First Aid Guide (Reference & Study Guide) (Speedy Study Guide)


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No one ever wants to think of being in a situation where you have to have a first aid kit, but more than likely, there is going to be a time when you or someone you are with is going to be in need of one. A good first aid kit has bandages that can stop bleeding until you can seek medical care. It also has a variety of other products in case of a minor burn, scrap or even a bite. It is always good to have, as you never know when an emergency will arise.




CPR Lifesaving Reference Guide (Speedy Study Guide)


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When a life is at stake, you will want to do everything you can to ensure that person makes it out alive. When CPR is needed, it is crucial to administer the procedure properly. This is where CPR Lifesaving reference guides come into play. These handy guides will let an individual know the steps needed to complete CPR. These guides help save lives in emergencies for people who haven't taken a full CPR course at their local Red Cross Station.




Study Guide for Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants - E-Book


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Learn how to think critically and perform competently in the clinical setting! Correlating to chapters in Clinical Procedures for the Medical Assistant, 10th Edition, this study guide provides additional activities, review questions, and exercises designed to prepare you to work as a clinical medical assistant. New, is the addition of SimChart® for the Medical Office activities that tie into appropriate chapters of the text. In addition, video evaluation activities on the companion Evolve site track your progress and understanding of each procedure. Assignment sheets at the beginning of each chapter indicate the upcoming textbook and study guide assignments, and make it easy to prepare for what's coming next. Critical thinking activities utilize realistic situations to help you analyze and apply what you’ve learned with games, role-playing situations, fun crossword puzzles, and independent study questions. Pre-tests and post-tests provide a quick assessment of your knowledge prior to and after you study each chapter. Key term exercises and assessments help in mastering new vocabulary. Evaluation of Learning questions let you assess your understanding, evaluate your progress, and prepare for the certification examination. Practice for Competency sections include checklist worksheets to use in practicing clinical skills. Practicum activities on the Evolve companion website use worksheets to help you learn how the practicum site functions. NEW! SimChart® for the Medical Office (SCMO) connection ties Elsevier’s Educational EHR cases to the appropriate chapters and provides cohesion for the total curriculum solution. NEW! Evaluation of Competency checklists evaluate your performance versus stated objectives and performance standards, and include CAAHEP and ABHES standards. NEW! Video evaluation activities allow students to track their understanding of the video procedures.




Study Guide for Today's Medical Assistant - E-Book


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Corresponding to the chapters in the main Bonewit text, Study Guide for Today's Medical Assistant, Clinical & Administrative Procedures, 3rd Edition features a variety of practical exercises, activities, checklists, review questions, and more to elp users master important medical assisting knowledge and skills. This comprehensive study guide has been thoroughly updated to reflect the 2015 CAAHEP competencies and key areas of practice, such as: electronic medical records, HIPAA regulations, advanced directives, emergency preparedness, ICD-10 coding, billing documentation, medical office technology, medical asepsis, vital signs, pediatric immunizations and injections, colonoscopy procedures, IV therapy, and CLIA waived tests. - Consistent, meticulous study guide coverage aligns seamlessly with the main Bonewit text and all other Bonewit solution learning products. - Evaluation of Competency checklists assess readers' performance versus stated objectives and performance standards. - Critical thinking activities encourage readers to think outside the box and imagine what they would do in real-life situations. - Laboratory assignments at the beginning of each chapter give readers a guide on each chapter's procedures, including guidelines on how many practices are required, which study guide pages correlate to the procedure, and which procedures are also in the procedural videos. - Key term assessment tests readers' knowledge of the terms presented in the main text. - Evaluation of Learning questions assess readers' progress and are an excellent tool to prepare for the certification exam. - Practice for Competency checklists help readers practice each of their clinical skills. - Pharmacology math exercises give readers a chance to practice their basic math skills in a way that relates to their future job. - Chapter assignment tables at the beginning of each chapter guide readers through the textbook and study guide chapters, and provides a great tracking device for recording progress of textbook reading assignments and study guide activity assignments. - NEW! Updated material aligned to most current CAAHEP and ABHES competencies ensures success and employability for today's medical assistants. - NEW! Material from the chapter on nutrition is also incorporated into the accompanying study guide material. - NEW! Updated content on emergency preparedness and medical records ensure readers are up-to-date on these key topics. - NEW! Application to SimChart for the Medical Office where appropriate allows readers to prepare for the real world by working on Elsevier's own educational EHR. - NEW! Expanded A&P key terminology sections give readers ample A&P key term practice.




