Emergency services Books
Harbour Publishing A Paramedic’s Tales: Hilarious, Horrible and
Book SynopsisIn most people's minds, ambulances are best avoidedwe pull over to let them pass, perhaps briefly thanking the universe that the day's events have not necessitated our own swift passage to the ER, and then we go on with business as usual. But have you ever wondered, as that siren screeches by, what it would be like to work as a paramedic, when the most dire emergency is just another day at the office? In A Paramedic's Tales, Graeme Taylor reveals allfrom the humorous to the horrific. Not knowing what's around the bend makes for a fast-paced adventure every time a paramedic goes on duty. Taylor, who worked as a paramedic for twenty-one years in Vancouver's Lower Mainland, the BC Interior and Victoria, shares true stories that are both gritty and uncensored, yet the compassion and courage of co-workers, patients, strangersand people who had previously threatened to kill our narratorshines through the gore.The author writes that as a paramedic, to stop from crying you have to keep laughing, and readers will find themselves doing the same. From the near-daily task of deciding whether to send someone to the ER or the drunk tank, to the occasional miracle, to the just plain ridiculous, readers will gain insight into everyday life in emergency medicine. With stories set across the province, from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to down the side of a cliff, these rollicking tales explain the perils of life before GPS, what to do if a drunk mob surrounds your ambulance, and how to drive like a paramedic.
£17.99
Island Press Natural Hazard Mitigation: Recasting Disaster
Book SynopsisThis text offers an informative examination of natural hazard mitigation for planners, policymakers, stu dents, and professionals that work in this field. The topics include guidelines for hurricanes, floods and earthquakes. 'Table of ContentsMitigating natural hazards - a national challenge; evolving mitigation policy directions; Florida after Hurricane Andrew; Missouri after the mid-West floods of 1993; California after the Loma Prieta and Northridge earthquakes; Massachusetts after Hurricane Bob and other storms; Tennessee after a series of floods and storms; state hazard mitigation plans - falling short of their potential; the hazard mitigation grant programme - scattered spending; state implementation of natural disaster mitigation policy; ethical guidelines for hazard mitigation; natural hazard mitigation - planning for sustainable communities.
£42.75
PennWell Books The Conscious Warrior: Yoga for Firefighters &
Book SynopsisShannon McQuaide's book explores the benefits and practical application of yoga and its benefit to first responders.Table of Contents Part I: The Crisis in the Fire Service 1. Today’s Fire Service Needs a Conscious Warrior Culture Part II: East Meets West—Why Yoga Belongs in the Fire Station 2. From Badass Warrior to Savasana: The Benefits of Yoga for Firefightersand First Responders 3. What Does Resilience Have to Do with Yoga? Part III: The Science behind Yoga and Mindfulness 4. How Yoga Reduces Chronic Stress and What That Means for Your Job and Your Life 5. Take Heart: How Yoga and Mindfulness Mitigate Chronic Diseasesand Disorders Part IV: How to Set Up an Evidence-Based Yoga Program in Your Fire Station 6. Fireflex Yoga Fundamentals: Everything You Need to Know 7. Day One: Starting on the Right Foot Part V: The Classes 8. My Hips Are Too Tight! Classes 1 and 2 9. Shouldering the Burden: Classes 3–4 10. Trunk Stability for Your Aching Back: Classes 5–6 11. Balancing Your Life: Classes 7 and 8 12. #ItAllConnects: Classes 9–10 Part VI: The Conscious Warrior1 3. The Conscious Warrior: A Mind-Body Approach to Leadership The Yoga Challenge
£29.71
Nova Science Publishers Inc Catastrophic Disasters in America: Preparedness,
Book SynopsisThe three basic elements in preparing for, responding to and recovering from any catastrophic disaster are (1) leadership; (2) capabilities; and (3) accountability. Leadership in the form of legal authorities, roles and responsibilities, and lines of authority at all levels of government must be clearly defined, effectively communicated, and well understood in order to facilitate rapid and effective decision making. Developing the capabilities needed for catastrophic disasters should be part of an overall national effort designed to integrate and define what needs to be done, where, by whom, and how well. Ensuring needed capabilities are ready requires effective planning and coordination, plus robust training and exercises in which the capabilities are realistically tested, problems identified, and subsequently addressed in partnership with federal, state, local, and non-governmental stakeholders.
