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Doc's Guide Des Premier Secours | by Kathleen A. Handal, MD Feb. 06, 2012 | $7.99 | 17412 words | Sample 20% |
| En situation d’urgence médicale, le facteur temps est crucial. « Doc's Guide des Premiers Secours » est un manuel illustré conçu pour être utilisé en temps réel. | |||||
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The Guide To Living, Volume 1: Urban, Rural & Bush Living, Emergency Preparedness & Survival | by Thomas Stowe Dec. 13, 2011 | $2.99 | 29234 words | Sample 15% |
| This book is written to provide vital information that will enable you to plan and learn to serve you to safeguard your well being and life. This is practical information that you should adopt into your life and also includes many web-linked and described resources that you can and should avail yourself of. This is the first volume in a series, with more volumes to follow in the future. | |||||
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Protect Your Family From Crime! (..and other life-saving tips) | by Tom Harrier Oct. 28, 2011 | $9.99 | 23979 words | Sample 20% |
| Written by a 33+ year law enforcement and SWAT veteran who worked in the toughest crime areas, this book addresses how to protect you and your family from crime; how to become "hard targets" and minimize your chances of becoming a crime victim. Additionally, there are chapters dedicated to protecting your children from the every-day hazards they may face. This book could truly be a life-saver! | |||||
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21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: Marine Combat Water Survival, Water Rescues, Drowning Marine Corps Field Manual - FMFRP 0-13 (Value-Added Professional Format Series) | by Progressive Management Sep. 29, 2011 | $9.99 | 36402 words | Sample 5% |
| Part of our value-added professional format series, the Marine Combat Water Survival, Water Rescues, Drowning Marine Corps Field Manual provides techniques, procedures, and training standards for Marine water survival. This publication addresses a Marine's ability to cross water obstacles and perform water rescues. | |||||
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21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: First Aid Field Manual - FM 4-25.11, FM 21-11 (Value-Added Professional Format Series) | by Progressive Management Sep. 24, 2011 | $9.99 | 67400 words | Sample 5% |
| Part of our value-added professional format series, the First Aid Field Manual (FM 4-25.11) meets the first aid training needs of individual service members. Because medical personnel will not always be readily available, the nonmedical service members must rely heavily on their own skills and knowledge of life-sustaining methods to survive on the integrated battlefield. | |||||
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21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: Multiservice Procedures for Survival, Evasion, and Recovery - FM 21-76-1 - Camouflage, Concealment, Navigation (Value-Added Professional Format Series) | by Progressive Management Sep. 06, 2011 | $9.99 | 38960 words | Sample 5% |
| Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, the Survival, Evasion, and Recovery Army field manual (FM 21-76-1) is designed to provide armed service members quick-reference survival, evasion, and recovery information. Some of the topics covered include navigation, radio communications and signaling, recovery, personal protection, and water. | |||||
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The Busy Woman's Pocket Guide to Safety: Safety Tips for Busy Women on the Go | by Carla Thompson April 19, 2011 | $0.99 | 9046 words | Sample 20% |
| The Busy Woman's Pocket Guide to Safety, is filled with safety tips that teach women how to “think safe†in everyday situations. This book is unique because it goes beyond giving women safety tips to live by, it teaches them how to create their own safety tips and empowers them to think critically about their surroundings. | |||||
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21st Century VA Independent Study Course: Medical Care of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury, Autonomic Nervous System, Symptoms, Treatment, Related Diseases, Motor Neuron Injury, Autonomic Dysreflexia | by Progressive Management Feb. 15, 2011 | $9.99 | 26372 words | Sample 10% |
| The Veterans Administration (VA) Independent Study Course on the medical care of those with spinal cord injuries (SCI) is designed to familiarize the reader with the unique aspects of SCI medicine. Its purpose is to help you gain knowledge so that any clinical encounter is more comfortable and informational for both you and the veteran served. | |||||
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Computer Station's That Work - Stop Pain | by Linda Meckler Jan. 21, 2011 | $2.99 | 4597 words | Sample 20% |
| I have been suffering with hand, elbow, arm, shoulder and neck pain for almost 20 years. I have had several hand and shoulder surgeries. I will share with you what I have experienced throughout my life, typing. | |||||
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Emergency Responder Communication Skills Handbook: How Your Words and Actions Affect People in Medical Distress | by Brian Walsh Jan. 10, 2011 | $6.99 | 10308 words | Sample 20% |
| As an emergency responder you’re trained to handle crises. Your tense and stressful work environment can cause depersonalization of casualties and victims, with potentially negative consequences. Discover words and actions that support victim recovery, and others that can unintentionally hinder it. Understand how easily you can lessen their feelings of vulnerability, distress, pain, and fear. | |||||
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Drug Overdose Signs and Symptoms | by Meridith Berk Sep. 11, 2010 | $3.99 | 12532 words | Sample 50% |
| In "Drug Overdose Signs and Symptoms" I have compiled as full a list as possible of overdose symptoms for top-selling prescription drugs and put them in an easily understandable form. With close to 50% of Americans taking at least one prescription drug daily it's important to know signs and symptoms of overdose. Having this information readily available and easy to understand could save a life. | |||||
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Owners Manual for Injury Prevention | by Bruce Kaler M.D. Aug. 07, 2010 | $4.99 | 22733 words | Sample 20% |
| Four million workplace injuries a year occur throughout all industries in the United States. Surprisingly, most are from common everyday circumstances that are preventable. Understanding the care and treatment of an injury is critical to prevention. The Owners Manual for Injury Prevention is an invaluable resource for patients and human resource personnel. A user friendly guide to better health. | |||||
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GuÃa Simple de Primeros Auxilios | by Kathleen A. Handal, MD April 07, 2010 | $7.99 | 15932 words | Sample 20% |
| Es un ilustrado, primer manual de ayudas destinado a ser utilizado como una referencia rápida. La doctora Handal, es conocida a nivel nacional e internacional en la medicina de emergencia.¡Es mejor leerlo antes de necesitarlo! Para cada una emergencia médica, hay una descripción del problema, una lista de signos, sÃntomas, simple y fácil de seguir los pasos que describen lo que debe hacer. | |||||
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Doc's First Aid Guide | by Kathleen A. Handal, MD April 03, 2010 | $7.99 | 13858 words | Sample 20% |
| Doc’s First Aid Guide is an illustrated, first-aid eHandbook designed to be used as a quick reference and includes 2010 CPR guidelines. 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. | |||||
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Start Here: How to Have Success with ANY Diet and Fitness Program | by Tony Simoneli Nov. 20, 2009 | $4.99 | 18863 words | Sample 50% |
| With over 10-years of experience as a nationally certified personal trainer, Simoneli has filtered through all the hype to reveal the most successful diets and fitness tips and secrets - the ones that really work. Written in a conversational way he breaks down the information into manageable chunks so you can learn the true fundamentals that will help you succeed with ANY Diet and fitness program. | |||||
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How to Avert A Curse: It Could Save Your Very Life | by Parallel View Publishing July 14, 2009 | $1.99 | 20607 words | Sample 13% |
| The importance of reading this book can not be expressed more emphatically, because it could save your very life. My purpose here is not to cause alarm or to strike fear in anyone, but to warn. Just as our dreams can warn us of impending danger, this book will warn, and aid you in recognizing impending curses. You'll also learn how to avoid placing a curse on yourself and others. | |||||