Discover what you need to know to respond correctly to medical emergencies when no doctor is around

Do you want to stop worrying about letting your child play on their own, knowing you can confidently handle any mishaps ranging from head bumps, cuts, to accidental consumption of a chemical?

Would you like to know how to effectively tend to serious wounds, stop heavy bleeding, and increase an injured person's chance of a quick and uncomplicated recovery?

Would you like to master the technique that will prevent someone from choking to death?

If you've answered 'yes' to any of these questions, then look no further.

With comprehensive guidance, you will acquire the practical knowledge of exactly what you can do if an emergency arises.

Quite naturally, in times of emergency you would think to call for medical help.

But, what if help wasn't coming any time soon?

You never know when or if you'll be in a situation where your city is hit by a hurricane or an earthquake... and all medical emergency teams are overwhelmed.

Or simply, a car accident or on a remote retreat, with no help in reach...

According to WHO, roughly 5.8 million people (or 10% of the world's deaths) die from injuries per year. That's 32% more than the people who die from malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS combined.

But there's no reason to panic.

With the right understanding of survival medical procedures, you can finally gain the confidence to face any emergency you may encounter, and have the peace of mind that your loved ones will be safe around you.

In Survival Medical Handbook 2022-2023, you will discover:

● The know-how of essential techniques you can use in nearly any medical emergency situation

● How to overcome any intense emotion you experience in the moment by knowing exactly what your priorities should be

● How to deal with minor emergencies to avoid their escalation into more dangerous ones

● Step-by-step responses to serious emergencies that could mean the difference between life or death

● Discover the benefits of herbal products, such as ginger and aloe vera, and how they could be used during medical emergencies

● Easy DIY replacements for crucial medical items when your first aid kit is not in reach

And much more.

Your bug-out-bag and first aid kit are completely useless if you don't know what to do with them when an emergency hits.

There's no need to worry though. Even if you are not a trained paramedic, you will still find that the information and response techniques to the widest range of emergency situations offered to you are easy to understand, and even easier to apply.

If you want the peace of mind knowing that you've done all that's possible to save a life in an emergency, then scroll up and click the Add to Cart button right now.

NEW! REA's EMT Crash Course Book + Online, Third Edition
Everything you need for today's NREMT Cognitive Exam in a concise, time-saving format!

REA's EMT Crash Course is the only test prep of its kind for the last-minute studier or any EMT candidate who needs a quick refresher before taking the National Registry EMT cognitive exam.

Our fully up-to-date test prep includes:

• Expert test-taking strategies from a seasoned EMT educator and paramedic. Proven question-level strategies help maximize your command of the material. By following our expert tips and advice, you can score higher on every section of the exam.
• Targeted review - study only what you need to know. Our concise review covers the full scope of exam topics, including: Airway, Respiration & Ventilation; Cardiology & Resuscitation (e.g., AED); Trauma; Medical; Obstetrics/Gynecology; and EMS Operations (e.g., ambulance and air medical operations, mass casualty incidents, and weapons of mass destruction). We also include coverage of critical topics such as anatomy & physiology, safety, and patient care and documentation, as well as the EMT's role and responsibility within the larger public health system.
• End-of-chapter drill questions. Test your mastery of key topics every step of the way.
• Extensive glossary. Knowing the right medical terminology can make a real difference in your score. That's why our Crash Course glossary defines over 400 key terms.
• Full-length online practice exam. Get fast diagnostic feedback, topic-level scoring, and detailed answer explanations to help you gauge your test-readiness.

  No matter how or when you prepare for the EMT exam, REA's EMT Crash Course has all you need to earn a great score!

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Assess the nature and severity of callers' symptoms quickly and confidently, with Telephone Triage Protocols for Nurses, 6th Edition. More than 200 alpha-organized protocols address a wide range of symptoms, disorders and medical emergencies, while the flow chart format leads callers to provide vital Yes or No answers to appropriate questions.

This comprehensive manual - a must-have for nurses both new and experienced - offers accurate care recommendations even when client information is limited.

Follow expert direction and make quick, accurate assessments ...

