Dr Fischer S Little Book Of Big Medical Emergencies

This book will prepare people for the most common medical crises with easy-to-understand information they can use before rushing to the emergency room. Includes how to tell if someone is having a stroke, heart attack or epileptic episode and how to know if the victim should be moved, lifted or turned.

The Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies puts life-saving information at your fingertips, including: · How to save someone who is fainting, choking, or drowning · How to tell if someone is having a stroke, heart attack, or epileptic seizure · How to identify a life-threatening allergic reaction, kidney infection, or pneumonia · How to perform CPR, make tourniquets, create an emergency kit for your home and car, and much more Time is of the essence in an emergency; a delay or incorrect decision can be fatal. Simple and easy-to-follow, this little book is the guide to medical emergencies that goes everywhere you do.

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Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of this pocket-sized handbook provides comprehensive, concise, evidence-based information on diagnosing and treating illness and injury in the emergency setting. The Little Black Book of Emergency Medicine is a convenient resource offering quick access to vital information and makes a great reference for solving pressing problems on the ward or in the clinic. Also available in PDA format!

At some point you will probably have to respond to a medical emergency, and how you respond could save your life or someone else's. You don't have to go to medical school or even learn complicated terms and procedures. All you need is a basic understanding of emergencies - how to diagnose and distinguish them, and what to do and what not to do. This book is written in clear direct language with a minimum of technical terms so that readers have easy access to vital information, allowing them to act quickly and with confidence. The book includes basic instructions on how to assess the patient and the problem, from cuts, bites and burns through drowning, fractures and poisons, to strokes, heart attacks and head injuries.