First Responder - Softcover

Bergeron, J. David; Bizjak, Gloria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130307262 ISBN 13: 9780130307262

Publisher: Pearson, 2000

Synopsis

For First Responder-level training courses.

This text is the foundation for the First Responder curriculum designed to provide students with a patient assessment-based approach to individual and team First Responder-level care. Written in easy-to-understand language with many examples and illustrations, the text provides appropriate details on emergency care procedures, skill steps and application methods.

About this title

From the Back Cover

"A Complete Learning Package to Meet the Needs of Today's Students"

This easy-to-understand text provides clear First Responder-level training for fire service, emergency, law enforcement, military, civil, and industrial personnel. The Sixth Edition of First Responder retains the hallmark that has made it the best-selling First Responder book on the market ― solid, thorough coverage of the U.S. DOT First Responder National Standard Curriculum. New gfeatures include Flow-of-Care Diagrams and an appendix on roles and responsibilities of First Responders. Additionally, a state-of-the-art multimedia support package further clarifies and illustrates important points, allowing students to better understand, practice and master the skills and concepts they need to know to become effective First Responders.

• New Flow-of-Care Diagrams provide studnets with visual schematics to help them learn and apply patient assessment and other skills critical to First Responder training.
• New Appendix on Roles and Responsibilities helps First Responder students understand ther role within the overall EMS team.
• Comapnion Website (www.prenhall.com/bergeron): Tied chapter-by-chapter to the text, this free site includes an online study guide that offers studnets immediate feedback as well as links to other EMS-related sites. A Syllabus Manager lets instructors create an online syllabus.
• Student CD-Rom: This CD-Rom, packaged free with each text contains vocabulary-building puzzles and review questions, an audio-glossary, lecture notes, and links to resources on the web.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130307262
• ISBN 13: 9780130307262
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 614