• NEW and updated protocols offer current best practices and reflect changes in access to medications and health care
• Protocols address adult, pediatric, geriatric, maternal/child, home health concerns, current health issues, and communicable disease outbreaks
• NEW protocols include arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), elder abuse, stroke symptoms, and Zika virus
• Post-operative conditions and considerations have been added to numerous protocols
• Expanded appendices include altered mental status, PTSD, suicide prevention, and emergency preparedness
• Alpha-organized protocols help you quickly locate topics by symptom or condition
• Table of contents by body system helps you quickly locate topics by body system, body part or set of related symptoms
• Peer-reviewed by nursing experts
• Easy-to-follow question-asking flow chart - Yes or No answers lead to specific care recommendations
• Ideal guidance for all nurses, particularly those in triage and ambulatory practice
• Sorts life-threatening problems from those not requiring physician or emergency care
• Increases consistency of advice and documentation
• Nurse Alerts - help the nurse identify potentially life-threatening conditions related to the symptoms and provides additional information to consider when choosing a protocol or triaging the caller's concern
• Symptoms alpha-organized and grouped by level of urgency, addressing injuries, trauma, pain, swelling and other symptoms for:
  • Body part problems
  • Body system problems
  • Chronic and infectious diseases
  • Behavioral problems
  • Pediatric-specific problems
  • Maternal/obstetric specific problems or conditions
• Sections under every symptom or condition include:
  • Key Questions to ask caller
  • Other Protocols to Consider
  • Reminder - what to note for proper documentation
  • Assessment - Yes or No questions to determine the urgency of symptoms or conditions
  • Actions - clear direction following Yes or No answers to questions
  • Immediate actions - proven protocols that refer caller to emergency, physician, or at-home care instructions
  • Home Care Instructions - comprehensive actions to take before emergency care, before appointment, or at-home care
  • Emergency Instructions - in-the-moment first aid
  • Report the Following Problems - what caller should tell their personal or ER physician
  • Seek Emergency Care Immediately - if certain symptoms occur
  • Reminder to determine if caller agrees with the advice provided and if not, reevaluate
• Must-have resource for medical offices, clinics, schools, community referrals, emergency departments, urgent care centers, home health agencies and managed healthcare providers
  

About the Author

Julie Briggs, RN, BSN, MHA, has an extensive background in Emergency Nursing, Management, Telephone Triage, Emergency Preparedness, Utilization Review and Quality Management. She is currently providing consulting and training services. She has been employed by Providence Health and Services in Portland, Oregon for the past 15 years in the capacity of Medical Management RN Care Coordinator and as the Manager of the Emergency Department at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Additionally, she served in the role of Director for multiple units including the Emergency Department, Critical Care, Cardiac Cath Lab, Ambulatory Care, and Radiology for 13 years at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Puyallup, Washington. She has authored numerous books in Telephone Triage, Emergency Nursing Triage, and Homemaker/Home Health Aide Training.

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Improve your ability to provide reliably accurate rhythm strip interpretation with the newly updated, fully interactive ECG Workout, 8th Edition.

Written by an expert arrhythmia instructor, this definitive guide to electrocardiography basics identifies and explains the many types of arrhythmias seen in nursing practice, and describes the various rhythm groups, forms of equipment, and treatment protocols. A proven guide to ECG tracing interpretation methods, the text offers crucial support to nursing students; nurses practicing in cardiac care, critical care, or trauma settings; and those preparing for advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification.

In this edition:

• NEW and updated figures, boxes, and tables, as well as additional practice strips
• NEW! Improved organization of anatomy and physiology content
• All content aligns to the most current ACLS guidelines
• Nearly 50 perforated, removable arrhythmia flashcards that provide added practice and interpretation content
• Perforated, removable arrhythmia summary tables to assist in differentiation between the four rhythm groups.
• Step-by-step directions for interpreting rhythm strips and understanding and interpreting ECGs
• More than 600 ECG practice strips for practice under expert guidance
• A final-chapter self-test with more than 100 waveform rhythm strips for practice on determining rhythm, rate, P wave, PR interval, QRS complex measurement, and on rhythm interpretation
• Pocket ECG conversion table on inside back cover supports precise heart rate calculation
• End-of-chapter strips from actual patient cases, with 3-second indicators for rapid-rate calculation
• Back-of-book answer keys that help you evaluate your skills and distinguish between various heart blocks
• Chapters address ECG concepts and skills in well-illustrated detail:
  • Electrophysiology--The electrical basis of electrocardiology
  • Arrhythmias--Examples, causes, clinical treatments, and practice strips for sinus, atrial, junctional, and AV blocks, and ventricular and bundle-branch block rhythms
  • ECG tracing components--Waveforms, intervals, segments, complexes, and waveform identification
  • Cardiac monitors--Lead systems, lead placement, ECG artifacts, and troubleshooting monitor problems
  • Methods for precise rate calculation
  • Cardiac pacemakers--Types, indications, function, pacemaker terminology, malfunctions, and pacemaker analysis, including practice tracings

About the Clinical Editor
Jane Huff, RN, CCRN, is Arrhythmia Instructor at Unity Health Systems, Unity Health White County Medical Center in Searcy, Arkansas.

