"From the bestselling authors Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy Survival Medicine is the ultimate handbook for situations that require creativity when it comes to administering first aid. It assumes that no hospital or doctor is available in the aftermath of a catastrophic event. This book will give you the tools to handle injuries and illness in any circumstance and is an essential part of any reference library. Included are topics like; natural remedies:...

Reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist now being used in medicine, aviation, the armed services, homeland security, investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds. The modern world has given us stupendous know-how. Yet avoidable failures continue to plague us in health care, government, the law, the financial industry--in almost every realm of organized activity. And the reason is simple: the volume and complexity...

How do the emergency services in different countries of the world rescue people? How do they travel and what equipment do they use? This book looks at the work of ambulance services around the world, including how they take sick and injured people to hospitals and how they care for patients during transport.

A medical memoir focusing on one emergency room doctor's shift in an urban ER follows the experiences of real patients and focuses on the story of a forty-three-year-old woman who arrives in sudden cardiac arrest and the challenges it presents for physicians.

"In most people's minds, ambulances are best avoided--we pull over to let them pass, perhaps briefly thanking the universe that the day's events have not necessitated our own swift passage to the ER, and then we go on with business as usual. But have you ever wondered, as that siren screeches by, what it would be like to work as a paramedic, when the most dire emergency is just another day at the office? In A Paramedic's Tales, Graeme Taylor reveals...

Every day, people are faced with critical, life-threatening situations - in times of trouble, who can help? In this title, readers will get to know the emergency medical technicians who arrive on the scene in medical emergencies. Chapters highlight the history of emergency medicine as well as the training, tools, and knowledge EMTs need to save lives after car accidents, fires, heart attacks, and more. An interview with a real-life EMT provides insight...

"When you see flashing lights and hear a siren, better move out of the way! An ambulance is on its way to an emergency situation. Ambulances are emergency vehicles many children are familiar with. But who operates them and where exactly are they going so quickly? This book introduces one of the most recognizable emergency vehicles to young readers in an engaging and age-appropriate way. Full-color photographs satisfy all vehicles enthusiasts while...

Against the background of broad brush strokes of Nepal's history and geography, David Hawker tells a dramatic story. After 20 years working in Nepal, Nurse Ellen Findlay saw an opportunity to go and attempt to meet the desperate needs of people living in the remote and inaccessible mountains of Nepal. With vision, determination and bravery, she and surgeon Mike Smith pioneered outreach into some of Nepal's most isolated and poverty-stricken communities....

"The Most Unforgettable ER Night Shift Ever" follows DR. Adams on an epic 12-hour night shift in the Emergency Department. He reveals personal cases that he accumulated over a 25-year career. These unforgettable cases include his most titillating encounters. Patients arrive in the book sometimes in a coordinated manner but more often chaotically. That presentation is similar to how they occur on any ER shift around the USA. The various ER staff members...

Presents unique emergency medical cases and explores the ethical questions medical personnel have to ask themselves when caring for a stranger in their moment of crisis.