First aid, CPR, and AED Standard

Thygerson, Alton L. (Author). Gulli, Benjamin. (Added Author). Piazza, Gina M. (Added Author). Thygerson, Alton L. First aid, CPR, and AED. Standard. (Added Author). American College of Emergency Physicians. (Added Author). Emergency Care and Safety Institute. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1449609449 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781449609443 (pbk.)
Physical Description: viii, 112 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
print
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Sudbury, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

At head of title: Emergency Care and Safety Institute, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Rev. ed of: First aid, CPR, and AED. Standard / Alton Thygerson, medical writer ; Benjamin Gulli, Jon R. Krohmer, medical editor[s]. 5th ed. c2006.

Formatted Contents Note:

Background information -- Action at an emergency -- Finding out what's wrong -- CPR -- Automated external defibrillation -- Cardiovascular emergencies -- Bleeding and wounds -- Shock -- Burns -- Head and spinal injuries -- Chest and abdominal injuries -- Bone, joint, and muscle injuries -- Medical emergencies -- Poisoning -- Bites and stings -- Heat and cold emergencies -- Rescuing and moving victims.