Emergency Medicine

Written by 46-year fire and EMS veteran Gary Ludwig, this book provides 385 tips and tricks of the trade from veteran EMTs and paramedics who have worked the streets delivering EMS care. You'll learn tips and tricks of the trade when it comes to teaching your new EMT or paramedic, assessing patients, managing airways, starting IVs, dealing with penetrating trauma, crimes scenes, dealing with patients experiencing medical emergencies, plus much more.

Going well beyond first aid, this manual describes medical secrets used by an experienced African mission doctor and former assistant professor of emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School. The tips are pragmatic, affordable, and useful for anyone from medics to laypersons but are particularly aimed at people who work and live in remote areas with scarce resources. The subjects cover antibiotic therapy, advanced care of complex wounds, laceration closure with glue, malaria, oral rehydration therapy, fecal transplantation, and more.

If you have always wanted to know how to handle emergency situations off grid, but never had the information or confidence then keep reading...What would you do if someone in your group broke a leg? Half-drowned? Got electrocuted? Cut off a finger? Got a serious disease? Do you finally want to be prepared for emergencies and aliments while off grid? Knowing how to deal with an injury in the moment could mean the difference between a lifelong disfigurement and a total recovery. Even if you’re an experienced off gridder.

The first of our organs to form, the last to die, the heart is both a simple pump and the symbol of all that makes us human: as long as it continues to beat, we hope. The Story of a Heart is the narrative of the staggering medical innovations that have given us heart transplants, interwoven with the story of two children - one of whom desperately waits for a heart to save his life.

Experience the thrill of a lifetime with 50 Flights, an expanded 2nd edition offering gripping stories from the trauma field. This is not for the faint of heart - come along and experience first-hand what emergency healthcare professionals encounter daily in their high-pressure jobs. Strap into the jump seat and see for yourself as you are taken on a journey through heart-breaking and riveting true-life experiences. Through these poignant tales, you'll gain an appreciation of the challenging environment of emergency medicine, trauma, and critical care, and understand what it takes to ...

In this deeply personal audiobook, winner of the 2017 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction, humanitarian doctor and activist James Maskalyk reflects upon his extensive experience in emergency medicine. Splitting his time between a trauma centre in Toronto's inner city and the largest teaching hospital in Addis Ababa, he discovers that though the cultures, resources and medical challenges of the hospitals may differ, they are linked indelibly by the ground floor: the location of their emergency rooms.

Introducing "Wilderness Survival," your ultimate guide to thriving in the great outdoors! Packed with practical knowledge and essential skills, this comprehensive eBook is perfect for the adventurous soul seeking to navigate and conquer any environment with confidence. Dive into 25 meticulously organized chapters that cover crucial topics such as navigation, emergency communication, shelter-building, and foraging for food. Get equipped with lessons on desert, rainforest, mountain, arctic, and tropical island survival, as well as long-term strategies, decision-making, signaling for rescue, ...

A life-saving guide that includes signs, symptoms, first aid treatments, and step-by-step skills to care for adults, children, and infants in case of everyday emergencies. This book is written in simple language to help anyone develop the skills to save lives, from splinting a sprained ankle, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and using an automated defibrillator (AED) responding to symptoms of strokes, diabetic emergencies, and emergency childbirth.

The world is changing, and we’ve entered a new era due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No one could have predicted that all the things we take for granted could suddenly be taken away from us. One of the things affected was the availability of modern medicine. It is necessary to go back to nature to complement and supplement modern medicine in times like these to survive in difficult times. Natural medicine is an ancient practice that works and can be used along with modern medicine. This book will help you learn everything you need to know to get started with natural medicine.

In an emergency, knowing how to treat injuries and illnesses can save lives. Survival Medicine is a must-have guide for preppers, outdoor adventurers, and anyone preparing for off-grid survival. Whether facing a disaster or deep in the wilderness, this audiobook equips you with essential medical skills.

The Ultimate Prepper’s Survival Guide is your all-in-one, powerhouse manual for becoming self-reliant, resourceful, and ready for anything. With 30 books packed into one essential volume, this guide walks you through step-by-step strategies to protect your family, secure your home, and thrive off-grid - no matter what comes your way.

