Kathleen A. Handal

Doc's First Aid Guide (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In a medical emergency, time is of the essence. Doc's First Aid Guide is an ER Doc's illustrated, first-aid pocket handbook designed to be used as a quick reference. Kathleen A. Handal, M.D. is a nationally and internationally known emergency medicine 'Doc'. Author of "The American Red Cross First Aid and Safety Handbook", she believes physicians have a responsibility to teach and share medical common sense.
Have an ER Doc at your side! Best to read before you need it! For each medical emergency, there is a description of the problem, a list of signs and symptoms, and simple, easy-to-follow steps describing what you should and should not do. It's like having the "Doc" at your side when you need her the most.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kathleen A. Handal, MD
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780615327372
• Artikelnr.: 47996421

Autorenporträt

Doc Handal, M.D. is a nationally and internationally known emergency medicine 'Doc'. She believes physicians have a responsibility to teach and share medical common sense. Bio: A long-standing believer in consumer education; she knows it does make a difference. Her thesis for lay education is that "we physicians need to come down to the consumer's knowledge level to bring them up towards ours". She preaches 'medical common sense' and is well understood, as she uses simple yet accurate examples in non-medical terms. Her ability to explain medical concepts makes her a popular choice whenever the media requests a physician's expertise. Dr. Handal's first book, "The American Red Cross First Aid & Safety Handbook", (Little, Brown & Co.) was written for the lay audience. The launch for this book included an impressive multi-media publicity tour of 10 major cities. Popularity and visibility with non-medical persons have resulted in her hosting and co-hosting talk-radio health shows. She has also made numerous TV appearances including on CNN and the Today Show. In addition, Dr. Handal has written numerous articles for popular magazines and served as Medical Director of Parentzone.com for three years. Dr. Handal has been contributing editor to numerous professional medical books, as well as the lay press, starting with Richard Platt's (ed.), "The People's Medical Answer Book" (Prentice Hall). She authored "Sensible ECG" (Delmar) a three-book series written for the professional medical audience. Doc's Guides written as a series to share medical information with laypersons. The series presently includes Doc's First Aid Guide, Guia Simple de Primeros Auxilios, Doc's Guide de Premiers Secours, Your ER Survival Guide. These are available in many outlets online (Smashwords, Amazon, Kobo, iTunes, Barnes & Noble) in ebook and print formats. Dr. Handal served as a Senior Examiner for The American Board of Emergency Medicine, a Site Reviewer for the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services, and an active instructor for the American Heart Association. Dr. Kathleen Handal A practicing board-certified emergency physician with over 26 years of patient care experience, she continues activities in medical education and with national professional involvements. She has lectured internationally from Australia to China and Russia. Dr. Handal served as a Senior Consultant for Associated Systems for Search Education Research & ...