First
Responder Handbook:
Fire Service Edition
Information Packed Guide Providing First Responder
Education for Fire Service Professionals
First Edition
Author: Andrea Walter, Chris Edgar, Marty Rutledge
The First Responder Handbook: Fire Service Edition is an
information-packed guide providing first responder education for
fire service professionals.
Written by emergency response experts and specifically designed
for firefighters, this text presents information in a way that will
feel familiar to anyone in the fire service. It covers safety for
first responders, patient care principles, emergency response
tactics, and even first responder actions for incidents involving
terrorism.
This street-smart book fulfills the U. S. Department of
Transportation’s requirements for first responder certification
while offering firefighters valuable emergency medical training.
Features:
- a focus on the emergency medical service training and
education of firefighters provides specialized instruction to
those individuals working in this field
- special sections on terrorism response and mass casualty
incident response prepares firefighters for the more large-scale
incidents they may encounter
- "Street-Smart Tips" offer practical advice for firefighters
responding to any incident
- an extensive array of four-color photos and artwork serve to
expand on key points and principles and provide clear
demonstrations of important medical procedures
- a complete supplement package offers a wide variety of
teaching tools for the instructor and study guides for students,
including: - a Computerized Test Bank containing comprehensive
exam questions for each chapter - a detailed Instructor’s Guide
consisting of PowerPoint™, Lesson Plans, and an Image Library - a
Pocket Guide that can be used as a reference tool in the field, as
well as to help prepare for exams - a Workbook containing various
practice questions to help students track progress and develop
knowledge
- detailed correlation guide to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, as well as a correlation of objectives between
skill sets and curriculum requirements, provide quick reference
for firefighters involved in training
Contents:
X Front and Back Matter
1 The First Responder
2 Emotional Issues and the First Responder
3 Safety and the First Responder
4 Legal and Ethical Issues
5 The Human Body
6 Lifting and Moving
7 Airway and Breathing
8 Patient Assessment
9 Circulation
10 Automatic External Defibrillators (AED)
11 Illnesses
12 Trauma
13 Injuries to Muscles and Bones
14 First Responders and Children
15 Pregnancy and Childbirth
16 First Responder and the Fire Service
ALT 16 First Responder and Law Enforcement
256 Pages -
7-3/8 x 9-1/4 in.
Related:
 First
Responder Handbook: Pocket Guide
First Responder Handbook: Law
Enforcement Ed.
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