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9781582554303
Designed for quick reference, this portable handbook provides practical, step-by-step guidance on how to respond to over 170 emergency situations that can arise in every unit of a healthcare facility. Coverage of each emergency begins with bulleted, quick-scanning, action-oriented rapid response instructions and then proceeds to explanations of what caused the emergency and preventive strategies. Tables and checklists provide vital information at a glance. Numerous sidebars and more than 200 illustrations describe and demonstrate key procedures. Icons highlight complications and potential dangers that can arise during and after the initial response.Springhouse Publishing Company Staff is the author of 'Rapid Response to Everyday Emergencies A Nurse's Guide', published 2005 under ISBN 9781582554303 and ISBN 1582554307.
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