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First Responder: Your First Response in Emergency Care , Fourth Edition

Author(s): American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763740313
  • ISBN-10:0763740314
  • Paperback    536 pages      © 2007
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Overview

The only First Responder training program endorsed by a national organization, First Responder, Fourth Edition continues with an assessment-based approach to First Responder training.

The Fourth Edition fully integrates the 2005 CPR and ECC guidelines and includes new chapters on:

  • Communications and Documentation
  • Geriatric Emergencies
  • Terrorism Awareness

Designed to meet the needs of law enforcement personnel, fire fighters, rescue squad personnel, athletic trainers, college students, and laypersons, the new features found in the Fourth Edition will help students take the next step toward becoming outstanding First Responders.  These features include:

  • Endorsement by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • You are the Provider, attention-grabbing case studies found in every chapter 
  • Special Population Tips, discussing the specific needs and emergency care of special populations, including pediatric, geriatric, and special needs patients
  • Enhanced skill drills
  • First Responder Practical Skills Review DVD, packaged free with the Fourth Edition

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New features of the Fourth Edition include:

  • Chapter Objectives: Department of Transportation (DOT) First Responder National Standard Curriculum objectives and additional chapter-specific objectives are provided for each chapter, with corresponding page references.
  • You are the Provider - Each chapter contains a case study to help students begin thinking about what they might do if they encountered a similar case in the field.  A summary of the case study concludes the chapter.  This feature is a valuable learning tool that encourages critical thinking skills.
  • Technology Toolbar - Found at the beginning of each chapter, the technology toolbar guides the students through  the resources available for that chapter on www.FirstResponder.EMSzone.com.
  • Skill Drills - Provide written step-by-step explanations and visual summaries of key skills in a format that enhances student comprehension.
  • Vital Vocabulary - Key terms are easily identified and explained within the text.  A complete list with definitions follows each chapter.
  • Special Populations - Discuss the specific needs and emergency care of special populations.
  • Voice of Experience - Veteran EMS providers share accounts of memorable incidents and offer advice and encouragement.
  • FYI - FYI sections cover additional information for further study.  This material goes beyond the scope of the DOT curriculum and may be incorporated at the instructor's discretion.
  • Treatment Tips - Offer additional information or reinforce treatment information provided in the text.
  • Safety Tips - Reinforce safety concerns for both the responder and the patient.
  • Signs and Symptoms - List signs and symptoms of the relevant injury/illness.
  • In the Field - Discuss practical applications of material for use in the field.
  • Prep Kit - End of chapter materials and activities reinforce important concepts and evaluate students' mastery of the subject.
    • Ready for Review thoroughly summarizes chapter content.
    • Vital Vocabulary provides key terms and definitions from the chapter.
    • Assessment in Action promoted critical thinking through the use of case studies and providers instructors with discussion points for classroom presentation.

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Table of Contents

Section 1. Preparing to Be a First Responder
Chapter 1. Introduction to the EMS System
Chapter 2. The Well-Being of the First Responder
Chapter 3. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Chapter 4. The Human Body
Chapter 5. Lifting and Moving Patients

Section 2. Airway
Chapter 6. Airway Management

Section 3. Patient Assessment
Chapter 7. Patient Assessment
Chapter 8. Communications and Documentation

Section 4. Circulation
Chapter 9. Professional Rescuer CPR

Section 5. Illness and Injury
Chapter 10. Medical Emergencies
Chapter 11. Poisoning and Substance Abuse
Chapter 12. Behavioral Emergencies
Chapter 13. Bleeding, Shock, and Soft-Tissue Injuries
Chapter 14. Injuries to Muscles and Bones

Section 6. Childbirth, Pediatrics, and Geriatrics
Chapter 15. Childbirth
Chapter 16. Pediatric Emergencies
Chapter 17. Geriatric Emergencies

Section 7. EMS Operations
Chapter 18. EMS Operations
Chapter 19. Terrorism Awareness

Section 8. Enrichment
Chapter 20. Special Rescue
Chapter 21. Supplemental Skills


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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) provides education and practice management services for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals. The Academy also serves as an advocate for improved patient care and informs the public about the science of orthopaedics. Founded at Northwestern University as a not-for-profit organization in 1933, the Academy has grown from a small organization serving less than 500 members to the world's largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists. The Academy now serves about 24,000 members internationally.

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    New Jersey

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ShowAppropriate Courses

First Responder: Your First Response in Emergency Care, Fourth Edition meets and exceeds the Department of Transportation (DOT) First Responder National Standard Curriculum objectives.

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      Instructor's ToolKit CD-ROM

      ISBN-13: 9780763742683 ISBN-10: 0763742686

      We have made it easy for you with fully adaptable:

      Lecture Outlines - This is a complete, ready-to-use lesson plan from the Instructor's Resource Manual that outlines all of the topics covered in the text. Lesson plans can be modified and edited to meet your needs.

      PowerPoint Presentations - The slides provide you with a powerful way to make presentations that are educational and engaging to your students.  The slides can be modified and edited to fit your individual presentation.