Study Guide for Today's Medical Assistant


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Chapter assignment tables at the beginning of chapters guide you through textbook and study guide assignments, and make it easy to track your progress. Laboratory assignment tables list the procedures in each chapter, including study guide page number references, and indicate the procedures shown on the DVDs. A pretest and posttest in each chapter measure your understanding with 10 true/false questions. Key term assessments include exercises to help in reviewing and mastering new vocabulary. " Evaluation of Learning" questions let you assess your understanding, evaluate progress, and prepare for the certification examination. Critical thinking activities let you apply your knowledge to real-life situations. " Practice for Competency" sections offer extra practice on clinical skills presented in the book. " Evaluation of Competency" checklists evaluate your performance versus stated objectives and updated CAAHEP performance standards. Updated content includes exercises for topics such as electronic medical records, advanced directives, HIPAA, emergency preparedness, ICD-10 coding, documentation, medical office technology, medical asepsis, vital signs, pediatrics, colonoscopy, IV therapy, and CLIA waived tests. New activities provide practice for the "Today's Medical Assistant" textbook s newest and most up-to-date content. New "Emergency Protective Practices for the Medical Office" chapter includes procedures, critical thinking questions, and other activities to help you understand emergency preparedness. New "Wheelchair Transfer Procedure "and" Evaluation of Competency" checklist includes a step-by-step guide to this important procedure. New video evaluation worksheets on the Evolve companion website reinforce the procedures demonstrated on the textbook DVDs. New practicum and externship activities on Evolve provide practice with real-world scenarios. "




The Stay Alive Guide


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First aid & survival for those who want to stay alive!




Document Retrieval Index


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Emergency Response Guidebook


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Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.




Speed Reading: Your Complete and Practical Guide to Learn Faster and be more Productive with Beginners and Advanced Techniques


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Are you looking for simple ways to improve your reading without spending tons of money? Everyone seems to be in a race to do as much with his or her time as possible these days. There always seems to be more to be done than there is ever time for. Being able to multitask and work faster are skills that must be honed to perfection as much as possible. This book will specifically help you learn how to read more quickly, as the title suggests. Speed reading will help you to become a faster as well as better reader. Some people like to read novels, and others like to learn more; reading is necessary for any academic life as well. With the help of this book, you will be able to read at least four times faster than you did before and thus learn faster as well. You will learn how to do this using different techniques and scientific methods that work. Being a better and faster reader will equip you to deal with your daily challenges in a much more efficient way. Time is an investment in our fast-paced lives, and you need to learn how to utilize it to its full potential. You must use it in a way that is efficient and is beneficial to you. Reading faster will lead to saving time, which will benefit you in more ways than you can imagine. Invest your time in honing the skill of speed reading and use this book as your source of guidance and information to achieve that. This guide will take you through the following elements: ✓ What is Speed Reading ✓ All the Benefits of Speed Reading ✓ How to Make Speed Reading a Habit ✓ Basic and more Advanced Speed Reading techniques ✓ Tips to Speed Read Faster ✓ and secret strategies for developing these skills faster! Get your copy today!




First Aid for the Medicine Clerkship, Third Edition


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The internal medicine clerkship survival guide, from the publishers of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 Written by students who excelled on their clerkship First Aid for the Medicine Clerkship is a high-yield review of the clerkship's core competencies presented in the trusted First Aid format. You will find hundreds of recently-tested topics from shelf exams and the USMLE Step 2 CK along with mnemonics, typical scenario boxes, insider tips, margin notes to enhance exam and wards performance, a "classifieds" section with scholarship and award opportunities, and NEW mini-cases. Features High-yield yet comprehensive review of the most essential topics focuses study. NEW: integrated mini-cases add clinical relevance and prepare students for questions they will see on the exam Exam tips and wards tips help you shine on the shelf exam and impress attendings Written by students who aced the clerkship and based on the clerkship's core competencies Edited and reviewed by internal medicine faculty High-yield review of the clerkship's core competencies in the relied-upon First Aid series format The content you need to excel on the clerkship: Section I: How to Succeed in the Medicine Clerkship; Section II: Database of High-Yield Facts: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology and Acid-Base Disorders, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Neurology, Dermatology, Health Maintenance and Evidence-Based Medicine, Section III: Classified, Index