Baby & Child Emergency First-Aid: Simple Step-By-Step Instructions for the Most Common Childhood Emergencies - Softcover

Einzig, Mitchell J.; Kelly, Paula

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439186464 ISBN 13: 9781439186466

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2010

Synopsis

This book has sold more than 100,000+ copies to hospitals, clinics, and healthcare organizations over the years. Now it is being released to retail stores in a revised edition that reflects the latest medical treatments for the most common childhood emergencies.

This first aid handbook is the first thing you should reach for when your child has an emergency--when every second counts. It is designed to help people with limited training in emergency medical procedures--parents, babysitters, grandparents, and childcare providers--deal quickly and easily with 34 of the most common childhood emergencies. It features numbered step-by-step instructions with easy-to-read type. The illustrations are clear and make the instructions immediately understandable. It tells you what you need to know about each emergency, what to check, when to get professional help, and what not to do."

About this title

About the Author:

Mitchell J. Einzig, MD, is Director of Graduate Medical Education, Minneapolis Children’s Medical Center, and Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Review:

"When an emergency occurs, don't panic--pick up this user-friendly book." —Roger M. Barkin, MD, MPH, FAAP, Pediatric Emergency Physician Editor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

"This authoritative book is the answer to every parent's fearful question: Will I know what to do if my child has a medical emergency? Concise, easily understood, and clearly illustrated instructions in large print show and tell, step-by-step what to do and how to do it. Every parent will want to have this reassuring book immediately at hand if an emergency occurs." —Morris Green, MD, Perry W. Lesh, Professor of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1439186464
• ISBN 13: 9781439186466
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96