Safety at Scene, Vehicle Extrication Rescue, Trauma Care and USAR

e-Manual revised – resQmed – www.resqmed.com

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Safety at Scene

SAFETY AT SCENE FOR PREHOSPITAL CARE PROVIDERS AND POLICE OFFICERS

“Think about your own safety!” begins every type of first-aid training. No rescuer wants to rush to their death, but time and again they are injured and some do die. On every occasion it is because they did not perceive the danger of their actions. Fire fighters are taught to assess risk, but other emergency personnel are not given the same training. This book attempts to address the issue.

It is the one book about work that your family should want to buy for you. It means that you return home safely at the end of your shift. This manual is not just for the emergency services though, every teenager can benefit from reading it because, if they learn to assess risk, there may be less calls for the emergency services in the first place.

Safety at Scene does not replace the need for a Fire Service attendance; on the contrary it may increase the awareness of the need for them to be present at an incident. Most “work books” for emergency personnel help them save the lives of others; this one could save your life.
This eBook has been mastered using Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and embedded in a stand-alone Creamer both for security and registration purposes. The Creamer offers a Note Pad facility where readers can type into and save their notes. It is internet linked to the resQmed study program for the sharing and collection of information.  Although this facility is optional, the eMailer in the collection and sharing of information section can be used as a help line and the attached note file deleted as required.  
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Adobe Reader is required to read this production. Although Adobe Reader has its own set of controls, all eBooks have their own active Contents and full Index pages with an individual control panel that give instant access to all relevant sections.
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It is comprehensively illustrated and contains 204 pages with many hyperlinks to resQmed's sharing and collection of information study program, where additional information and research can be accessed and downloaded. 

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Available through resQmed www.resqmed.com  or any good Bookshop

Biblio data record:

ISBN:  978-0-9551319-0-5 / 0-9551319-0-1

Title: Safety at Scene - Revised 2nd edition

Author: Vic Calland, Doctor, Med-Alert, 48 Broadgate, Preston, Lancashire

Publisher: aLL2easyIT

Format: CD (Compact Disc - PC Windows Platform + Adobe Reader 5)

Price: RRP £29.99 (Personal use only – Licensing available)

Pages:  204

Publication date:  2005

Audience: First Responders: Paramedics; ambulance technicians; immediate care doctors; staff involved in a hospital team, Ambulance trainers; ambulance officers; police officers and Schools.

Subject:  This e-book teaches the safety concepts inherent in fire-fighter training to the other personnel who may be involved at an emergency. The book offers an informative approach to the subject of immediate care for emergency situations and covers a wide range of specialist fields. Self-test questions are provided throughout the text which makes the book not only a valuable source for all those working within this field, but also a tool to sharpen the crucial skills needed to function within an emergency situation. The information is presented in a concise easy to read form.

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CONTENTS

1. Basic principles of safety. 2. Personal protective equipment. 3. Going mobile to scene. 4. An overview of incident management. 5. Moving vehicle collisions road traffic accidents. 6. Extrication of casualties. 7. Hazardous materials. 8. Fire safety. 9. Electrical safety. 10. Rail safety. 11. Aircraft accidents. 12. Rescue in confined spaces/collapsed structures. 13. Casualty evacuation in difficult terrain. 14. Safety at sporting events, 15. When people affect safety. 15. Training for hazardous occupations. 16. Manual handling techniques.  17 Physical fitness and safety

The Author – Vic Calland  

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In June 2001 Vic Calland left General Practice after twenty years to concentrate on teaching pre-hospital emergency care. A founding member of the Lancashire branch of BASICS (Med-ALERT), he has also regularly taught Doctors, Fire-Fighters and Ambulance Personnel in all aspects of Pre-Hospital Care throughout the world. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Immediate Care of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and a member of the Executive Committee of BASICS.
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He has variously been a Deputy County Commissioner for St John Ambulance, and a Medical Officer for a Mountain Rescue Team. He is also Medical Officer to the Brathay Exploration Group and an H.S.E. approved Diving Medical Examiner and PADI Dive Master.
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