Training of Ambulance Personnel and Others Responsible for Emergency Care of the Sick and Injured at the Scene and During Transport [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 5199172
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Div. of Medical Sciences
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED027404
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1968
- 30 p.
- Summary:
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Ambulance personnel must be able to (1) appraise the extent of first aid rendered by others, (2) carry out additional measures at the scene and en route, (3) operate vehicles safely, (4) maintain communication with traffic authorities, dispatchers, and emergency departments, and (5) keep records for medical and other authorities. Guidelines for training organize instruction into three major sections: (1) Emergency Care includes anatomy and physiology, vital signs, life threatening emergencies, injuries, burns, environmental emergencies, acute poisoning, medical emergencies, emergency childbirth, and management of the emotionally disturbed, (2) Ambulance Services includes personnel, emergency vehicles, use of equipment and supplies, communication, relationships with hospital emergency departments, control of the accident scene, rescue procedures, mediocolegal problems, and records and reports, (3) In-Hospital Training discusses observation, demonstration, and participation in hospital departments. Recommendations for development of a nationwide training program and an extensive bibliography are included. (JK)
- Notes:
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- Availability: Division of Medical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20418. (No Charge).
- Contract Number: PH-110-68-1.
- Sponsoring Agency: Public Health Service (DHEW), Silver Spring, MD. Emergency Health Services Branch.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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- Other authors/contributors:
- National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Div. of Medical Sciences
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Until 2038 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1968
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