Frank O’Connor 
Advanced First Aid for First Responder on Scene 

This book leads you from occupational first aid to cardiac first responder and on to advanced first aid without any difficulty. There are over 165 photographs and illustrations and 27 algorithms to guide you through the skill sets. This book is an ideal reference book for the home, the educational field, or as a course manual. It is in essence three books in one. If you are serious about becoming a community responder or an advanced first aider, this is the book for you.

Over de auteur

I have been involved in emergency response for more than thirty years both in a professional and voluntary capacity. As a Basic Life Support Instructor I teach both the medical profession and the general public. I also teach various levels of First Aid and Emergency First Response.

People are very aware that accidents and sudden illnesses can happen anytime, and sometimes our overworked emergency services can be delayed in getting to an incident. First aid is all about learning basic skills that can at times mean the difference between life and death. Knowing how to stop a bleed, recognise the symptoms of stroke or heart attack and be able to perform CPR or help a choking victim is easy when you know how. Now you can learn even more lifesaving skills.

As a first aider, because of so many unusual and varied patient presentations, it can be difficult enough to provide appropriate treatments without wondering if you have strayed from your scope of practice. To help overcome this I have provided clear Clinical Practice Guidelines to help you deal with such events.