First Responder: A Skills Approach, 7th Edition

Features

• Includes chapters that go beyond the DOT such as Water Emergencies and Agricultural and Industrial Emergencies
• Expanded airway, breathing and ventilation material
• Clinically updated to assure current theories and science are covered
• Contains updated AHA/ARC CPR material
• New features include: First on Scene, First Responder Practice and Focus on the First Responder Team
• An expanded chapter review section including a detailed review of the chapter
• Each chapter includes a case study with an example of a hand-off report
• A dynamic CD-ROM that includes review material, videos, a Hazmat situation simulator, games, and more
• New Instructor’s Resources including book specific PowerPoint slides

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.
KEY TOPICS:New features, enrichment materials will enhance the clear and in-depth coverage that has been this titles trademark. New material has been added on terrorism, industrial emergencies, and special patients, as well as a new chapter on Geriatric Emergencies. A new special feature First Responder Flash highlights key information.
MARKET:First Responder students and professionals.

Table of Contents

Module 1 – Preparatory

1 — Introduction to the EMS System

2 — Well-Being of the First Responder

3 — Legal and Ethical Issues

4 — The Human Body

5 — Lifting and Moving Patients

Module 2 - Airway

6 — Airway A

7 — Airway B

Module 3 - Circulation

8 — Circulation

9 — Automated External Defibrillation

Module 4 – Patient Assessment

10 —Scene Size-Up

11 — Introduction to Patient Assessment and Vital Signs

12 — Patient Assessment

13 — Communication and Documentation

Module 5 – Illness and Injury

Medical Emergencies

14 — Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies

15 — Medical Emergencies

16 — Environmental Emergencies

17 — Psychological Emergencies and Crisis Intervention

Bleeding and Soft-Tissue Injuries

18 — Bleeding and Shock

19 — Soft-Tissue Injuries

20 — Injuries to the Chest, Abdomen, and Genitalia

21 — Burn Emergencies

22 — Agricultural and Industrial Emergencies

Injuries to Muscles and Bones

23 — Injuries to the Head, Face, and Neck

24 — Injuries to the Spine

25 — Musculoskeletal Injuries

Module 6 – Childbirth and Children

26 — Childbirth

27 — Infants and Children

Module 7 – Geriatric Considerations

28 — Geriatric Patients

Module 8 – EMS Operations

29 — EMS Operations

30 — Hazardous Materials Incidents and Emergencies

31 — Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Command

32 — Water Emergencies

33 — Vehicle Stabilization and Patient Extrication

34 — Special Rescue Situations

Appendix 1 - Weapons of Mass Destruction