Disaster First Aid

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Disaster First Aid - Chames, Victoria
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In the first minutes and hours of mass-casualty emergency such as earthquake, explosion, or terrorist attack, large numbers of people are injured at once, 911 Services will be overwhelmed and unable to respond to all the injured at once. Most will wait 24 hours to 3 days for help. DFA is essential information and skills that can save lives and limbs that otherwise would be lost by having to wait too long, often for simple care that is needed immediately. Disaster First Aid is designed for citizens and volunteers. DFA Includes START Rapid Triage, First-24-hour Action Outline, and the same first-action protocols used by EMS Rescue, adapted to citizen level of ability and resources. Written by a Fire Training Officer, hospital and field EMS professional caregiver with 25 years experience in field & hospital Emergency care and disaster response.
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Price
$9.85
Publisher
Darkhorse Press U.S.
Publish Date
Pages
50
Dimensions
8.27 X 11.02 X 0.1 inches | 0.3 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780984173051
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About the Author
After three careers as a graphic artist in advertising, a firefighter paramedic, and a Hospital Emergency Room caregiver, Victoria Chames now devotes her full time commitment to writing, with a wealth of stories to tell. She has published three books of essays and poetry and a personal blog "More About this: Essays About Everything" at https: //moreaboutthis.wordpress.com/ full of down-to-earth philosophies, essays, and short-stories. Her Writers' Blog, "Write From Life" at http: //w2w.victoriachames.com shares the ups and downs, joys and frustrations, blocks and breakthroughs of being a creative-non-fiction writer and the personal rewards and hazards of telling the truth. Victoria is currently writing book 2 of the memoir trilogy Victory Is My Name, published by Darkhorse Press, Oakland Ca. Book-One The Burning Barrel is available everywhere in paperback and e-book. Victory trilogy Book Two: The Promised Land, is in progress. Her artwork can be seen at http: //art.victoriachames.com
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