Author: InforMed InforMed
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 9781890495466
Category : First aid for animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Pet Emergency Pocket Guide is a practical reference for pet owners that provides complete planning, response and survival guidelines for both common and uncommon pet emergencies, presented in an easy to use and convenient pocket-sized format. This compact tool delivers step-by-step instructions for daily care, first aid, illness and injury assessment, emergency planning, and natural disaster preparation and survival. It features tabbed, color-coded and illustrated sections that make it easy to use, with checklists and inventory lists for creating your own pet emergency, travel, and evacuation kits. This new Second Edition features the following: Updated content as suggested by emergency veterinarians Expanded Glossary of Signs & Conditions, including new entries and illustrations Reorganized content and tabs for ease-of-use Updated toxic food list and detailed reactions for dogs Information about preventing dog bites and scratches, as well as how to break up dog fights 3 pages of common plants that are poisonous to cats New section for 'Pocket Pets', including basic information and signs and conditions for ferrets, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, rabbits, birds, fish, turtles and snakes New graphics, charts and an updated design
Pet Emergency Pocket Guide
Author: InforMed InforMed
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 9781890495466
Category : First aid for animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Pet Emergency Pocket Guide is a practical reference for pet owners that provides complete planning, response and survival guidelines for both common and uncommon pet emergencies, presented in an easy to use and convenient pocket-sized format. This compact tool delivers step-by-step instructions for daily care, first aid, illness and injury assessment, emergency planning, and natural disaster preparation and survival. It features tabbed, color-coded and illustrated sections that make it easy to use, with checklists and inventory lists for creating your own pet emergency, travel, and evacuation kits. This new Second Edition features the following: Updated content as suggested by emergency veterinarians Expanded Glossary of Signs & Conditions, including new entries and illustrations Reorganized content and tabs for ease-of-use Updated toxic food list and detailed reactions for dogs Information about preventing dog bites and scratches, as well as how to break up dog fights 3 pages of common plants that are poisonous to cats New section for 'Pocket Pets', including basic information and signs and conditions for ferrets, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, rabbits, birds, fish, turtles and snakes New graphics, charts and an updated design
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 9781890495466
Category : First aid for animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Pet Emergency Pocket Guide is a practical reference for pet owners that provides complete planning, response and survival guidelines for both common and uncommon pet emergencies, presented in an easy to use and convenient pocket-sized format. This compact tool delivers step-by-step instructions for daily care, first aid, illness and injury assessment, emergency planning, and natural disaster preparation and survival. It features tabbed, color-coded and illustrated sections that make it easy to use, with checklists and inventory lists for creating your own pet emergency, travel, and evacuation kits. This new Second Edition features the following: Updated content as suggested by emergency veterinarians Expanded Glossary of Signs & Conditions, including new entries and illustrations Reorganized content and tabs for ease-of-use Updated toxic food list and detailed reactions for dogs Information about preventing dog bites and scratches, as well as how to break up dog fights 3 pages of common plants that are poisonous to cats New section for 'Pocket Pets', including basic information and signs and conditions for ferrets, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, rabbits, birds, fish, turtles and snakes New graphics, charts and an updated design
Medicine for the Outdoors
Author: Paul S. Auerbach
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323068138
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 567
Book Description
Packed with step-by-step instructions, how-to explanations, and practical approaches to outdoor and wilderness emergencies, this newly updated guide explains the best ways to respond to just about any medical problem when help is miles or days away. Logically organized, "Medicine for the Outdoors" may literally save a life.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323068138
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 567
Book Description
Packed with step-by-step instructions, how-to explanations, and practical approaches to outdoor and wilderness emergencies, this newly updated guide explains the best ways to respond to just about any medical problem when help is miles or days away. Logically organized, "Medicine for the Outdoors" may literally save a life.
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide
Author: Joseph Alton
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1629147702
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
No one knows what the next disaster will be: earthquake, Coronavirus, flu epidemic, flood, terrorist attack. But everyone should know how to survive a medical emergency if a medical professional isn’t available. From Dr. Joe Alton and Amy Alton ARNP comes an updated edition of their bestseller The Survival Medicine Handbook. This unique medical book is meant to enable the average person to handle injuries and illness in situations in which modern medical facilities and professionals aren’t available due to a disaster. This book is written by America’s top medical preparedness experts: Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP. Their mission: to put a medically prepared person in every family for when medical help is not on the way. Using decades of medical experience, they address, in plain language, dozens of medical issues associated with surviving disasters and epidemics. The Altons also discuss the medical supplies needed to become a medical asset to your family and community as well as alternative and natural strategies for when pharmaceuticals aren’t available. Topics include: Appendicitis and Conditions that Mimic It Urinary Tract Infections Mosquito-Borne Illnesses Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis Head Injuries Animal Bites Snake Bites Head injuries Kidney Stones Dislocations and Fractures Nosebleeds Pain Medications Natural Pain Relief And much much more! Most medical books will send you to the doctor or hospital when an emergency happens. The Altons assume that the worst might actually happen—that the average person could be left without medical help in a disaster. With their book, you can keep your family healthy in times of trouble.
