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...

Survival First Aid covers everything you ned to know about administering urgent medical attention in situations where there is no prospect of immediate professional medical help. To show you how to deal with such emergencies and potentially save someone's life, this comprehensive and indispensible guide provides step-by-step instructions for treating a range of common and less common injuries and conditions, from cleaning a wound to setting a fractured neck.Key areas include breath...

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.

Intravenous InfusionsThe purpose of this course is to provide you with a working knowledge of the procedures involved with intravenous infusions and related tasks.This course is part of our Nursing series.Includes a questions and answers section at the end of each lesson.Full illustrations and diagrams included.Lessons:- Initiate an Intravenous Infusion and Manage a Patient with an Intravenous Infusion- Obtain a Blood Specimen- ...

This illustrated manual includes the following chapters: Part 1: Operational Issues Operational Issues: Care Under Fire Operational Issues: Hospital Survey Operational Issues: General Medical Site Survey Checklist Operational Issues: Site Survey, Veterinary Annex Operational Issues: Pararescue Primary Medical Kit Packing List Operational Issues: USAF SOF Trauma Ruck Pack List Operational Issues: USAF SOF Trauma Vest Pack List Operational Issues: Sugg...

Urinary Stones are small, solid stones which occur when salts or minerals in the urine become solid crystals inside the kidney.Urinary Stones are formed usually because of the accumulation of salts and minerals especially calcium in the urine.Usually the stones may be so small that they pass out through the urine without the knowledge of the patient.Some however become bigger due to accumulation of the salts and minerals and the concentration of the urine.Th...

More than 300 high-yield flashcards cover must-know information for the EMT certification examMcGraw-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.

Thoracic Outlet SyndromeWhat is the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome?Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a group of medical conditions which are caused by compression of nerves or blood vessels in the thoracic outlet, the area between the base of the neck and the armpit, including the front of the shoulders and chest.There are three types of TOS:VascularA compression of the artery and vein may be the pressure at the TOS.Neu...

DO NO HARM - DO KNOW HARMReflowable ebook edition: NOT a fixed-layout / print replica.Created and trusted by U.S. forces to educate Combat Medic Specialists and save lives from traumatic injury under the most adverse emergency conditions.Current edition - complete & unabridged; MOS 68W - STP 8-68W13-SM-TG (Health Care Specialists Skill Levels 1, 2, and 3).Th...

Syncope is the medical term for losing consciousnessIt is not a disease but a symptom of fainting sicknessIt usually occur after the age of 40 without painIt is due to a drop of blood flow to the brainMany forms of syncope are preceded by dizzinessThere may be loss of vision and temporary weaknessThere may be a feeling of heat, palpitations, sweatingThere may be emotional distress, nausea and vomiting,There are 3 main causes of the ...

Blindness is the inability to see.What are the causes of Blindness?The causes of blindness are:cataractglaucomaGlaucoma is due to a build-up of pressure within the eye which causes damage to the cells in the optic nerve transmitting visual information from eye to the brain. The damage is progressive with loss of peripheral vision which is followed by reduction in central vision leading to blindness.age-related m...

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...