The Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies
Hatherleigh Press sent me The Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies for review. Just as the title implies, the book is little and it’s about medical emergencies. The author, Dr. Stuart Fischer, explains how to recognize and respond to the most common medical emergencies. Some of the emergencies the book covers are: abdominal pain, back injuries, breathing disorders, choking, cuts and bruises, drowning, fainting, head injuries, heart attacks, nosebleeds, pediatric, poisoning, and strokes. Keep in mind that the book is little and does not go in depth on any particular emergency. The author describes the emergency, tells you what to look for, what to do, what not to do, typical treatment, and follow-up care.
I don’t know about you guys, but when it comes to emergencies, I’m fairly clueless. For me, a book like this may come in handy. I plan on skimming through the book and then keeping it either in the car or my backpack for carrying kids stuff. The Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies sells for $11.01 at Amazon. What’s the deal with the one cent? Would it really kill Amazon to sell the book for $11?
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If I had a book like that it would read “Call the doctor” for just about everything. I’m useless when it comes to medical stuff. I leave things to the professionals.
Books can be helpful. For instance, thanks to a diy brain surgery book, I have performed brain surgery on myself. And look at how well I turned out after surgery.
Ergh. I try NOT to think that any medical “emergency” around here could be major. I should probably get this book, though…
At least your kids are old enough to know they can’t jump off of everything or stick everything in their mouth. Why aren’t kids born with common sense?
Good idea for a book. I would probably read it because I love medical stuff.
I needed that when Roo decided to eat a big bite of deodorant. I could have saved myself all the pesky embarrassment of calling Poison Control. I could have just flipped to page 14 and read what to do and everything would have been alrighty. ;)
Eating deodorant. I don’t think there’s any book that covers that.
Something like that would certainly be useful. I handle emergencies pretty well, if you consider running around in circles and screaming “handling” it.
My favorite is saying, “What should I do?”
Great idea! I have to agree … I’d probably call my Mom and be panicking if ever there will be an emergency …