Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services

Designed for use with children ages 6-16 recovering from brain injury, PTBI(TM) is the only criterion-referenced, standardized test that assesses the skills children need to return to school and function in the general education curriculum. An effective and innovative tool, PTBI helps speech-language pathologists and other clinicians determine children's curriculum-relevant neurocognitive, language, and literacy abilities so they can identify strengths and weaknesses and implement effective interventions. PTBI is also an essential tool for monitoring functional changes, tracking recovery...

The terrorist use of diseases as bioweapons has been one of the major security concerns in recent years, particularly after the anthrax letter attacks in the USA in 2001. This uncertain threat of intentional outbreaks of diseases exists side by side with the constantly changing very real threat from diseases, epidemics and pandemics as recently illustrated by the H1N1 influenza pandemic, SARS, and H5N1 bird influenza events.

This publication contains case studies on the public health planning for (un)usual disease outbreaks for 11 large and small countries with a focus on South Eastern...

The terrorist use of diseases as bioweapons has been one of the major security concerns in recent years, particularly after the anthrax letter attacks in the USA in 2001. This uncertain threat of intentional outbreaks of diseases exists side by side with the constantly changing very real threat from diseases, epidemics and pandemics as recently illustrated by the H1N1 influenza pandemic, SARS, and H5N1 bird influenza events.

This publication contains case studies on the public health planning for (un)usual disease outbreaks for 11 large and small countries with a focus on South Eastern...

Das "Repetitorium Notfallmedizin" bietet alle wesentlichen Informationen zum Thema ubersichtlich und praxisnah dargestellt. Alle Inhalte orientieren sich am Kursbuch der Bundesarztekammer fur die Zusatzbezeichnung "Notfallmedizin" und an den aktuellen Leitlinien von ERC/IlCOR. Allgemeine Themen: Organisation, Struktur des Rettungsdienstes, Hygiene, Arbeitsschutz, Diagnostik, Uberwachung, Einsatztaktik, medizinische Manahmen, Reanimation. Spezielle Themen aus den Bereichen: Innere Medizin, Neurologie, Psychiatrie, Traumatologie, Gynakologie, Padiatrie, Chirurgie. Plus: Intoxikationen,...

Deliver quality healthcare in the most challenging field conditions

"Dr Iserson has given us a most remarkable book. Many readers may be familiar with David Werner's lay healthworker book, Where There Is No Doctor; this new volume could be titled Where There Is a Doctor-But No Stuff. Drawing from his experience providing care in international, wilderness, and disaster settings, he has compiled an impressive collection of bare-bones equipment and work-around strategies to provide the best possible care in resource-poor settings. While presenting many creative...

Novel Psychoactive Substances: Classification, Pharmacology and Toxicology provides readers with background on the classification, detection, supply and availability of novel psychoactive substances, otherwise known as "legal highs." This book also covers individual classes of novel psychoactive substances that have recently emerged onto the recreational drug scene and provides an overview of the pharmacology of the substance followed by a discussion of the acute and chronic harm or toxicity associated with the substance. Written by international experts in the field, this...

"I found this to be a highly beneficial and interesting resource to test my own knowledge of the basics and the underlying anatomy and physiology of body systems. I would recommend this text to all student Paramedics whilst in the learning...