Kaplan's National Registry Paramedic Prep provides essential content and focused review to help you master the national paramedic exam. This paramedic study guide features comprehensive content review, board-style practice questions, and test-taking tips to help you face the exam with confidence. It's the only book you'll need to be prepared for exam day.

Essential Review

• New EMS Operations chapter with practice questions
• Concise review of the material tested on the NRP exam, including physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, cardiology, respiratory and medical emergencies, shock, trauma, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, the psychomotor exam, and more
• Full-color figures and tables to aid in understanding and retention
• Realistic practice questions with detailed answer explanations in each chapter
• Overview of the exam to help you avoid surprises on test day

Expert Guidance

• We invented test prep--Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years, and our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams

Historically in warfare, the majority of all combat deaths have occurred prior to a casualty ever receiving advanced trauma management. The execution of the Ranger mission profile in the Global War on Terrorism and our legacy tasks undoubtedly will increase the number of lethal wounds. Ranger leaders can significantly reduce the number of Rangers who die of wounds sustained in combat by simply targeting optimal medical capability in close proximity to the point of wounding. Directing casualty response management and evacuation is a Ranger leader task; ensuring technical medical competence is a Ranger Medic task. A solid foundation has been built for Ranger leaders and medics to be successful in managing casualties in a combat environment. The true success of the Ranger Medical Team will be defined by its ability to complete the mission and greatly reduce preventable combat death. Rangers value honor and reputation more than their lives, and as such will attempt to lay down their own lives in defense of their comrades. The Ranger Medic will do no less.

A gripping portrait of trauma surgeons and their place in the controlled chaos of a trauma center, as told by a 40-year veteran of trauma care.

For all the awe-inspiring medical stories we might hear and the hospital dramas that dominate the ratings on television, most of us have no conception of the daily, Herculean efforts of trauma surgeons. A good trauma surgeon must be a conductor presiding over an orchestra of healthcare providers as their patients cling to life by a thread. They are also a steely quarterback who can't be rattled when they throw an interception--lingering on a past failure would only ruin their ability to care for the next patient, and the next. They have an encyclopedic knowledge of medical science and are practiced in the art of instinctively reacting to whatever emergency comes flying at them on a stretcher, in addition to doing anything they can to comfort patients' distraught families and friends.

All Bleeding Stops gives readers an intimate look at what goes on inside a trauma center, highlighting injuries sustained in car crashes, shootings, and stabbings--basically anything bleeding, obstructed, or perforated. Having lived and breathed trauma for four decades, Dr. Cohn is an ideal guide to demystify the role of the trauma surgeon and their place in a hospital.
He pulls back the curtain to clarify such questions as:

• What exactly is a trauma surgeon, and what does one do?
• How does a trauma center function, and what really goes on in the operating room?
• How do you mold a medical student into a surgeon who can stay cool and act decisively when a patient's life hangs in the balance?

His answers are infused with sobering tales from his career as a military surgeon and in trauma centers across the country as well as his descriptions of high-profile medical stories.

