Emergency Care in Prehospital Setting

As a general truth, the human body is completely dependent on a continuous supply of oxygen, among other essential ingredients. Without a continuous oxygen supply, our body cells begin to die within 6-10 minutes. Unfortunately, there are a number of accidents (Like Trauma, Car accident, Falling Accident, poisoning, Burn etc) and a variety of medical conditions which can interrupt this essential process of life. Majority of deaths occurring at the scene could be saved with appropriate first aid. The good news is, this first aid knowledge and skill can be thought to any person regardless of their educational status, age, occupation etc. To facilitate ease of understanding, this book is organized into 10 chapters and the vital steps to be taken by a first aider in the prehospital environment are clearly explained under each topic. Therefore I, strongly, believe that this book will contribute to community knowledge, behavior, and skill base. In addition, it can also be used as reference material for first aid volunteers, college students, training institutes, and any layman who is interested in First aid.

Autorentext
Birhanu Asrat (the author) is an Emergency and Critical Care Professional (MSC) currently working at St Paul Hospital MM College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the head of Emergency and critical care department with the task of running both academic and clinical activities including manuals, guidelines, protocols preparation under ministry of health.