Paramedicine & Primary Care Paramedic Guide

The only pocket guide to cover CPR, ACLS, and PALS! Here's all the information you need to respond to cardiac emergencies in one pocket-sized book! This quick-reference guide provides easy-to-access coverage of all three levels of care-infant, child, and adult-plus listings for all drugs required for ACLS and PALS in both adult and pediatric dosages.

CVAA has developed national comprehensive clinical practice standards and guidelines and accompanying implementation tools. The document includes a summary of evidence, consensus based practice recommendations and implementation tools to support application of recommendations in Canadian practice.

This book challenges students to draw on their knowledge in order to respond effectively to the patient/situation profiled in each case. Case-based learning helps students to apply what they've learned and "live" the experience. It is a collection of scenarios that the author has encountered over the past two decades working as a paramedic.

This book has been adapted for the exclusive use of the Canadian emergency medical responder (EMR). An EMR may be a member of any of the three emergency services-ambulance, fire, or police-or may be a specially trained private citizen or public employee. Around the world, the field of emergency medical services (EMS) changes constantly. This book, written specifically for Canadians, will help students learn and adapt to the contemporary practice of pre-hospital care.

A guidebook for health and social care workers will give you practical and largely unexplored personal safety advice which will inform and enhance how you make decisions. Risks faced by lone workers in community-based roles include: verbal aggression from frustrated clients, physical violence from aggressive service users, being targeted for criminal activity when out and about. The material in this book has been specifically developed to provide workers in social care departments, housing organisations and charity organisations with advice which comprehensively addresses the safey needs when lone working in the community.

Designed for speed of use during toxicologic emergencies, this instant-answer guide delivers critical information on the effective diagnosis and treatment of drug-related emergencies and chemical exposures.  Enhanced by detailed tables and charts, extensive cross-referencing, and a comprehensive index, the Seventh Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect newly released drugs and the latest information on existing drugs.

Completely updated with new case studies throughout, Sick/Not Sick, Second Edition is designed to help EMS personnel develop rapid patient assessment skills. This resources distills years of field experience into a workable formula that both inexperienced and experienced providers can use. Sick/Not Sick teaches EMS personnel how to quickly collect information and discern what details are important in order to provide immediate initial care.

This colorfully illustrated text guides you through the fundamental concepts, skills, and treatments needed for positive wound care outcomes. With clear explanations and plentiful, detailed photos, charts, and drawings it explains and reinforces key concepts in easy-to-remember ways.