£176.24
Nova Science Publishers Inc Next Generation 9-1-1
Book SynopsisAlthough the 9-1-1 system has been an unqualified success story for more than 30 years, changes in the public''s use of technology, the saturation of the mobile market, and the spread of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony over broadband are contributing to greater expectations that the current system will need to address. Because text, data, images, and video are increasingly common in personal communications and are critical to future transportation safety, the 9-1-1 system will be expected to accommodate highly mobile, dynamic communications modes. The architecture of these communication nodes directly counters the fundamental structure of the current 9-1-1 system. To guide and foster a nation-wide vision of a 9-1-1 system for the 21st century, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is taking a lead role in the research and development needed to bring about a more capable Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) system that supports emergency call delivery and a response based system that maximises impact across a diverse stakeholder community. There are, however, a large number of operational, economic, political, and institutional issues that must be addressed and reconciled if the NG9-1-1 system is to be implemented successfully across the nation. Implementing NG9-1-1 will likely be a complicated process, requiring the effective, timely and willing co-operation of an array of stakeholders. To address these issues, the NG9-1-1 Initiative has begun researching and analysing the strategic transition elements and options that could be followed to further the progress and implementation of NG9-1-1. This Preliminary Transition Plan will help frame how the government and industry view the deployment of NG9-1-1 and the key decisions that might need to be made by each level of government and the private sector to make implementation a reality. Potential Deployment Approaches Transition to NG9-1-1 is expected to be evolutionary process, involving technological, economic, and institutional change. In some cases, the path to NG9-1-1 implementation will depend on the underlying infrastructure and state of the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and 9-1-1 Authorities. In other cases, the transition to NG9-1-1 may depend on the ability of originating service networks to deliver NG9-1-1 calls via native internet protocol (IP)-based infrastructure to jurisdictions that are prepared to receive those calls.
£63.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Emergency Communications: Enhancing the Safety
Book SynopsisSince 11 September 2001, several bills introduced in the U.S. Congress have included provisions to assist emergency communications. Legislation addressing communications among first responders focused first on interoperability - the capacity of different systems to connect - with provisions in the Homeland Security Act. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act provided more comprehensive language that included requirements for developing a national approach to achieving interoperability. Future 911 systems will use Internet protocols (IP) to facilitate interoperability and system resilience, and to provide better connections between 911 call centres, emergency responders, and alert and warning systems, more robust capacity, and the flexibility to receive calls for help in any format. Congress may choose to revisit policy questions and support for 911 to assure that systems and networks are upgraded to become a fully functioning part of the United States'' emergency communication safety net. This book explains the steps that are being taken by Congress to increase the safety network of emergency communication in the light of terrorist attacks.
£129.74
University Press of New England Hurt
Book SynopsisThe heroic story of the invention of trauma care, from battlefield triage to level 1 trauma centers
£18.70
Nova Science Publishers Inc Emergency Evacuations: Federal Considerations &
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£212.99
Westphalia Press Managing Challenges for the Flint Water Crisis
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£12.50
States Academic Press Introduction to Emergency Management
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£110.88
Rowman & Littlefield Emergency Services Sector Protection and Homeland
Book SynopsisThe fifteenth volume of a new, well-received and highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure, Emergency Services Protection and Homeland Security is an eye-opening account which discusses the unique challenges this industry faces and the deadly consequences that could result if there was a failure or disruption in the emergency services sector.The Emergency Services Sector (ESS) is crucial to all critical infrastructure sectors, as well as to the American public. As its operations provide the first line of defense for nearly all critical infrastructure sectors, a failure or disruption of the Emergency Services Sector (ESS) would be devastating.Emergency Services Protection and Homeland Security was written to provide guidelines to improve the protections and resilience of this infrastructure.
