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BBC Health: First Aid Action: Interactive first aid course from the BBC. An overview of the importance of first aid is provided with sections on essential skills relating to incidents including heart attacks, bleeding, drowning, choking, poisoning, electrocution, spinal injuries, eye injuries and scalds and burns. Home skills includes tests on caring for adults and caring for children and there is further information on how to gain first aid qualifications. Additional features include a reference guide to first aid techniques, transcripts of live chats with a doctor, games and quizzes, and a first aid glossary.
Author: BBC
Subjects: first aid, medical guides
DeweyClass: 362.1
Resource type: guide
CMA Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines: Full text collection of articles and research papers providing guidelines for clinical practice in a wide range of areas, including cardiac surgery, dentistry, infectious diseases, neurology, nuclear medicine, otolaryngology, radiation oncology, sports medicine and horacic surgery. Material may be accessed by subject, title or developer, includes a record of the most recently added information, and can be viewed in HTML or PDF format.
Author: Canadian Medical Association
Subjects: clinical medicine, medical guides, surgery
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: document index
Complete Home Medical Guide: Searchable online book intended as a general reference source for health care providers and consumers. The six major sections cover using the US health care system; wellness; symptoms; first aid; treatment and prevention; and proper use of medications. Chapters include understandable explanations of the topic, and selective descriptions of diseases or abnormalities.
Author: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Subjects: first aid, health care, medical guides, preventive medicine
DeweyClass: 613
Resource type: reference book
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide: Information about diagnostic testing procedures involved in a range of areas including the brain and nervous system, blood disorders, digestion, urination, lung problems, hormonal disorders, and infertility, pregnancy, and childbirth. Details are given on how to prepare for various tests, any risks involved, post-test care, and the likely waiting period for results. Additional sections on specific health issues of men and women are provided.
Author: President and Fellows of Harvard College
Subjects: health care, medical guides
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: guide
Health in Focus: Provides health care information written or reviewed by UK doctors for both professionals and patients. Features brief advice on the causes and treatments of a range of conditions including colds, influenza, eye problems, headaches, meningitis, sunburn, and warts. Also offers coverage of recent research into each condition, and gives details of patient support groups.
Author: OMNI, Nottingham University
Subjects: health care, medical guides
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: documents
healthfinder.gov: Healthfinder.gov is coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and its National Health Information Center. Contains information and tools to promote consumer health and prevent disease, with an A-Z encyclopaedia, a quick guide to healthy living, a news section and an interactive health advice feature offering personalised recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Author: US Department of Health and Human Services
Subjects: health links, medical guides
DeweyClass: 613
Resource type: documents, interactive guide, moving images, sounds
Heartinfo: Heart Information Network Front Door: Pages of heart related news and resources. Includes an FAQ about heart disease compiled by a team of medical advisors, medical articles and fact sheets, patient success stories, and links to other cardio-vascular resources on the Internet.
Author: Center for Cardiovascular Education
Subjects: cardiology, heart, medical guides
DeweyClass: 616.1
Resource type: documents
HEBSWEB: Health Education Board for Scotland: Health information for both the general public and professionals. The public site includes resources on common health problems including cancer, heart disease and drug and alcohol abuse. The professional site includes news, publications, research and education and training information.
Author: Health Education Board for Scotland
Subjects: addiction, alcohol, cancer research, health promotion, heart, medical guides
DeweyClass: 613
Resource type: documents
MedicineNet: Articles providing health information including news, and details of diseases and treatments. Features a medical dictionary and pharmacy, together with first aid facts in the event of injuries such as bumps and bruises, burns, cuts, scrapes and puncture wounds, dental injuries, frostbite, insect stings, and nosebleeds. A list of poison control centres is also included.
Author: MedicineNet
Subjects: first aid, medical guides, pharmacy
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: articles
MedTerms.com: Fully searchable and browsable dictionary of medical terms, abbreviations, acronyms, and jargon.
Author: MedicineNet
Subjects: medical guides
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: dictionary
Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition: This publication is based on the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, commonly referred to as The Merck Manual, the textbook of medicine most widely used by health care professionals in the US. The Home Edition transforms the language of the professionals' version into commonly used English while retaining all the vital information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. The Web version is only part of the published Home Edition, but contains the entire section on the heart, the eye, gynaecology and obstetrics, along with the complete Table of Contents.
Author: Merck & Co
Subjects: eyes, gynaecology, heart, medical guides
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: book, guide
Polio Experience Network: Polio Experience Network offers information, inspiration, ideas and resources to help you understand polio and post-polio syndrome, and to confidently manage life with it. Or to help a loved one cope with the effects of polio. We also offer resources for students doing research on the disease.
Author: Polio Experience Network
Subjects: medical guides, polio
DeweyClass: 616.835
Resource type: service
Resuscitation Council: Group concerned with educating health professionals and the general public in resuscitation. Focuses on teaching, creating guidelines, publishing training materials, maintaining standards, and encouraging associated research. Provides a listing of council courses and forthcoming events.
Author: Resuscitation Council
Subjects: first aid, medical education, medical guides, primary care
DeweyClass: 362.1
Resource type: institution
Virtual Hospital: A frequently updated library of health sciences information providing patient care support and distance learning to health care professionals.
Author: University of Iowa College of Medicine.
Subjects: health care, medical guides
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: guide