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1629147702
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
No one knows what the next disaster will be: earthquake, Coronavirus, flu epidemic, flood, terrorist attack. But everyone should know how to survive a medical emergency if a medical professional isn’t available. From Dr. Joe Alton and Amy Alton ARNP comes an updated edition of their bestseller The Survival Medicine Handbook. This unique medical book is meant to enable the average person to handle injuries and illness in situations in which modern medical facilities and professionals aren’t available due to a disaster. This book is written by America’s top medical preparedness experts: Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP. Their mission: to put a medically prepared person in every family for when medical help is not on the way. Using decades of medical experience, they address, in plain language, dozens of medical issues associated with surviving disasters and epidemics. The Altons also discuss the medical supplies needed to become a medical asset to your family and community as well as alternative and natural strategies for when pharmaceuticals aren’t available. Topics include: Appendicitis and Conditions that Mimic It Urinary Tract Infections Mosquito-Borne Illnesses Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis Head Injuries Animal Bites Snake Bites Head injuries Kidney Stones Dislocations and Fractures Nosebleeds Pain Medications Natural Pain Relief And much much more! Most medical books will send you to the doctor or hospital when an emergency happens. The Altons assume that the worst might actually happen—that the average person could be left without medical help in a disaster. With their book, you can keep your family healthy in times of trouble.
Survival Mom
Author: Lisa Bedford
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062089455
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
From the creator of TheSurvivalMom.com comes this first-of-its-kind guidebook for all the “prepper” moms keen to increase their family's level of preparedness for emergencies and crises of all shapes and sizes. Publisher’s Weekly calls Lisa Bedford’s Survival Mom an “impressively comprehensive manual,” saying, “suburban mom Bedford helps readers learn about, prepare for, and respond to all manner of disasters. . . . From 'Instant Survival Tip' sidebars to a list of 'Lessons from the Great Depression'. . . Bedford's matter-of-fact yet supportive tone will keep the willies at bay.”
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062089455
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
From the creator of TheSurvivalMom.com comes this first-of-its-kind guidebook for all the “prepper” moms keen to increase their family's level of preparedness for emergencies and crises of all shapes and sizes. Publisher’s Weekly calls Lisa Bedford’s Survival Mom an “impressively comprehensive manual,” saying, “suburban mom Bedford helps readers learn about, prepare for, and respond to all manner of disasters. . . . From 'Instant Survival Tip' sidebars to a list of 'Lessons from the Great Depression'. . . Bedford's matter-of-fact yet supportive tone will keep the willies at bay.”
Basic Emergency Care: Approach to the Acutely Ill and Injured
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 924151308X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Developed by WHO and the International Committee of the Red Cross, in collaboration with the International Federation for Emergency Medicine, "Basic Emergency Care (BEC): Approach to the acutely ill and injured" is an open-access training course for frontline healthcare providers who manage acute illness and injury with limited resources.BEC teaches a systematic approach to the initial assessment and management of time-sensitive conditions where early intervention saves lives. It includes modules on: the ABCDE and SAMPLE history approach, trauma, difficulty in breathing, shock, and altered mental status. The practical skills section covers the essential time-sensitive interventions for these key acute presentations.The BEC package includes a Participant Workbook and electronic slide decks for each module. BEC integrates the guidance from WHO Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) for children, WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children, WHO Integrated Management of Pregnancy and Childbirth and the Integrated Management of Adult/Adolescent Illness (IMAI).
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 924151308X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Developed by WHO and the International Committee of the Red Cross, in collaboration with the International Federation for Emergency Medicine, "Basic Emergency Care (BEC): Approach to the acutely ill and injured" is an open-access training course for frontline healthcare providers who manage acute illness and injury with limited resources.BEC teaches a systematic approach to the initial assessment and management of time-sensitive conditions where early intervention saves lives. It includes modules on: the ABCDE and SAMPLE history approach, trauma, difficulty in breathing, shock, and altered mental status. The practical skills section covers the essential time-sensitive interventions for these key acute presentations.The BEC package includes a Participant Workbook and electronic slide decks for each module. BEC integrates the guidance from WHO Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) for children, WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children, WHO Integrated Management of Pregnancy and Childbirth and the Integrated Management of Adult/Adolescent Illness (IMAI).
