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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.0252 EAN: 9780756601959 Edition: 2 Rev Upd ISBN: 0756601959 Label: DK ADULT Manufacturer: DK ADULT Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: February 16, 2004 Publisher: DK ADULT Studio: DK ADULT Editorial Review: Product Description: The American College of Emergency Physicians has created an essential and comprehensive first aid manual with treatments and techniques explained, step-by-step and illustrated with hundreds of photographs to show how to perform them correctly. Featuring important life-saving procedures, including rescue breathing, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, treatment for a blocked airway, and other life-threatening situations, the book also provides detailed anatomical information and offers treatments for people of any age in any situation. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Excellent Treatise on First Aid ProceduresThis is an excellent, detailed guide to first aid procedures. It is clearly written and contains plenty of photographs. It covers CPR, Mouth to Mouth, Shock, Burns, Bleeding, and a number of other medical conditions (heart attack, asthma, etc.). All in all, it is a comprehensive treatise on first aid procedures. However, do not buy this book and expect to refer to it in a **dire** emergency. The book is much too long and the principles of **emergency** first aid are not something ... Read More Rating: - Why would anyone else ever write a first aid book?This book is so good all other first aid books should be used as fuel. It has concise illustrations and procedures that are as intuitive as possible in an emergency situation. Go no further. Rating:  - A First Aid book written by those who knowThis book is an excellent first aid book, particulairly for someone like me who only has basic first aid training. It was written by the American College of Emergency Physicians, so you know that it is truly definitive on the issue of first aid. The book is comprehensive, yet easy to use and color coded. The major benefits of the book include hundreds of photos, so that you are not simply told what to do, but shown. Another benefit is that it outlines how to handle various emergency situations, and ... Read More |