How can we maintain optimal levels of pressure so we perform at our best? What systems and tools can we use to own the pressure? What techniques can we apply to regain composure and situational control when under pressure? All of us experience moments when we are under pressure and need to perform to a high standard. While the right level of pressure enhances our performance, excessive pressure leads to cognitive overload, stress, and compromises our ability to perform. How can we own the pressure to achieve peak performance?

People suffering from psychiatric or substance abuse disorder can display any one of a number of frightening behaviors. Ellis Amdur and John K. Murphy offer firefighters and EMTs a comprehensive set of strategies to keep themselves and their patients safe, while functioning at the highest level of professionalism. Rather than abstract information, more useful in a consulting room than in the field, Cooling the Flames is tactically based, from start to finish. The first section of this book addresses field safety, including both strategic planning and honing your intuition to pick up early ...

Nothing Good Happens After Midnight Prequel: Bah Humbug By Taylor Lee The brazen detective crashes the emergency room determined to her question her dying agent. The new head of the ER stops her at the door. Their antagonism aside, the arrogant physician and the brash detective agree. Christmas is the worst holiday of the year. Love Kaylea Cross's heart pounding romantic mystery thrillers? Sylvia Day’s and Maya Banks red hot sexy heroes, feisty heroines and high adrenaline action? Grab DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ and prepare to be addicted. WANT MORE SIZZLING ROMANTIC SUSPENSE? MYSTERY ...

Crash: Stories From the Emergency Room is a gripping anthology series that takes readers inside the hectic world of emergency room medicine through the eyes of different doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and paramedics. Each book contains a collection of stories told from their unique perspectives as they cope with the controlled chaos and high stakes of trying to save lives. The stories range from high-adrenaline rescues following accidents and disasters to quieter but equally emotional moments dealing with terminal illness and end-of-life care. While some recount dramatic cases that pushed...

-Extraordinary encounters. Unexpected humor. Endless challenges. Life-threatening diseases. Unthinkable trauma.- From peculiar conditions and mysterious ailments to remarkable recoveries and perplexing medical mysteries, Stat: Crazy Medical Stories, draws from real-life accounts. Each chapter unveils crazy medical cases as narrated by the healthcare professionals themselves. The stories take you on a captivating journey across various disciplines, including general medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and more. Prepare for a rollercoaster of emotions; you’ll laugh, cry, and be shocked as you ...

Go behind the scenes of popular music festivals with the medical professionals who risk it all to keep everyone safe. From intoxicated teens to patients in porta-potties, discover the hidden, often hilarious, side of music festivals from the points of view of dedicated EMTs and paramedics. Written by lawyer-turned-paramedic Jim Bollenbacher, this lighthearted collection of stories provides an inside view of the world of music festival medicine.

When a woman dies in agony—her veins filled with a crystalline substance that defies medical explanation—it becomes the first sign of an unstoppable catastrophe. Dr. Michael Bond has seen death in all its forms. As a combat physician, he thought nothing could shock him anymore—until he examines the impossible: human DNA being systematically rewritten from within. Now Bond and his elite team—brilliant pathologist Dr. Clarice Washington and epidemiologist Dr. Nathan Shaw—are in a desperate race against an adversary who has weaponized evolution itself. A modified prion disease is ...

Are you intrigued by survival narratives? Do you have a curiosity for what the world would be like post-World War III? If yes, then "Escaping Conflict" is exactly what you need to dive into. This grippng eBook unfolds the intricacies of survival in a turbulent post Third World War scenario, spread over a gamut of fifteen intriguing chapters. The book commences with "Understanding the Nature of Conflict." Learn theories about possible future struggles, followed by a deep-dive into potential threat assessment. Transition smoothly into setting the living context in this new world order, ...

After a disaster, there’s a single, vital skill that very few survivors will have. Fighters and builders are important, but there is no survivor so valuable and sought after as the one who can help out when illness or injury strikes. As any good prepper knows, thinking ahead and planning ahead will enable you to live a good and healthy life completely off the grid. The ability to care for the sick and injured? That’s one of the most important preparations you can make.