£67.50
Island Press Hazardous Seas: A Sociotechnical Framework for
Book SynopsisTsunamis are infrequent but terrifying hazards for coastal communities. Difficult to predict, they materialise with little warning, claiming thousands of lives and causing billions of dollars in damage. Recent mega-tsunamis in Japan and Indonesia claimed close to 250,000 lives, triggering wide-scale economic and social disruption. Developing countries cannot afford costly underwater cable systems, and governments and relief organisations have been forced to rely on flawed warning systems such as deep-sea buoys. Now, a ground-breaking new approach to tsunami detection and warning, which relies on low-cost underwater sensors and networks of smartphone communication, has changed the equation. Developed by an international, interdisciplinary team of researchers, this approach allows at-risk coastal communities to have an economically viable, scientifically sound means to protect themselves. Coeditors Louise K. Comfort and Harkunti P. Rahayu, accomplished experts in disaster preparedness, contend that it will give communities precious additional minutes to communicate warnings about imminent tsunamis to residents, potentially saving many lives. Chapters authored by a close group of collaborators present the science behind this new approach, describing conceptual design, computational models, and real-time testing of a prototype system in the warm equatorial waters of Indonesia’s Mentawai Sea. Introductory chapters explain the sociotechnical approach - how undersea sensors can transmit data to a network of electronic devices on land to alert residents to impending tsunami threats in near-real time. Subsequent chapters explore what this might look like: assessing communities at risk; designing interactive information systems for communication during an emergency; designing wireless networks for smartphone communication that can guide residents to safety; and designing community-based shelters. The book concludes with a thoughtful analysis of how these sociotechnical advances might be used for all coastal cities at risk of tsunamis, sea-level rise, storm surges, and other hazards. Hazardous Seas is an invaluable guide for policy makers and international NGOs looking to save lives from tsunamis and mitigate crippling damage to communities, and provides a comprehensive overview of tsunami detection and warning for students of engineering, computer science, planning, policy, and economic and environmental analysis.Table of ContentsForeword Preface 1. Building Community Resilience to Disaster Risk: A Sociotechnical Approach Louise K. Comfort and Mark W. Dunn 2. Community Networks for Tsunami Early Warning Harkunti P. Rahayu and Louise K. Comfort 3. A Reliable, Timely Communication Application to Enhance Tsunami Preparedness Fuli Ai, X. Xerandy, Taieb Znati, Louise K. Comfort, and Febrin Anas Ismail 4. Device-to-Device Communication: A Scalable, Socially Aware, Land-Based Infrastructure to Support Community Resilience in Disaster Events X. Xerandy, Fuli Ai, Taieb Znati, Louise K. Comfort, and Febrin Anas Ismail 5. Community-based Shelters: Design, Construction and Implementation Febrin Anas Ismail and Abdul Hakam 6. Enabling Adaptive Collective Action for Communities at Risk: Responding to Tsunami Risk in Padang City, Indonesia Yoon Ah Shin, Louise K. Comfort, Fuli Ai, and Febrin Anas Ismail 7. Wireless Networks for Disaster-Degraded Contexts: Tsunami Evacuation in Padang, Indonesia Fuli Ai, X. Xerandy, Echhit Joshi, Taieb Znati, and Febrin Anas Ismail 8. Real-time Seafloor Tsunami Detection and Acoustic Communications Lee Freitag, Keenan Ball, Peter Koski, James Partan, Sandipa Singh, Dennis Giaya, and Kayleah Griffen 9. A Prototype Ocean-bottom Pressure Sensor Deployed in the Mentawai Channel, Central Sumatra, Indonesia: Preliminary Results Emile A. Okal and Lee Freitag 10. Underwater Sensor Network Prototype for Tsunami Detection and Warning: A Long Deployment Journey toward Functionality X. Xerandy, Iyan Turyana, Lee Freitag, Wahyu Pandoe, Harkunti P. Rahayu, and Febrin Anas Ismail 11. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System: Initiation, Evolution, and Implementation Harkunti P. Rahayu 12. Creating a Sustainable Learning System in Regions of Risk Louise K. Comfort, Wahyu W. Pandoe, and Harkunti P. Rahayu Afterword Acknowledgments About the Editors Contributors Index
£32.40
Pegasus Books First Responder: A Memoir of Life, Death, and
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£14.41
Naval Institute Press Leadership in Dangerous Situations: A Handbook
Book SynopsisThis guide which, for years, has prepared military, emergency, and first responders to face psychological, social, and physical challenges of leading in dangerous contexts has been updated. The author team, which includes scholars and practitioners, has integrated current research findings, incorporated topics not covered in the prior edition and has created a reference work relevant to leaders at all levels (entry, mid, and senior) in organizations that operate in dangerous contexts Leadership in Dangerous Situations, Second Edition includes nine new chapters that address character development, ethical decision-making and action, leading in uncertain times, empowering initiative, leading task forces and cross-functional teams, operating in complex social and political environments, tactical and operational decision-making and planning, red teaming, and incident command. The authors wrote their chapters as acts of service to enhance the professions that serve their countries and societies.
