books about: emergencies

books about: emergencies

books:

Wielding a Red Swo... Therapeutics Red Skelton Soldiers Emergencies

When Technology Fails (Revised & Expanded): A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the ...

Matthew Stein

Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008

When Technology Fails should be in every home.
Whether it be peak oil or a mid-summer thunderstorm that knocks your power out for a few days, this book gives you the means to deal with it and is a bible of self sufficiency. The other reviews tell the story more eloquently than I can. All I can say is that the book ...

The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life

Ben Sherwood

Grand Central Publishing, 2010

Review written for and published on www.luxuryreading.com
Biking in Foothill Ranch, California, Anne Hjelle is attacked by a mountain lion. She survives the attack. JAT Flight 364 explodes in the air over Czechoslovakia. The only survivor is Vesna Vulovic, a flight attendant, who plummets 6 miles to the ground and lives. ...

Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide

Paula Derr, Laura Criddle

Informed Publishing, 2009

Great Reference Book
Great, easy to use. Actually is the second one I have purchased (had the first edition) Keep it with me at work al the time!

Just in Case

Kathy Harrison

Storey Publishing, LLC, 2008

Little House in the Big Woods
The author makes the case that the supply lines upon which we rely today are taut and far-flung, leaving us vulnerable to feel even a hiccup of disruption. She walks you through what she does to have a home that can run for weeks without outside assistance -how she ...

Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival

Jack A. Spigarelli

Cross-Current Pub., 2002

Good overview
This book is a good overview on all kinds of things you need to do to prepare for an extended emergency like a 2 year power outage resulting from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from a single nuke detonated just a few miles above the center of the country. I had a ...

First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK, Seventh Edition (First Aid USMLE)

Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, ...

McGraw-Hill Medical, 2009

Good Source for USMLE Step 2 Ck
This 7th edition has a lot of add-in. It covers almost subject I faced in the exam. But you still need UW or Kaplan Bank

Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Family Safe in a Crisis

Peggy Layton

Three Rivers Press, 2002

Emergency Food Storage and Survival Handbook
This is a back to basics book how to can food, store seed, emergency kits for your vehicle and at home. What I liked about this book is that it lists all the products you need and you have a check list for the amount of people you are caring for. Very easy to read. I ...

BLS for Healthcare Providers

American Heart Association, 2006

BLS review
Short and sweet and to the point. I understand new guidelines coming out this year, however. Wait till the new book out to make a purchase.

Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life

Neil Strauss

It Books, 2009

Good Intro to The Mindset
This book for me was not much of a how to book as it was about how one city slicker changed his views of the world. Others seem to think he bashed certain people but for the most part he stays out of the polictical view. It is a very personal book and offers a good ...

When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes

Cody Lundin

Gibbs Smith, 2007

This book rocks!
Cody Lundin's 98.6 degrees takes every other survival book I've ever read and blows it right out of the water. The concepts are so simple, yet amazingly important. His writing style is very accessible too. This is the first survival book I've ever read that's actually ...

What to Do When the Power Fails: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-191 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-191)
Mary Twitchell

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal ...

Emergency Disaster Survival Guidebook

Doug King

ABC Preparedness Co, 1999

By Far the Best Text on Emergency Preparedness EVER!
From Author Matthew Stein; "An incredibly valuable guide for such a small book, it is clear, concise, practical, easy to understand, and to the point." At 100 pages, Doug King has managed to place the essentials of emergency preparedness into a format that anyone can ...

Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2008: For Healthcare Providers (AHA Handbook of Emergency ...

American Heart Association, 2008

ACLS
This is the book we used in my ACLS class. It's very good and easy to use in emergency situations.

Weekends at Bellevue

Julie Holland

Bantam, 2009

a honest look into the psych ward and herself
this was a good honest, fast paced book. Dr. Holland tells a honest assesment of herself and of the patients she see come into the ward on the weekends. Some of the patients are pitiful and some are dangerous she finds out. She gives a honest open, description of how ...

Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How ...

Art Ludwig

Oasis Design, 2005

Great Book
I purchased this book mainly due to the picture of the water urn on the cover. The plans for it are included. This book has a lot of information regarding water sources and water collection and containment. Recommend for anyone interested in water ...