EMS for Secure Facilities

Name: EMS for Secure Facilities
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ISBN: 9781428311473

ISBN-10: 1428311475

ISBN-13: 9781428311473

Edition: 2012

Authors: Joseph A. Grafft, Ric Sarff

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Description:

This book is a brief, visual introduction to life-saving, first-responder techniques that are suitable for use in a correctional facility with a prison population under guard. It is designed for courses taught in correctional facilities for all staff and especially guards, who need to know how to sustain life safely in a prison or secure facility until qualified EMS personnel arrive on scene. In this important and one-of-a-kind resource, experienced authors share their knowledge of the unique considerations of this population and environment.

Book details

List price: $41.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 3/25/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Introduction



Safety Issues


Introduction


Scene Safety


Transporting a Victim from a Secured Facility


Blood- and Airborne Pathogens


Immunizations


Federal Health Regulations


Summary


Key Terms



Incident Command System within a Secured Facility


Introduction


National Incident Management System


ICS in a Secured Facility


Four Modes of ICS


Expanding ICS


Summary


Key Terms



Victim Assessment in a Secured Facility


Introduction


Initial Steps for Victim Assessment


Deformities, Open Wounds, Tenderness, and Swelling (DOTS)


Vital Signs


Summary


Key Terms



Airway Management


Introduction


Respiratory Failure


Foreign Body Airway Obstruction: Adult, Child, or Infant


Summary


Key Terms



Cardiac Arrest


Introduction


CPR in a Secured Facility


Cardiac Arrest


CPR for Offender in Cell (Adult CPR)


One-Rescuer CPR: Child, Age 1 to 8


One-Rescuer CPR: Infant, Age Newborn to 1 Year


Two-Rescuer CPR


Witnessed Cardiac Arrest


Summary


Key Terms



Medical Emergencies


Introduction


Assessment of Medical Emergencies


Allergies: Mild or Systemic Reaction


Asthma


Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease


Heart Failure


Chemical Irritants


Cold Emergencies


Diabetes


Heat Emergencies


Heart Attack


Hyperventilation


Internal Bleeding


Seizures


Stroke


Shock


Conductive Energy Devices


Summary


Key Terms


Scenarios



Trauma


Introduction


Scene Safety


Activating ICS


Contacting Health Services


Body Substance Isolation


Mechanism of Injury


Trauma Survey


Assault and Fights


External Bleeding


Blunt Trauma


Chest Injuries


Dislocations


Eye Injuries


Fractures


Sprains and Strains


Head Injuries


Gunshot Wounds


Knives, Shanks, and Other Improvised or Edged Weapons


Impaled Objects


Spinal Injuries


Summary


Key Terms


Scenarios



Bandaging and Immobilization


Closed Wounds


Open Wounds


Care for Open Wounds


Bandage Materials


Splinting


Summary


Key Terms


Scenarios



Drug Reactions


Introduction


Stimulants


Depressants


Hallucinating Chemicals


Summary


Key Terms



Behavioral and Mental Illness Emergencies


Introduction


Scene Safety and BSI


Types of Behavioral Emergencies


Common Medications


Summary


Key Terms


Scenario



Transportation Considerations


Introduction


Scene Safety


Determining to Transport


Emergency Transportation


Non-Emergency Transportation


Summary


Notes


Acronyms


Glossary


Index