries. 12. Clamping and Penetrating Injuries. 13. Agricultural and Industrial Emergencies. 14. Bandaging. 15. Musculoskeletal Injuries. 16. Injuries to the Head. 17. Injuries to the Face and Neck. 18. Injuries to the Spine. 19. Injuries to the Chest. 20. Injuries to the Abdomen and Genitalia. 21. Poisoning Emergencies. 22. Drug and Alcohol Emergencies. 23. Heart Attack and Other Cardiac Emergencies. 24. Respiratory Emergencies. 25. Stroke. 26. Diabetic Emergencies. 27. Acute Abdominal Distress and Related Emergencies. 28. Epilepsy, Dizziness, and Fainting. 29. Childbirth. 30. Pediatric Emergencies. 31. Geriatric Emergencies. 32. Burn Emergencies. 33. Bites and Stings. 34. Hazardous Material Incidents and Emergencies. 35. Heat and Cold Emergencies. 36. Water Emergencies. 37. Psychological Emergencies and Crisis Intervention. 38. Lifting and Moving Patients. 39. Mass Casualty Incidents and Incident Command. 40. Vehicle Stabilization/Patient Extrication.Karren, Keith J. is the author of 'First Responder A Skills Approach', published 1980 under ISBN 9780893030384 and ISBN 0893030384.