Confessions of a Trauma Junkie: My Life as a Nurse Paramedic
ISBN: 1615991026 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Author(s): Sherry Jones Mayo Publisher: Modern History Press Number of Pages: 216
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Share the innermost feelings of emergency services workers as they encounter trauma tragedy redemption and even a little humor Sherry Jones Mayo has been an Emergency Medical Technician Emergerncy Room Nurse and an on-scene critical incident debriefer for Hurricane Katrina Most people who have observed or experienced physical mental or emotional crisis have single perspectives This book allows readers to stand on both sides of the gurney; it details a progression from innocence to enlightened caregiver to burnout glimpsing into each stage personally and professionally
Emergency Service Professionals Praise Confessions of a Trauma Junkie
"A must read for those who choose to subject themselves to life at its best and at its worst Sherry offers insight in the Emergency Response business that most people cannot imagine" --Maj Gen Richard L Bowling former Commanding General USAF Auxiliary (CAP)
"Sherry Mayo shares experiences and unique personal insights of first responders Told with poetry sensitivity and a touch of humor at times all are real providing views into realities EMTs Nurses and other first responders encounter Recommended reading for anyone working with trauma crises critical incidents in any profession" -- George W Doherty MS LPC President Rocky Mountain Region Disaster Mental Health Institute
"Sherry has captured the essence of working with people who have witnessed trauma It made me cry it made me laugh it helped me to understand differently the work of our Emergency Services Personnel I consider this a 'MUST READ' for all of us who wish to be helpful to those who work in these professions" --Dennis Potter LMSW CAAC FAAETS ICISF Instructor
"Confessions of a Trauma Junkie is an honest powerful and moving account of the emotional realities of helping others Sherry Mayo gives us a privileged look into the healing professions she knows firsthand The importance of peer support is beautifully illustrated This book will deepen the readers respect for those who serve" --Victor Welzant PsyD Director of Education and Training The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Inc
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MED003010 Medical : Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services BIO017520 Biography & Autobiography : Medical - General PSY022040 Psychology : Psychopathology - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
ISBN: 0781773903 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1 Har/Psc Author(s): E.J. Mayeaux Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Number of Pages: 944
Featuring over 1300 full-color illustrations this atlas is a comprehensive hands-on guide to more than 100 medical procedures most commonly performed in an office setting The book presents step-by-step instructions and illustrations for each procedure and discusses strategies for avoiding common pitfalls Each chapter includes ordering information for necessary equipment or supplies CPT codes ICD-9 codes global periods and average US fees for each procedure Some chapters also refer the practitioner to patient education handouts that will appear online Appendices include illustrated sections on commonly used instruments and materials A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text over 100 patient education handouts and videos of ten common procedures
Farmcarts to Fords: A History of the Military Ambulance, 1790-1925 (Medical Humanities Series)
ISBN: 0809318172 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1st Author(s): John S. Haller Jr. Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press Number of Pages: 288
This book is the first history of the techniques systems and technologies used to evacuate wounded from the battlefield Historically the word ambulance described those facilities that provided temporary assistance to the wounded thus distinguishing them from stationary hospitals where military personnel received more permanent care Americans and British however applied the term to the two-to four-wheeled transport conveyances that carried wounded from the battlefield to the war hospitals With the aid of fifty-four illustrations John S Haller traces the histories of both meanings of the word from the Napoleonic era through the Great War and its aftermath He concentrates on the development of British and American evacuation procedures and technology with a focus on hand conveyances and wheeled vehicles His intent is not to cover all aspects of medical evacuation but to accurately recount the common medical evacuation problems incongruities and controversies that existed for warring nations
ISBN: 0781700256 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1st Author(s): Alisa D. Gean Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Number of Pages: 577
Written by a neuroradiologist with extensive experience in imaging traumatic brain injury this volume is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference on imaging of head trauma Coverage encompasses all categories of head injury--skull and scalp trauma; extraaxial collections; concussion contusion and hematoma; brainstem injury; brain herniation; vascular injury; pediatric head injury; maxillofacial trauma; and posttraumatic sequelae The outstanding selection of over 1000 illustrations includes scans made on state-of-the-art equipment drawings by a noted medical illustrator and instructive line diagramsThe author demonstrates and describes the characteristic imaging appearance of each injury and thoroughly explains why the injury appears that way on a scan Relevant clinical correlations are included The book also provides extensive references to the literature
International Seminars on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies - 38th Session (Science and Culture: Nuclear Strategy and Peace Technology)
ISBN: 981283463X Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1 Author(s): Richard Ragaini Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Number of Pages: 596
