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ACEP First Aid Manual, 2nd edition (American College of Emergency Physicians) |  | Author: DK Publishing
Publisher: DK ADULT
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 40222
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2 Rev Upd
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0756601959
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.0252
EAN: 9780756601959
ASIN: 0756601959
Publication Date: February 16, 2004
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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.
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Great Reference! July 4, 2009
Kim Karly
I was really thankful for this book when I had to play camp nurse for a week, and am not especially trained in all things first aid. When should you send someone to the hospital? It's there. What can you do for those emergency personnel to be arriving soon? It's there. Many pictures for those visual people and covers most first aid scenarios that could happen from the head to the toe. It shows how to use what you have in most cases, but also what is helpful to have if you are in preparation mode. It's easy to refer to with color coded pages, and short, easy to read instructions on what to do, but also gives information on what might be happening and how to tell the difference between a strain and a sprain for example. From sprains and abrasions to heart attacks and heatstrokes, it is a very helpful tool for the medically trained and for those who are not trained in the medical field. I highly recommend it.
Keeping it handy and simple November 2, 2008
Apolonia Galie (Waretown, NJ)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Handy and portable. I can keep this up-to-date manual handy. It has excellent info and is easy to find what you are looking for.
Excellent Treatise on First Aid Procedures January 20, 2007
Martin Anderson (Santa Ana, CA United States)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This 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 that you can learn during an emergency. If you buy this book, read it before you put in with your emergency kit. Better yet, take a first aid and CPR class, and then read this book every year as a refresher.
If you encounter a medical situation that is not dire, you may have time to refer to the book. It is well-organized and each section is easy to find. However, you might be better off calling 911 first....
Why would anyone else ever write a first aid book? November 28, 2006
R. N. Frank (mendocino, ca USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
 A First Aid book written by those who know July 5, 2001
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
This 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 how to exactly assist EMS when they arrive. It also tells you what you should treat and when you should call 911. A negative on the book is that it often refers you to other sections of the book during emergency procedures, something that there probably isn't time for in a real emergency. However, that should encourage your to become familiar with procedures before they happen. Overall, it is an easy to use first aid manual with lots of pictures that can help you to "[treat] emergency victims of all ages in any situation."
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