the Ship Captain’s Medical Guide is intended primarily for use on vessels where there is no medical professional, such as a doctor, on board. It provides assistance and direction for crew members when it becomes necessary for them to assess and treat trauma and medical illness.For the 23rd edition, the guide has been comprehensively rewritten, with the aim of reflecting current best medical practice, applying this to the maritime environment. The new guide also incorporates advance...

This book leads you from occupational first aid to cardiac first responder and on to advanced first aid without any difficulty. There are over 165 photographs and illustrations and 27 algorithms to guide you through the skill sets. This book is an ideal reference book for the home, the educational field, or as a course manual. It is in essence three books in one. If you are serious about becoming a community responder or an advanced first aider, this is the book for you.

More than 300 high-yield flashcards cover must-know information for the EMT certification exam McGraw-Hill's EMT Flashcards offer a succint, comprehensive, and easy-to-carry review of the essential concepts students need to remember for their certification exam. Each two-sided care features a question on one side with a detailed answer on the flip side. Answers are presented in text, lists, tables, and images.

Atrial Fibrillation is an abnormal irregular heart beatLung diseases and hyperthyroidism contributes to itIt is caused by coronary heart disease and other heart conditionOther causes are congenital heart disease and systemic afflictionsTypically there is fast heart beats and sense of palpitationsThere may chest pains and difficulty in respirationThere may congestive heart failure and ankle swellingThere are irregular heart beats and faintin...

Autoimmune Hepatitis is a chronic inflammatory liver diseaseAutoimmune Hepatitis can occur in people of all ages.Women are affected three to four times more often than menThe immune cells treat the liver cells as foreign and start to destroy themAutoimmune Hepatitis is just one of the causes of chronic active hepatitisWhen hepatitis becomes chronic, the liver may develop cirrhosisThe most common symptom of autoimmune hepatitis is fatigue and tired...

This book entitled Trauma and emergency health care manual: a guide for nursing and medical students is a training tool used at School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) skills laboratory to train nursing and medical students on the basics of emergency health care and management. The expatiation on key emergency or first aid areas such as motor accidents, clothing and helmet removal, functions of a First aider, wounds and fracture management, sepsis and management of infections, resusc...

Reflecting a rapidly growing area of interest in veterinary practice, this practical, pocket-sized guide to small animal physiotherapy has been designed for quick reference, providing the ideal guide for busy practice veterinary nurses when they really need it.Reflects the need for a text in this rapidly growing area of interest, providing the first on this topic for veterinary nursesDesigned in a pocket-sized format so that VNs can carry it around for quick referen...

Practical Physiotherapy for Small Animal Practice provides a concise and accessible introduction to physiotherapy that demonstrates its benefits to both veterinary patients and practitioners. One of the fastest growing specialties in veterinary medicine, this book will help you to successfully introduce physiotherapy into your practice improving rehabilitation and recovery of dogs and cats.Key features:Covers an array of different treatments and techniques, s...

A portion of the proceeds from the sales of this ebook will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Thank you for your purchase. The big book is a large collection of multiple choice questions on topics frequently covered on NCLEX-RN examinations. Question answers are provided in a separate section after each bank of questions. Rationale not included (refer to nursing program lecture notes for rationale).

Whether you are sailing, motorboating, pottering around in a dinghy, racing, going fishing offshore or embarking on an ocean crossing, this is the essential pocket-sized guide to first aid you need to have on board.Aimed specifically at boaters, it covers every medical problem you may encounter on board, from common issues such as seasickness and sunburn to more serious problems such as broken bones and emergencies including heart attacks and strokes. Every problem...

The Skipper's Medical Emergency Handbook is designed to assist all who go to sea - whether on a day excursion, a holiday cruise or an even longer trip. It will provide practical advice, boost confidence, solve problems and minimise danger for all on board.Step-by-step instructions, explanatory illustrations and flow charts provide an at-a-glance reference on how to prevent, treat and care for the sick and injured at sea. And there is advice on pre-voyage preparations, establishing ...

Intercostal Neuralgia is a medical symptom which is caused by the compression of nerve in thoracic or the abdominal area (i.e., the ribcage).This neuralgia is not a common disease where there is pain along the intercostal nerves.These nerves run between the ribs and any form of injury to one of the nerves or any impairment of the function of nerve causes intercostal neuralgia.There may be many causes for compression of this nerve like:A ruptured abdominal...