First Responder

Brandon/Hill Allied Health List first-purchase selection (#83). Provides training for fire service, emergency, law enforcement, military, civil, and industrial personnel. New features include flow-of-care diagrams and an appendix on roles and responsibilities of first responders. Previous edition: c1999. Full-color format. Softcover. DNLM: Emergency Medical Services.

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.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.