The Erice International Seminars are multidisciplinary seminars attended by over 100 eminent participants from all fields of science Each year a few scientific issues are selected and experts are invited to present contrasting views during the plenary multidisciplinary sessions of the seminar followed by general debates These sessions offer a unique opportunity for specialists to enlarge their vision of their related fields by being confronted with ideas and suggestions from high-level scientists in complementary domains of science Associated workshops allow the experts to further refine and process the ideas evoked during the seminarThis year's topics are all actual For instance on climate issues we have focused on the management of a global warming and on new theoretical alternatives to climate modeling On global monitoring of the planet we have focused on the US missile defence shield the energy externalities and waste disposal and the historical dive by Dr Chilingarov on the North Pole shelf On the medical side we have investigated the Alzheimer epidemics and the role of infectious agents in cancer
Psycheresponse: Psychological Skills for Optimal Performance by Emergency Responders
ISBN: 0893038393 Binding: Paperback Edition: Facsimile Author(s): Michael J. Asken Publisher: Prentice Hall Number of Pages: 192
Even though emergency responders report that twenty to sixty percent of success in responding to emergency situations is due to psychological factors (concentrating thinking staying "cool") there is rarely any attention paid to training emergency responders in these critical psychological skills The text presents the first comprehensive program to teach psychological skills to control arousal improve concentration enhance confidence -- during the response -- using realistic examples and applications directly from EMS and firefighting work For emergency medial service workers firefighters and all those interested in the latest techniques in reducing stress and improving response
The Mental Health Technology Bible (Book with CD-ROM for Windows & Macintosh)
ISBN: 0471176184 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Larry D. Rosen, Michelle M. Weil Publisher: Wiley Number of Pages: 225
This timely book introduces mental health professionals in private practice to the nuts-and-bolts of office automation Designed to give even "technophobes" mastery of the basic aspects of electronic office management this hands-on manual examines the rationale for automating and describes how to choose and purchase hardwareincluding computer terminals printers fax machines and office messaging systems It also offers a guide to the types of general and mental health specific software available and helps readers select the right word-processing billing patient record-keeping and psychological assessment software for their practice
Medical Evacuation: The Official U.S. Army Field Manual FM 4-02.2 (Including change 1, 30 July 2009)
ISBN: 1780391730 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): U.S. Department of the Army, Medical Department Center and School Publisher: www.MilitaryBookshop.co.uk Number of Pages: 206
This field manual (FM) provides doctrine as well as techniques and procedures for conducting medical evacuation and medical regulating operations Medical evacuation encompasses both the evacuation of Soldiers from the point of injury (POI) or wounding to a medical treatment facility (MTF) staffed and equipped to provide essential care in theater and further evacuation from the theater to provide definitive rehabilitative and convalescent care in the continental United States (CONUS) and the movement of patients between MTFs or to staging facilities Medical evacuation entails the provision of en route medical care; supports the joint health service support (JHSS) system; and links the continuum of care In addition it discusses the difference between medical evacuation and casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) as well as coordination requirements for and the use of nonmedical transportation assets to accomplish the CASEVAC mission This publication is intended for use by medical commanders and their staffs command surgeons and nonmedical commanders involved in medical evacuation operations
A career cluster in law, public safety, corrections and security: a program at Great Plains Technology Center is not only serving its community's ... SENSE): An article from: Techniques
ISBN: Binding: Digital Edition: Author(s): Susan Reese Publisher: Thomson Gale Number of Pages: 7
This digital document is an article from Techniques published by Thomson Gale on April 1 2007 The length of the article is 2086 words The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazoncom Digital Locker immediately after purchase You can view it with any web browser
Citation Details Title: A career cluster in law public safety corrections and security: a program at Great Plains Technology Center is not only serving its community's needs it is also serving as a national pilot site(SAFETY SENSE) Author: Susan Reese Publication:Techniques (MagazineJournal) Date: April 1 2007 Publisher: Thomson Gale Volume: 82 Issue: 4 Page: 29(4)
ISBN: 0912212594 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): John P. O'Connell Publisher: Fire Engineering Books & Videos Number of Pages: 509
Emergency Rescue Shoring Techniques by John OConnell is a complete resource on shoring and stabilization of emergency scenes This book takes the reader step-by-step through the basic principles of emergency shoring operations so they may learn to operate in a safe and efficient atmosphere while conducting search and rescue operations in unstable environments OConnell thoroughly covers the engineering aspects involved in shoring and stabilization carefully explaining how to maintain the strength and integrity of any and all structurally damaged or unstable elements such as beams joists girders columns arches headers or bearing walls This book includes a glossary and covers the basic terminology and instructions for shoring as well as an appendix covering the tools your shoring team will need
