Pocket First Aid
Pocket First Aid
Your pocket-sized companion for emergencies! Designed for healthcare professionals, it offers easy-to-follow instructions and clear illustrations for over 50 medical emergencies, from cuts and burns to CPR and respiratory issues. Perfect for use at home, work, or on the go.
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Product details
Product details
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789083374048
- Print length: 239 pages
- Edition: first (2024)
- Dimensions: 170 mm x 120 mm, the pocket fits in your white coat!
Manage acute situations
The chapters in the pocket are organised following the cABCDE structure, focusing on symptoms rather than specific diagnoses.
Emergency conditions are also explained for specific populations, including children, pregnant women, and the elderly.
"This paperback is particularly suitable for all medical care professionals. As the Dutch Red Cross, we wholeheartedly support this initiative."
Cees P.P. van Romburgh, MA, The Netherlands Red Cross
All the essential knowledge at your fingertips
We hope you'll embrace the Compendium method as much as we do. Together, we're making medicine more accessible and understandable for everyone!
Take a look inside
Filled with useful tips and tools for providing first aid. From life-saving actions to bandage techniques and treating insect bites. In short, an essential pocket guide for everyone!
Find step-by-step instructions
Breathing and circulation problems
Basic life support
Wound care
Fractures
Minor injuries like burns, bites, and nosebleeds.
"A compact reference book for first aiders and an effective pocket for healthcare professionals."
Freek J.H.A. van Hout, MD, Deventer Hospital, Deventer
"A nice collection of practical knowledge, good to have for any level of knowledge in acute care."
David N. Baden, MD, Diakonessenhuis, Nieuwegein
Find the answer to these questions:
What should you do if you're stung by a stonefish?
How do you remove a splinter?
What if a diver has gone too deep?
Collaboration with The Red Cross
Editor Lina Al-Hassany has been working on the pocket alongside a top team of authors, illustrators, and editors. The Netherlands Red Cross made a significant contribution during the content review of the pocket, along with Emergency Department specialists, general practitioners, the Royal Dutch First Aid, and the Dutch Resuscitation Council.
Special thanks go to Cees van Romburgh. With over 15 years of experience as an expert in first aid guidelines, Cees made a tremendous contribution to the creation of the pocket guide on behalf of The Netherlands Red Cross.
Quality guaranteed by medical specialists
Nathasja van Leeuwen
Sounding board
MD at St. Joseph Hospital, Kagondo, Bukoba
Mohammed Saadulla
Sounding board
MD, Resident Family Medicine at Radboudumc, Nijmegen
Demi van Bijlevelt
Sounding board
MD, Resident Emergency Medicine at St Jansdal Hospital
Chantall Striper
Sounding board
Paramedic, registered Nurse
Marieke van der Valk
Sounding board
Royal Dutch Association for First Aid
Meike van Kranenburg
Sounding board
Master's student in Medicine
Enow Awah Georges Stevens
Sounding board
MPH, MD at Hadassah Medical Centre, Yaoundé
Hitesh Suthar
Sounding board
M.B.B.S
Maria José Pérez Lopez
Sounding board
Anesthesiologist at Don Benito-Villanueva Hospital
Frequently asked questions
Is your question not listed here? You can reach out to us via chat in the bottom right corner or by email: contact@compendiummedicine.com.
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The pocket's production was guided by the collective effort of students, doctors, and a team of over 10 specialists.
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- Introduction to First Aid
- Life-saving techniques
- Dressing and bandages
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- cABCDE approach
- Preferred procedures
- Airway
- Breathing
- Circulation
- Disability
- Exposure/Environment
- Minor injuries
- Facial injuries
- Specific target populations: children, elderly, aggressive, and/or confused victims, travelers & pregnant women
- Mental First Aid
- Pain medication
- First Aid kit
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The quality is ensured by a team of medical specialists who supervised and revised the text written by medical students.
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With more than 50 medical emergencies covered, it's tailored to meet the demands of healthcare workers responding to emergencies, whether at home, work, or out and about.
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This compact clinical handbook is made for everyone in healthcare and contains easy-to-follow instructions with clear illustrations to train your basic First Aid needs.
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We ship to almost every country in the world. If you're unable to complete your order, simply send us an email. We will be more than happy to assist you and arrange shipping to your location. You will receive the discount that applies at the time you email us.
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The pocket is based on the latest international guidelines, including NHS and relevant medical committees and societies.
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Currently, we're offering our pockets as paperback only. While we may explore digital options in the future, it's not on our roadmap at the moment.
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Click here to view the preview directly.
Team
A diverse team of students and doctors share the passion to bring healthcare together and make medicine clear and accessible worldwide!
Romée Snijders
Editor-in-chief
MD, PhD candidate, Founder Compendium Medicine
Veerle Smit
Editor-in-chief
MD, Founder Compendium Medicine
Lina Al-Hassany
Editor
MD, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam
Maud Vesseur
Author
MD, Zuyderland Hospital
Renée Bohnsack
Author
MD, Gelre Hospital
Why choose Compendium?
Save time using our unique method!
Dyslectic proof: everything as short as possible
Icons, diagrams, tables & images
Quality ensured by medical specialists
Up-to-date: using the latest guidelines
