First Responder Handbook: Fire Service Edition [Paperback]

Andrea A. Walter (Author), Chris Edgar (Author), Marty Rutledge (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0766839192 | ISBN-13: 978-0766839199 | Publication Date: December 20, 2002 | Edition: 1

The First Responder Handbook: Fire Service Edition is an information-packed guide providing first responder education for fire service professionals. Written by emergency response experts and specifically designed for firefighters, this text presents information in a way that will feel familiar to anyone in the fire service. It covers safety for first responders, patient care principles, emergency response tactics, and even first responder actions for incidents involving terrorism. This street-smart book fulfills the U. S. Department of Transportation's requirements for first responder certification while offering firefighters valuable emergency medical training.

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Review

This textbook for firefighters seeking first response certification describes the basic principals involved in providing emergency medical care. The 16 chapters review legal and ethical considerations and the anatomy of the human body, then provide illustrations for lifting patients, performing CPR, assessing patient condition, and stabilizing bleeding and injuries to the muscle and bone. Color Photographs Illustrate the Procedures. - SciTech Book News March 2003

About the Author

A. A. Walter is a firefighter with the Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority and a Captain of Special Operations with the Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad. Ms. Walter has been active in the fire and emergency services community for many years, serving as the Manager of the Commission on Fire Accreditation International for the International Association of Fire Chiefs and assisting in a variety of projects with the National Volunteer Fire Council, Women in the Fire Service, and the United States Fire Administration. She has over 13 years of experience in the fire and emergency services. In addition to being an author for this text, Andrea also took on the expanded role of serving as the projects’ Content Editor. Ms. Walter is also an author and the Content Editor for Delmar Learning’s Firefighter’s Handbook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (December 20, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766839192
• ISBN-13: 978-0766839199
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,812,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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