£47.45
Douglas & McIntyre That’s Why I’m a Doctor: Physicians Recount Their
Book SynopsisDoctors hold a pretty special place in our lives. They’re often there when we’re born, and they’re usually there when we die. They’re there for a lot of the scary or weird stuff that happens in between, too.In That’s Why I’m a Doctor, award-winning journalist Mark Bulgutch brings together forty-six stories from a diverse group of physicians, including pediatricians, interventional radiologists, general surgeons, psychiatrists, family doctors, gastroenterologists, ophthalmologists, gynecologists, neurologists and more. Each doctor’s story describes the moment that left them thinking, “That’s why I became a doctor.”This volume includes stories of innovation (developing a treatment for cholera); rare and fascinating medical cases (the separation of conjoined twins); the less dramatic but still quietly satisfying times when the doctor was able to have a lasting positive impact on the life of a patient or their family; and, of course, those unexpected moments when the patient taught the doctor an important life lesson that would inform their practice for years to come.These stories, big and small, are tied together by a sense of caring. It’s impossible to read what these doctors have to say and not come away with a new understanding of what goes through the mind of the person on the other end of the stethoscope and how dedicated doctors must be to do what they do.
£16.19
New Internationalist Publications Ltd Fighting Fire: One hundred years of the fire
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£9.49
Eye Books Above the Law: Adventures in a police helicopter
Book SynopsisAdrian Bleese spent twelve years flying on police helicopters, and attended almost 3,000 incidents, as one of only a handful of civilian air observers working anywhere in the world. In Above The Law he recounts the most intriguing, challenging, amusing and downright baffling episodes in his career working for Suffolk Constabulary and the National Police Air Service. Rescuing lost walkers, chasing cars down narrow country lanes, searching for a rural cannabis factory and disrupting an illegal forest rave...they're all in a day's work. It's a side of policing that most of us never see, and he describes it with real compassion as he lives his dream job, indulging his love of flying, the English landscape and helping people. Perhaps more than anything, it's a story about hope.Trade Review'Hugely entertaining and enlightening - brilliant!' - Catherine Larner, Suffolk Magazine, 'An engaging and enjoyable read, offering a perspective on policing unlike any other you will have come across before' - John Sutherland, author of Blue and Crossing the Line, 'Adrian Bleese writes with real immediacy and warmth. He exhibits the dry, black humour so often evident in personnel within the emergency services, while also displaying a real compassion for the people whose lives he is observing, whether he is protecting them or pursuing them' - More About Books, 'An interesting insight into a different world, its people and sometimes its politics’ - Flyer Magazine
£9.49
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Responding After Suicide: A Practical Guide to
Book SynopsisThis practical guide about what first responders should do after a suicide, offers advice on identifying and recording a death as suicide, breaking the bad news and dealing with the impact of suicide in the short, middle and long term.Drawing on her own experience as a first responder and trainer, the author provides guidance and tips for best practice when responding to a suicide. These include what can happen to the body in the immediate aftermath, how to talk to the bereaved to limit or prevent secondary trauma, and how to manage suicide in public arenas such as schools. The scenarios covered include detailed scripts of how to deal with difficult situations. There are also sections that tackle complex issues such as religious or cultural customs, and unusual cases of suicide which can pose extra challenges.Straightforward and full of sage advice, each chapter includes real-world examples from the author's many years working as a first responder which highlight how suicide postvention techniques can be applied.Trade ReviewAndrea has created the go-to book for all professionals whose work touches upon this complex and emotive world. Written with beautiful simplicity, great insight, and no small degree of empathy. This will be your subject matter bible. -- Mark Woodland, Victims' Services Coordinator and previous Welfare Manager, Greater Manchester PoliceThis essential book about suicide postvention is easy to read and highly recommended! A practical guide, with recognizable case studies, this book explains the complex interaction with the bereaved after suicide. -- Dr. Edith Gorlee, Forensic Medical ExaminerWith the unique perspective of a first responder, Andrea Walraven-Thissesn has everything she needs in her backpack to help us understand what happens at the scene of a suicide and how to help those left behind. Responding After Suicide: A Practical Guide to Immediate Postvention provides a compassionate and thorough look at what happens at suicide scenes and how first responders can provide support and accurate information to families and communities left behind. -- Julie Cerel, PhD, Past-President, American Association of Suicidology
£18.04
Usborne Books Lights and Sounds Emergency Vehicles
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£13.78
£10.99
Practical Action Publishing Building For Safety Compendium: An annotated
Book SynopsisCompendium of key publications, organizations, information sources and funding agencies for building improvement programmes. Over 100 selected publications and institutions.
