Professional Rescuer CPR

Name: Professional Rescuer CPR
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ISBN: 9780763772994

ISBN-10: 0763772992

ISBN-13: 9780763772994

Edition: 3rd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Staff, American College of Emergency Physicians Staff

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Completely Revised and Updated to Meet the 2005 CPR and ECC Guidelines! Professional Rescuer CPR, Third Edition provides individuals who have a job-related duty to respond to emergencies with the knowledge and skills to recognize and provide care in respiratory and cardiac emergencies. These skills include: Performing two-rescuer CPR and techniques for special rescue situations. Using resuscitation masks and bag-valve masks for ventilating victims. Proper use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

Book details

List price: $13.50
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 11/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 90
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English




Emergency Cardiac Care and the Professional Rescuer


Professional Rescuers and EMS Systems


Preparing for Emergencies


Disease Transmission and Precautions


Cardiovascular Disease: Improving the Odds


The Chain of Survival


Legal and Ethical Considerations



Understanding the Human Body


Body Systems


When Body Systems Fail



Patient Assessment


Assessing the Emergency Scene


Assessing the Patient



Basic Life Support for Adults and Children


Patient Assessment


Position the Unresponsive Patient


Perform CPR


Airway Obstruction



Basic Life Support for Infants


Assessment of an Infant


Check Responsiveness


Airway Obstruction



Resuscitation Adjuncts


Resuscitating Adjuncts


Suction Devices


Airways


Ventilation Devices


Automated External Defibrillation



Special Resuscitation Situations


Trauma


Drowning


Hypothermia


Electric Shock


Appendix


Index


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