The Resource Bookshelf for The Emergency Center Forum
Resources you may find useful, such as text files,
a bibliography, World Wide Web links, and more.
Text & Graphic Files
- Text: The Heimlich Manuever
- Graphic: EMS Star of Life graphic (gif format)
- Text: Drowning--Even Shallow Containers Can Kill
- Text: Hypothermia-- A Real Danger
- Text: CPR--A Life Saver
- Text: Should I Give My Child Aspirin?
- Text: Prenatal Exercise Tips and Guidelines
- Text: Snakes and Their Bites
- Text: Heat-Related Illnesses: What You Can Do to Prevent It
- Text: Preventing Injuries in Indoor Racquet Sports
- Text: Baby Safety Checklist
- Text: When to Call an Ambulance
- Text: When Does Fever Spell E-M-E-R-G-E-N-C-Y?
- Text: Your Home First Aid Kit
- Text: Avoiding the Bad Taste of Food Poisoning
- Text: Save a Life: Be Heart Smart This Year
- Text: Study: Prevention Helps Keep Kids Safe
- Text: Home Safety Checklist
Bibliography
- A Parent's Guide to Childhood Emergencies, Lisa J. Bain, Delta, 1993
- A Sigh of Relief: The First Aid Handbook for Childhood, Martin I. Green, Bantam Books, 1994
- Brady Emergency Care, Harvey D. Grant, Brady, 1994
- Dial 911, Joan E. Lloyd, Ivy Books, 1995
- Medicine for the Outdoors; A guide to emergency medical procedures and first aid, Paul S. Auerbach, Little Brown, 1990
- Standard First Aid, American Red Cross, Mosby Lifeline, 1993
- The Essentials of First Aid and CPR, National Safety Council, Jones and Bartlett, 1994
- The Parent's Emergency Medical Guide, Robert Kaplan, MD, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1987
World-Wide Web Links
TraumaNET
http://www.trauma.lsumc.edu
- The LSU Medical Center site offers information about TraumaNet, which is dedicated to trauma, case presentations, hotlinks and associated organizations.
Emergency - A Guide to the Emergency Services of the Worldhttp://www.catt.citri.edu.au/emergency/
- Contains many useful safety tips, images of emergency services, true life stories and much more.
Emergency Medical Humor
http://community.net/~sierra/stupid.htm
- Medical humor at it's best. Features the most often asked stupid questions.
The Unofficial Massachusetts EMS Web Site
http://www.ici.net/cust_pages/jdemtd/home.html
- The largest EMS Web link up in the state of Massachusetts.
MedWeb: Emergency Medicine
http://www.gen.emory.edu/medweb/medweb.emergency.html
- Comprehensive list of links and information
Emergency Services WWW Site List
http://gilligan.uafadm.alaska.edu/www-911.htm
- Dean Tabor, Fairbanks, Alaska