Responding To Routine Emergencies Workbook

This workbook is the companion to best selling text Responding to "Routine" Emergencies. The author has developed study materials in the form of questions and scenarios that will challenge the reader to look deeper into the routine calls that all firefighters respond to so they come away with a better grasp of proper actions to take. The materials in this workbook can be used by an individual or within a group as part of an interactive company drill. Regardless of how it is used, the reader will benefit from gaining a better knowledge of dealing with routine emergencies that the fire service comes face to face with every day. Each study question is referenced back to lessons from the original text. The scenarios are written so that firefighters can relate to the situations and see themselves. The lessons are timeless for any member of the fire service from the biggest city to the smallest village.

Response and tactics for common calls, incl. carbon monoxide.

This workbook is designed to supplement the American Red Cross textbook, Responding to Emergencies Comprehensive First Aid/CPR/AED (2012). The focus of the workbook revolves around three emergency action steps, Check-Call-Care, and meets the 2015 Consensus on Science for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Guidelines. The content of the workbook is structured to align more closely with a college level course in first aid. A student who completes this course will have the basic training and skills to assist a person who is ill or injured or who has a life-threatening condition. Highlights of the workbook include: chapter Learning Activities to help students comprehend and retain the most important information. Scenarios, taken from real-life emergency situations, are included to afford students the opportunity to apply the knowledge learned; Expanded Course Content including the 2015 updates in changes to CPR and First Aid; Skill Check Sheets used to evaluate the student's ability to meet minimum competencies in the provision of basic emergency care; and Algorithms (decision making trees) which emphasize the emergency action steps of CHECK-CALL-CARE for selected skills.

Dr. Caroline trained her paramedics to be well-rounded, compassionate, quick-thinking problem solvers. This workbook will help students become great paramedics! Critical thinking skills are further developed through: Realistic and engaging case studies ECG Interpretation exercises “What Would You Do?” scenarios Comprehension of the course material is aided through: Skill drill activities Anatomy labeling exercises Medical vocabulary building exercises Fun is ensured with these activities: Crossword puzzles Secret messages Word finds Student Resources CD-ROM Included free with each copy of the Student Workbook! This CD-ROM contains the following resources: Glossary Common Prefixes Common Suffixes Common Root Words Common Abbreviations Medication Formulary Medication Flashcards Skill Evaluation Sheets National Registry Skill Sheets The Student Workbook comes complete with an answer key and page references for further study. Click here to view a sample chapter from the Student Workbook. Learn more about Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets, Sixth Edition at http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9780763781729/.