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This is book, for both the student paramedic and qualified paramedic, provides key information on the appropriate assessment skills needed when attending an emergency call. This book is a more accessible and concise alternative or supplement to the encyclopedias available for use on the job and perfect for exam revision.

This book addresses the theoretical elements of paramedic courses including psychology and sociology and provides clear links to practice.

The accreditation process for emergency medicine in the United States is considered one of the most difficult among all medical specialties, with residents required to pass both a written and oral examination to gain certification. This book allows the reader to apply a case-based interactive approach...

Former EMT and firefighter Michael Morse takes you along for the ride as he and his fellow officers respond to 24 emergency calls in a 34-hour period. Rescuing Providence is a fascinating glimpse into the daily lives of the people who do a critical job that is often dangerous, sometimes thankless, but ultimately rewarding. 

MIP. Manual de medicina de urgencias, 2ª ed., es una obra que proporciona al lector los conocimientos y procedimientos más recientes para el manejo de los pacientes en estado agudo; aplica los principios del ejercicio de la medicina con humanismo, de manera congruente y con base en las guías clínicas,...

Stroke:How to Deal with It! A stroke is known also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). There is usually someone suffering from one every minute. It happens when the blood vessel to a part of the brain is blocked (due to a blood clot) or burst. The brain cells in...

This document is a course guide for the basic EMT refresher training program. It will provide information which will help program administrators and instructors plan and implement a course. The EMT-Basic Refresher curriculum is the minimum acceptable content that must be included in any EMT-Basic...

The book is your essential guide to becoming a paramedic, providing practical information and advice to help you achieve your qualification and get a job.

Do you suffer from chronic pain? Have you been searching for an alternative pain reliever instead of swallow pills every six to eight hours? Reflexology could be the natural treatment you have been looking for. Reflexology Take Charge of Your Health covers easy techniques that you can perform on yourself...

The primary goals of this brief are to invoke alertness and solidarity among the public in earthquake prone areas of India, and to empower the community to prepare themselves to face and manage the aftermath of an earthquake. The work presented here sheds new light on the action plans to be taken...

Sometimes funny, sometimes strange, sometimes sad but never dull, Ambulance Uncut holds a flashlight up to examine the soft underbelly of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. Never before has the service been written about so sensitively while still capturing the day-to-day humour. We are introduced...

In 2003, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) announced a goal to reduce firefighter fatalities by 25 percent within 5 years and 50 percent within 10 years. It also committed to doing research that would support that goal. The consistently high annual percentage of fatalities related to fire department...

Available in paperback for the first time, this milestone work offers an in-depth treatment of all aspects of the discipline and practice of social policy globally. Supported by a distinguished international advisory board, the editors have compiled almost 900,000 words across 734 entries written...

Women, Violence and Social Change demonstrates how refuges and shelters stand as the core of the battered women's movement, providing a basis for pragmatic support, political action and radical renewal. From this base movements in Britain and the United States have challenged the police, courts and...