In Case of Emergency: The Family Disaster Organizer
Author: Allison Stewart
Publisher: Adams Media
ISBN: 1507214448
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Be prepared for any emergency situation with this personalized organizer to help keep you and your family safe no matter what the crisis. With the increase in earthquakes, terrible storms, pandemics, and other emergencies, it’s more important than ever to be ready for the unexpected. Owning an emergency kit and stocking up on essentials is a great place to start, but you will also need advice on how to respond to specific emergencies. Keeping yourself organized is key to how quickly you can respond in a worst-case scenario. In Case of Emergency: The Family Disaster Organizer is the perfect way to collect and organize the valuable information that will help you survive a crisis. Featuring expert guidance for real-life emergencies, basic first aid information, as well as places to record everything from evacuation plans to emergency contacts and your family’s medical history, this practical book will ensure that you truly have all the information you need when disaster strikes. Now you can put your mind at ease knowing that you’ve taken the necessary steps to prepare your family for any emergency situation that may come your way.
Publisher: Adams Media
ISBN: 1507214448
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Be prepared for any emergency situation with this personalized organizer to help keep you and your family safe no matter what the crisis. With the increase in earthquakes, terrible storms, pandemics, and other emergencies, it’s more important than ever to be ready for the unexpected. Owning an emergency kit and stocking up on essentials is a great place to start, but you will also need advice on how to respond to specific emergencies. Keeping yourself organized is key to how quickly you can respond in a worst-case scenario. In Case of Emergency: The Family Disaster Organizer is the perfect way to collect and organize the valuable information that will help you survive a crisis. Featuring expert guidance for real-life emergencies, basic first aid information, as well as places to record everything from evacuation plans to emergency contacts and your family’s medical history, this practical book will ensure that you truly have all the information you need when disaster strikes. Now you can put your mind at ease knowing that you’ve taken the necessary steps to prepare your family for any emergency situation that may come your way.
Emergency Financial First Aid Kit
Author:
Publisher: FEMA
ISBN:
Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Publisher: FEMA
ISBN:
Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
MhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG)
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241548924
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The mhGAP Intervention Guide (IG) is a clinical guide on mental neurological and substance use disorders for general health care workers who work in non-specialized health care settings particularly in low- and middle-income countries. These health care workers include general physicians family physicians nurses and clinical officers. The mhGAP programme provides a range of tools to support the work of health care providers as well as health policy makers and planners The proposed guide is an adaptation of the mhGAP Intervention Guide to be used in humanitarian settings. These settings include a broad range of acute and chronic emergency situations arising from armed conflicts natural disasters and industrial disasters and may include mass displacement of populations (eg refugees and/or internally displaced people).
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241548924
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The mhGAP Intervention Guide (IG) is a clinical guide on mental neurological and substance use disorders for general health care workers who work in non-specialized health care settings particularly in low- and middle-income countries. These health care workers include general physicians family physicians nurses and clinical officers. The mhGAP programme provides a range of tools to support the work of health care providers as well as health policy makers and planners The proposed guide is an adaptation of the mhGAP Intervention Guide to be used in humanitarian settings. These settings include a broad range of acute and chronic emergency situations arising from armed conflicts natural disasters and industrial disasters and may include mass displacement of populations (eg refugees and/or internally displaced people).
Preparing for Emergencies and Disasters
Author: Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
ISBN:
Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Comprises excerpts from committee reports, manuals, plans, and case histories; and includes documents on; (1) disaster preparedness, (Cornell University, Yale University, Stanford University, and University of Rochester); (2) protecting people and property, (Northwestern University, John Crerar Library, Cornell University, and University of Houston); (3) salvaging library materials, (New York Public Library, McMaster University, University of California-Riverside, and the National Library of Medicine); and (4) three case studies: The Memorial Day Steam Cleaning" (Northwestern University), "Report on the July 11, 1976 Flood" (Cornell University), and an excerpt from the Stanford-Lockheed Meyer Library Flood Report" (Stanford University).
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
ISBN:
Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Comprises excerpts from committee reports, manuals, plans, and case histories; and includes documents on; (1) disaster preparedness, (Cornell University, Yale University, Stanford University, and University of Rochester); (2) protecting people and property, (Northwestern University, John Crerar Library, Cornell University, and University of Houston); (3) salvaging library materials, (New York Public Library, McMaster University, University of California-Riverside, and the National Library of Medicine); and (4) three case studies: The Memorial Day Steam Cleaning" (Northwestern University), "Report on the July 11, 1976 Flood" (Cornell University), and an excerpt from the Stanford-Lockheed Meyer Library Flood Report" (Stanford University).
The Survival Medicine Handbook
Author: Joseph Alton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988872554
Category : Assistance in emergencies
Languages : en
Pages : 671
Book Description
"Are you prepared to deal with medical issues in a disaster or epidemic if the ambulance is heading in the OTHER direction? What if YOU were the end of the line when it came to your family's health and well-being"--Page 4 of cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988872554
Category : Assistance in emergencies
Languages : en
Pages : 671
Book Description
"Are you prepared to deal with medical issues in a disaster or epidemic if the ambulance is heading in the OTHER direction? What if YOU were the end of the line when it came to your family's health and well-being"--Page 4 of cover.