Publisher's Synopsis
First Aid Emergency Care Flow Diagrams guides you through the patient care process using intuitive "Yes-No" decision trees. Starting with Scene Size-Up and continuing through the patient exam, identifying and treating illnesses and injuries and finally patient hand-off to definitive care - this guide keeps you on task and aids in identifying and treating many of the common first aid emergencies experienced in the field.This book provides you with an overview of the Primary and Secondary Patient Assessment process. You can use the flow diagram on page II like a summary checklist by starting with the Primary Assessment and following the decision tree to Patient Hand Off.You can look up specific illnesses, injuries and treatments using the index found at the back of the guide. The index will take you to illness and injury specific decision trees that will guide you through the treatment process.Other useful helps in this guide include a Table of Contents and a list of Acronyms..This book can be used as a companion text during your Wilderness First Aid training and as a review tool during your two-year certification.In the classroom, This book is valuable in keeping you on task during the hands-on practice scenarios. Build confidence and muscle memory as you use the decision trees found in the guide as cues for each step of the Patent Assessment and care process. During the lecture portion of a Wilderness First Aid course, this book is an excellent companion resource that increases knowledge retention by providing graphical views of the patient care process. Review anywhere. First Aid is a perishable skill and regular study and review is necessary to stay sharp. Reading a textbook is time-consuming and it is difficult to realize what you may have forgotten. This book provides a quick and easy way to study and review. Because the information is displayed in a graphical form, rather than paragraph after paragraph of words, you will find that you retain information better.
