FPOS Basic & Intermediate Manual

Author: IHCD     Cover: Paperback     Pages: 70+

• A detailed, authoritative guide to providing immediate life support to patient pending the arrival of pre-hospital care
• Supports the IHCD First Person on Scene Basic award, which was developed following requests from several Ambulance Services for national standards for Community Responders
• Endorsed by Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• An approach to Basic Life support and courses of action by situation are illustrated, followed by further medical guidance
• Chapters include: The Pre-Hospital Environment, First Person on Scene and the Ambulance Service, Patient Assessment, Airway and Breathing, Basic Life Support, Automated External Defibrillation, Circulation and Shock, Medical Conditions
• Covers everything from your role on the scene to handover to the ambulance crew
• Details communication with the patient, consent and patient confidentiality issues