Dr. Fischer's Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies

Each year more than 100 million patients are treated in 5,000 emergency rooms in the U.S.A. This book will arm people against the most common medical cases with easy-to-understand information they can use before rushing to the emergency room.
Time is of the essence in an emergency-a delay or incorrect decision can be fatal. This book will help save lives by showing untrained people how to handle complex, life threatening injuries and illnesses. Written for the layman in plain simple English. Easy to follow even during the most stressful conditions.

Included are tips on:
How to tell if someone is having a stroke, heart attack or epileptic episode.
How to know if the victim should be moved, lifted or turned.
When to call 911 and what to say to 911.
What to do until emergency help arrives.

Also: how to perform CPR, dislodging obstructions, making and using tourniquets-and what items should be in your home and car to serve as an emergency kit.

This book is thorough enough to be a teaching tool for medical professionals but accessible enough to be a personal reference source for first aid, emergency rescue, and wilderness emergencies. It is an essential item to have in your car, office, purse and home.

About the author: Dr. Stuart Fischer is a graduate of Yale University who majored in psychology. He served for four years as emergency care attending physician at Cabrini Medical Center in NYC, and has served for more than 8 years as associate medical director for best-selling diet doctor Robert Atkins, M.D. Dr. Fischer currently resides in New York City.

ISBN: 1-56980-241-6
TITLE: Dr. Fischer's Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies
AUTHOR: Fischer, Stuart, M.D.
SUBJECT: Health
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Barricade Books
BINDING: PB
PAGES: 144
LISTPRICE: 12.00
PUBDATE: 20020915

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