£9.95
Class Publishing Ltd Emergency Airways Management Logbook
Book SynopsisThis logbook is designed to allow pre-hospital and emergency care clinicians of all grades to quickly and easily maintain a record of airway skills performed in order to assist in proving competence where required. It includes checklists for essential adjuncts, bag-mask ventilation, extra-glottic devices, endotracheal intubation attempts, needle/surgical airway and other clinical skills. It is not dependent on battery life or data signal and allows for rapid after action logging of pertinent details for a number of skills performed in limited numbers.
£9.31
The Social Market Foundation Back on Target
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£9.50
How2become Ltd How to Become a Paramedic: The Ultimate Guide to
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£11.70
Right Book Press The Resilience Toolkit: Powerful ways to thrive
Book SynopsisToday’s workplace is fast-paced, highly complex, and sometimes even life-threatening. Yet it is possible to thrive in the ‘pressure cooker’ of modern work life. We all have the right to enjoy rather than just endure work. In the unpredictability of even the most challenging environments, the route to success and fulfilment at work is to build our resilience. This ground-breaking book provides a highly effective toolkit that will empower you to survive, thrive and flourish in the dynamic and fast-changing context of blue-light services. Discover how to: Be ready for the unexpected, feel calm and confident under pressure and avoid burnout Reduce stress and anxiety by understanding the essential components of a resilient work life Evaluate your own resilience factor with the Workplace Resilience Instrument “Jonathan Rees shows us through bright examples and actionable exercises that we, too, can thrive under pressure. Our own resilient behaviors can be modeled to match the situations we face. Although reading about what makes people resilient can be insightful, Jonathan’s battery of self-assessment tools provides the reader with specific feedback to be more effective and view adverse situations as opportunities more so than danger.” Dr. Larry Mallak, Western Michigan University, Author of 'The Workplace Resilience Instrument (WRI)' "This book represents the next stage of Jonathan’s work and provides any senior leader in the public sector with an opportunity to learn and refresh the practical skills that will help them in these challenging roles. Whether you are a senior leader in policing, the NHS or elsewhere in the public sector I would recommend that you read this book and adopt its principles. I promise that it will help you to survive and thrive in the pressure cooker." Chief Superintendent Ian Wylie, Vice president, Police Superintendents’ Association.Trade Review“Jonathan Rees shows us through bright examples and actionable exercises that we, too, can thrive under pressure. Our own resilient behaviors can be modeled to match the situations we face. Although reading about what makes people resilient can be insightful, Jonathan’s battery of self-assessment tools provides the reader with specific feedback to be more effective and view adverse situations as opportunities more so than danger.” -- Dr. Larry Mallak, Western Michigan University, Author of 'The Workplace Resilience Instrument (WRI)'"This book represents the next stage of Jonathan’s work and provides any senior leader in the public sector with an opportunity to learn and refresh the practical skills that will help them in these challenging roles. Whether you are a senior leader in policing, the NHS or elsewhere in the public sector I would recommend that you read this book and adopt its principles. I promise that it will help you to survive and thrive in the pressure cooker." -- Chief Superintendent Ian Wylie, Vice president, Police Superintendents’ Association.
