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First Responder Handbook: Law Enforcement Edition
Provides Specialized Instruction with a Focus on Emergency Medical Service Training and Education

By Andrea Walter, Chris Edgar, Marty Rutledge, Robin Davis

Written by a group of emergency response professionals from a broad spectrum of public safety and emergency services, this new edition of the First Responder Handbook provides specialized instruction with a focus on emergency medical service training and education that fulfills the requirements for first responder certification as outlined by the National Department of Transportation (D.O.T).

This book focuses on first responder education for law enforcement personnel, and offers important concepts, skills, and procedures that enable law enforcement officers to provide quality emergency medical care are offered, including safety and ethical considerations, patient care principles, emergency response tactics, and first responder reactions to incidents involving terrorism.

The book also includes special sections specific to law enforcement officers. Among those are: assisting other emergency response personnel during vehicle extrication; traffic control; prisoner care and transport; and the use of less lethal weapons.

Features:

  • a detailed grid at the front of the book correlates the cognitive objectives of the National D.O.T. curriculum to specific page numbers and references within the book
  • step-by-step skills outlined with full-color photographs communicate the essential information necessary for first responder certification, and include the correlating number to the applicable national D.O.T. objective
  • "Street Stories" and "Street-Smart Tips" features bring content to life through stories and advice gathered from law enforcement officers across the U.S.
  • an expansive supplements package (available soon) offers a wide selection of teaching and learning tools, including: - a detailed Instructor's Guide with lesson plans, PowerPoint, and an image library - a Student Workbook that offers various practice questions to help readers track progress and develop knowledge - a Computerized Test Bank containing comprehensive tests and quizzes for each chapter - the First Responder Handbook: Pocket Guide to be used for exam prep or when working in the field

Contents:

Dedication.
Forward.
About our Authors.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
D.O.T Curriculum Correlation Guide.
Chapter One: The First Responder.
Chapter Two: Emotional Issues & the First Responder.
Chapter Three: Safety & the First Responder.
Chapter Four: Legal & Ethical Considerations.
Chapter Five: The Human Body.
Chapter Six: Lifting & Moving Patients.
Chapter Seven: Airway & Breathing.
Chapter Eight: Patient Assessment.
Chapter Nine: Circulatory System & Shock.
Chapter Ten: Automated External Defibrillation.
Chapter Eleven: Illness.
Chapter Twelve: Soft Tissue Injury & Bleeding.
Chapter Thirteen: Injuries to Muscles & Bones.
Chapter Fourteen: Infants & Children.
Chapter Fifteen: Pregnancy & Childbirth.
Chapter Sixteen: The First Responder in Law Enforcement.
App A Job Description of First Responder.
App B Common Medication & Uses.
App C Acronym List.
Glossary.
Index.

416 Pages

Related:
First Responder Handbook: Fire Service Edition
First Responder Handbook: Pocket Guide
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