American Red Cross First Aid: Responding To Emergencies

by Staywell

First Aid -- Responding To Emergencies

Genres: Nonfiction, Medical, Health

497 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Avel Rudenko · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is full of very realistic photos depicting first aid emergencies. I used it in a college CPR and First Aid course. I recommend it highly as a supplement to any first aid class or training. It really helped me. This ISBN is for the latest THIRD EDITION of the American Red Cross manual, First Aid: Responding to Emergencies. This is the Third Edition, with a 2001 copywright, is Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) 2000-compliant for CPR and Airway Management techniques. BE CAREFUL! OLDER EDITIONS ARE NO LONGER USED IN RED CROSS COURSES AND THEY DON'T MEET THE NEWER STANDARDS.
This is the standard First Aid text used in many college, high school, and para-professional/workplace courses taught by the American Red Cross. It is designed in modular format and combines and expands upon several courses you may also take seperately:
- Citizen-Responder First Aid
- Adult/Child/Infant CPR
- Preventing Disease Transmission/Bloodborne Pathogens Training
- First Aid, When Help is Delayed (the rules change when help is more than 30 minutes away from the scene)
- First Aid to People With Special Needs
- Emergency Childbirth (Lay Responder)

Not only is this a great textbook, but compared to many other current Red Cross manuals, this one makes a great desk (or in-vehicle) reference, and has many articles and facts that are not taught in the classes.

If you haven't taken a First Aid course lately, the CPR techniques have changed and the skill sheets in this book present these new methods at a glance.

Good Samaritan Laws vary by state, but they all require a prudent Citizen-Responder to act within the level of his or her training and the immunity from civil lawsuit that the knowledge in this book can convey to you is worth its price many times over (not to mention your ability to make a positive difference at the scene of an accident or a disaster).

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great reference book for students of First Aid. Whether you're going for certification or not, this manual has all the information you need to feel informed on the latest techniques in first aid and CPR. It also has some fabulous pictures showing examples of the conditions discussed, as well as the techniques. The only thing this text lacks is the hands on experience that brings true confidence to a citizen responder.

[Drucilla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book covers a wide variety of emergencies and what you can do in the event of them. I really enjoyed it. This is an outdated version so pick up something a little newer.