£15.29
Rosenfeld Media Life and Death Design: What Life-Saving
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£24.74
Belt Publishing Standpipe: Delivering Water in Flint
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£14.41
Springer Nature Switzerland AG 3D Printing in Medicine and Its Role in the
Book SynopsisThis book describes how “makers” with no medical experience became and remain clinically important because they utilized 3D printing to produce supplies for healthcare, including medical and non-medical devices, and to improve the quality of life for patients with COVID-19 and those who care for them. It shows how 3D printing became vital during the pandemic due to its broad availability and the inherently digital nature of the work that enables thriving digital exchanges and work in isolation. Subsequent chapters highlight some of the “maker” communities' efforts that made a difference in their part of North America. Each contribution describes the unique experiences, challenges, and successes.While this book is written and edited mostly from a medical perspective, additional input from medical engineers, administrators, attorneys, and public safety officials enables a broad perspective to highlight some of the ingenuity from the North American 3D printing community who responded to the initial case volumes of COVID-19. Trade ReviewTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction. Frank J. Rybicki Chapter 2. Literature and Media Based Review of Personal Protective Equipment 3D Printing Efforts during COVID-19. Prashanth Ravi, Nathan Lawera, Frank J. Rybicki Chapter 3. 3D Printing and other Manufacturing during COVID-19: Success Stories and Lessons Learned by Makers at the University of Cincinnati. Prashanth Ravi, Sam Antoline, Leonid L. Chepelev, Sergey A. Grinshpun, Benjamin S. Jones, Ryan A. Moore, Matt Batie, Christophe J. Day, Deborah D. Whitis, Matt Monti, Frank J. Rybicki Chapter 4. The role of National Institutes of Health (NIH) 3D Print Exchange in supporting leadership and collaboration for frontline 3D printed personal protective equipment (PPE) efforts: Leonid L. Chepelev, Frank J. Rybicki Chapter 5. Crisis Response 3D Printing: Developing and Producing a 3D-Printed Nasopharyngeal Swab for COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing. Summer J. Decker, Jonathan M. Ford, Frank J. Rybicki, Todd Goldstein Chapter 6. Rapid 3D Printing Response for Respiratory Support Apparatus Needs: Ventilators, Connectors, and Other Respiratory Support Devices. Leonid L. Chepelev, Olivier Miguel, Adnan M. Sheikh Chapter 7. Practical Frontline 3D Printing in COVID Response at the Intensive Care Unit: Laryngoscopes and Beyond. Leonid L. Chepelev, Olivier Miguel, Adnan M. Sheikh Chapter 8. Production of Protective Face Shields in Cincinnati, Ohio USA from the 1819 Innovation Hub at the University of Cincinnati: Steven Doehler, Benjamin S. Jones Chapter 9. 3D printing of Face Shields and Ear Tension relief devices during COVID-19 at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Andrew Bell, Frank J. Rybicki, Kelly Kohler Chapter 10. 3D Printing in New York City during the Height of COVID-19: Realities and Success Stories from the Front Line. Nicole Wake Chapter 11. 3D Printing of Open Source N95, Surgical and Community Mask Designs to Address COVID-19 Shortages. Prashanth Ravi, Sam Antoline, Frank J. Rybicki Chapter 12. Sterilization 3D Printed Parts used as Medical Devices and in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Leonid L. Chepelev, Frank J. Rybicki Chapter 13. 3D Printing of Non-medical Devices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prashanth Ravi, Sam Antoline, Ryan A. Moore, Frank J. Rybicki Chapter 14. The Next Pandemic and Resilience through Strategic Manufacturing Reserves: Applying the Lessons of COVID-19 and Medical 3D Printing and other Manufacturing. Leonid L. Chepelev, Frank J. Rybicki
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Emergency Medical Responder: Training and Succeeding as an EMT/EMR
Book SynopsisEmergency medical service providers serve as the primary immediate response to emergencies of all kinds, including natural disasters and acts of terrorism in the United States, with states serving as the regulatory agencies responsible for training, scope of practice, and continuing education for potential and working EMS providers. This text serves as a comprehensive guide to individuals in training to become emergency medical service providers and complements Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) courses as the primary classroom text consistent with National EMS Curriculum Standards and other industry guidelines. Each chapter addresses a relevant organ system and its physiology, methods of assessment, treatment recommendations, along with a case study to illustrate the topics at hand. So much of what is involved in emergency medical services is based on practical and applicable knowledge of situations, and these case studies will provide students with exposure to the field work they will be responding to. Written with the context of COVID-19 implications in mind, this is first EMT text of its kind produced after the onset of the pandemic, with considerations and citations from national and international emergency medicine journals to incorporate guidelines and best-practices in light of shifting conditions and expectations. Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION.- CHAPTER 1: The EMS System.- CHAPTER 2: Anatomy and Physiology for the Emergency Provider.- CHAPTER 3: Fundamentals of Neurological Emergencies.- CHAPTER 4: Head, Neck, and Spinal Injuries.- CHAPTER 5: Airway and Cardiothoracic Emergencies.- CHAPTER 6: Principles of Basic Life Support.- CHAPTER 7: Other Common Medical Emergencies.- CHAPTER 8: Trauma.- CHAPTER 9: The Trauma Assessment.- CHAPTER 10: The Medical Assessment.- CHAPTER 11: Special Considerations.- CHAPTER 12: Principles of Death and Dying.- CHAPTER 13: Psychiatric Emergencies.- CHAPTER 14: Obstetrics and Gynecology.- CHAPTER 15: Principles of Documenting and Reporting.- CHAPTER 16: EMS Operations.- CHAPTER 17: Well-being of the First Responder.- CHAPTER 18: Pandemic Response.- CHAPTER 19: Tackling the NREMT Exam.- CHAPTER 20: Full Length Practice Exam.- CHAPTER 21: APPENDIX - Weapons of Mass Destruction and Bioterrorism.- CHAPTER 22: APPENDIX - Introduction to Triage and Incident Command.- CHAPTER 23: APPENDIX - Vehicular Extrication.- CHAPTER 24: APPENDIX - ALS and BLS Integrated Care.- CHAPTER 25: APPENDIX - Ambulance Operations.- CHAPTER 26: APPENDIX - Tactical Operations - Active Shooter.- CHAPTER 27: APPENDIX - License Reciprocity and Recertification.- CHAPTER 28: APPENDIX - Neurophysiology for the EMS Provider.- CHAPTER 29: APPENDIX - Accessibility in EMS Education.- CHAPTER 30: APPENDIX - Appendix Practice Exam.
£52.24
Springer International Publishing AG Mental Health: Intervention Skills for the
Book SynopsisThis book addresses the practical management of mental health scenarios in the emergency setting and offers first-hand reflections on how emergency nurses, practitioners and allied mental health professionals handle these situations. Responding to mental health needs in emergency situations can be profoundly complex. Frequently emergency nurses and other personnel express their feelings of powerlessness, as they do not know what to say or do in order to achieve the best outcome, and have concerns that their intervention may make the situation worse for those in their care. How a practitioner confronts the mental health encounter and takes the essential steps in managing the event can have a critical impact on how that person copes in the future. This book helps readers understand what is involved in mental health work in emergency situations, and the practical, psychosocial and spiritual tensions that arise from managing the event and the sequelae. Moreover, it shows that it may be possible to provide a more effective emergency mental health service.This unique edited book presents critical reflections on aspects of mental health work gathered from the ‘hands-on’ experiences of the personnel. Mental health encounters in the emergency context are described in detail, illustrating not only what emergency nurses and mental health workers ‘do’ when mental health crises occur, but also what they feel about what they ‘do’. Written by a diverse team of emergency and mental health nurses and allied professionals currently engaged in emergency care both in hospital and pre-hospital settings, this book will appeal to emergency nurses and allied health professionals alike.Table of Contents
£40.49
Kohlhammer Cbrn-Schutz in Der Gefahrenabwehr
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Kohlhammer Feuerwehrbedarfsplanung
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Kohlhammer Einsatze Mit Faserverbundwerkstoffen
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Kohlhammer Einsatzstellenorientierung
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Kohlhammer Hubrettungsfahrzeuge Im Technischen
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Kohlhammer Sozialkompetenz Und Teamentwicklung Bei
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Kohlhammer Berechnungen Im Abc-Einsatz
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Kohlhammer Feuerwehr in Polizeilagen: Einsatz Bei
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Kohlhammer Vermisstensuche: Aufbau, Planung, Einsatz
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Kohlhammer Resilienz Und Kritische Infrastrukturen:
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Kohlhammer Handbuch Zur Konfliktlosung Im Ehrenamt
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Kohlhammer Presse- Und Offentlichkeitsarbeit Bei Der
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Kohlhammer Interkulturelle Kompetenz Bei Der Feuerwehr:
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Kohlhammer Adipose Personen Im Feuerwehreinsatz
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Kohlhammer Schutz Von Kulturgut
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Kohlhammer Alternative Fahrzeugantriebe Im Feuerwehreinsatz
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Kohlhammer Leitfaden Fur Das Kommunale Krisenmanagement:
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