      Image Bank and Table Bank - This feature provides many of the images and tables from the book, allowing you to incorporate more images into the PowerPoint presentations, make handouts, or enlarge a specific image for further discussion.

      Test Bank - A new bank of test questions that corresponds to the chapters in the text and includes both general knowledge and critical thinking questions.

      Skill Sheets - Ready to use sheets that allow you to track students' skills and conduct skill proficiency exams.

      The resources found on the Instructor's ToolKit CD0ROM have been formatted so that you can seamlessly integrate them into the most popular course administration tools.

      Only orders placed by qualified instructors will be honored. Orders containing this item will not be processed until instructor status is verified.

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      Instructor's Resource Manual

      ISBN-13: 9780763742690 ISBN-10: 0763742694

      The Instructor's Resource Manual is your guide to the entire teaching and learning system. It has been designed to assist you with creative ideas and tools to incorporate all of the components of the teaching and learning system.  For each chapter, this indispensable manual includes:

      • Chapter overview and objectives
      • Support materials
      • Enhancements
      • Teaching Tips
      • Readings and preparations
      • Presentation overview
      • Lesson plans and corresponding PowerPoint slide text
      • Skill Drill evaluation sheets
      • Answers to all end-of-chapter students questions found in the text
      • Activities and assignments
      • National Registry skill sheets
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      First Responder Skills DVD

      ISBN-13: 9780763742706 ISBN-10: 0763742708

      Packaged free with each copy of the Fourth Edition, this DVD provides students with a walk-through of the skills that are required to successfully complete the national first responder practical examination process.  For each skill, students can visually learn the steps and will find helpful information, tips, and pointers designed to facilitate their progression through the practical examination, specifically:

      • Objectives
      • Equipment
      • Key steps to perform to successfully complete the skill
      • Critical errors that result in failure
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      JBCourse Manager

      ISBN-13: 9780763760229

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      • Customize pre-loaded content or easily import new content
      • Provide online testing
      • Offer discussion forums, real-time chat, group projects, and assignments
      • Organize course curriculums and schedules
      • Track students progress, generate reports, and manage training and compliance activities

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      Online Resources

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      At FirstResponder.EMSzone.com, innovative and interactive activities help students become great first responders.

      • Chapter Pretests - prepare students for training. Each chapter has a pretest and provides instant results, feedback on incorrect answers, and page references for further study.
      • Interactivities - allow your students to experiment with skills and procedures in the safety of a virtual environment.
      • Anatomy Review - provides interactive anatomical figure labeling exercises to reinforce students' knowledge of human anatomy.
      • Vocabulary Explorer - is your virtual dictionary. Here, students can review key terms, test their knowledge of key terms through flashcards, and complete crossword puzzles.
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      JBTest Prep: First Responder Success

      ISBN-13: 9780763764586

      Begin the task of studying for your state or national First Responder certification examination by concentrating on those subject areas where you need the most help.

      This dynamic program is designed to prepare you to sit for your state or national First Responder certification examination by including the same type of questions you are likely to encounter in a similar electronic environment.

      JBTest Prep: First Responder Success provides a series of self-study modules, offering practice examinations and simulated certification examinations using case-based questions and detailed rationales to help you hone your knowledge of the subject matter.

      By the time you are done, you will feel confident and prepared to complete the final step in the certification process—passing the examination!

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      First Responder, Fourth Edition Online Student Review Manual

      ISBN-13: 9780763746087 ISBN-10: 0763746088

      This review tool is designed to prepare students to sit for exams by including the same type of multiple choice questions that they are likely to see on classroom and national examinations. The Online Student Review Manual contains multiple-choice question exams with an automatic grading feature and page references.

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      Student Workbook

      ISBN-13: 9781449644932

      The Student Workbook contains exercises to reinforce what you will learn in both First Responder: Your First Response in Emergency Care, Fourth Edition and the classroom. The exercises cover the DOT First Responder National Standard Curriculum, and are designed to encourage critical thinking and aid comprehension through a variety of activities for each chapter including:

      Multiple Choice – Numerous multiple-choice questions prepare students for exams.
       
      You Make the Call – Scenarios help students develop decision-making skills by describing emergencies and challenging them to come up with solutions.
       
      Skill Drills – Students can test their skills with photo jumbles and caption fill-ins. They can place photos in the correct order to test their knowledge of a skill and fill ion the captions to ensure that they know all of the steps for the skill.
       
      Labeling – Students can master difficult concepts with illustration-labeling activities.
       
      Word Fun – Students can quiz their knowledge of terminology and spelling with these crossword puzzles.
       
      And more – True/False, matching, short answer, and fill-in-the-blank questions.
       
      Page references to First Responder: Your First Response in Emergency Care, Fourth Edition are provided for every question in the Student Workbook. Perforated pages make it easier for students to hand in homework assignments.
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      First Responder Textbook and Student Workbook

      Bundle ISBN: 076374610X
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