Advanced First Aid, CPR, and AED, Eighth Edition course materials are ideal for use within college-level courses designed to train individuals in first aid, CPR, and AED. This manual features current content on topics from CPR skills to opioid emergencies to COVID considerations and precautions. To simplify training, the text focuses on the most vital lifesaving skills, so participants have clarity on how to respond to common emergencies like cardiac arrest, choking, life-threatening bleeding, anaphylactic shock, and strokes. Updated, Evidence-Based Content.Updated content that meets or exceeds the scientific recommendations developed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and is consistent with the Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Guidelines as established by the American Heart Association (AHA) and other resuscitation councils around the world.Current and in-depth information on CPR, AED, injuries, and illnesses, including new content on hemorrhage control, airway obstruction response, and more.Decision tables that provide a concise summary of what signs to look for and what treatment steps to take during an emergency.Training Geared for the Real WorldNew and updated content on hemorrhage control, opioid overdose response, airway obstruction response, compression-only CPR, COVID-19, and more.New content on face masks, face shields, and hands-only CPR helps learners to respond despite coronavirus pandemic concerns.Greater emphasis on willingness and confidence to act is presented throughout the text, including discussion on how to communicate during emergencies.A range of online and classroom-based teaching and learning materials enable flexible course delivery.ECSI programs are offered in association with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Emergency Physicians-two of the most renowned medical organizations in the world. These organizations provide medical direction to ECSI and stand behind the content of our training materials. Our programs are consistent with ILCOR recommendations and meet or exceed the American Health Association (AHA) guidelines. To learn how to become an ECSI instructor or approved ECSI Education Center, visit https: //www.ecsinstitute.org/get-started/instructor.

Kaplan's EMS Dosage Calculation provides clear concept review, practice questions, and detailed explanations to help you master the math you need to correctly administer medications. Whether you're an EMT or a paramedic, Kaplan's practical guide provides expert advice for learning and practicing dosage calculation.

Essential Practice

• Diagnostic quiz to identify your strengths and weaknesses so you can focus your review
• Practice problems for oral, IV, and parenteral medication administration
• Dosage calculation practice using dimensional analysis, ratio-proportion, and formula methods
• Easy-to-follow examples and step-by-step explanations
• Chapter quizzes with detailed answer keys for immediate feedback
• Calculation space throughout to work the practice problems

Expert Guidance

• We invented test prep--Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for almost 80 years. Our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams.

ALL IN ONE CFRN Study Guide Exam Prep Review Guide 2023, 2024 and 2025. INCLUDES OVER 500 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS!

Prepare for takeoff! Skyward Bound: The Ultimate CFRN Exam Preparation Guide is your comprehensive co-pilot through the intricate skies of the Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) examination. Designed to test, challenge, and elevate your understanding of aero-medical practice, this guide is chock-full of advanced, in-depth material tailored for healthcare providers who are serious about taking their career to the next level-or shall we say, altitude?

���� What's Inside?

1. Advanced Airway Management: Dive into the science and art of maintaining those precious airways, even when gravity isn't on your side.
2. Pharmacology: Master the nuance of medication administration in the flight environment, from dosage calculations to kinetic considerations.
3. Ventilator Management: Learn the ins and outs of managing mechanical ventilation at 10,000 feet, from modes and settings to troubleshooting real-world complications.
4. Shock and Multi-System Failure: Unveil the mysteries of identifying and managing shock scenarios while juggling the high-stakes variables of flight.
5. Crew Resource Management: Decode the language and culture of effective communication and teamwork, because you're not just part of a crew; you're part of a lifeline.
6. Use of In-Flight Equipment: Get hands-on with infusion pumps, monitoring devices, and other tech marvels crucial to in-flight care.
7. Evidence-Based Practice: Make your clinical decisions rooted in current research tailored for the unique flight environment.
8. Practice Exams and Case Studies: Evaluate your knowledge and skills with mock exams and real-world case studies designed to simulate the challenges you'll face.
9. Expert Insights: Benefit from expert commentary, intricate explanations, and breakdowns that go beyond textbook facts and dive into real-life applicability.
10. Interactive Learning: QR Codes link to video demonstrations, further readings, and interactive quizzes to enhance your learning experience.

���� Who is this Book For?

This guide is designed for nurses and medical professionals who are not just looking to pass the CFRN exam but to excel in it. Whether you're a ground-based clinician aspiring for the skies, or a veteran of the airways looking to refresh your knowledge, Skyward Bound is the resource you've been waiting for.

Take the controls. The sky's not the limit; it's just the beginning! Secure your copy of Skyward Bound: The Ultimate CFRN Exam Preparation Guide and let your career soar. ����

Ranger Medic Handbook:

The mission of the 75th Ranger Regiment Trauma Management Team (Tactical) is to:

Provide medical care and training in accordance with the tenets of Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Tactical Medical Emergency Protocols, and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support.

As a ready reference in your austere medical survival library this can't be beat. It contains procedures in the form of instructions and detailed flow charts, which you just don't find anywhere else.

DO NO HARM, DO KNOW HARM

Table of Contents:

Section One

• Rmed Mission Statement
• Rmed Charter Review
• Committees
• Editorial Consultants & Contributors
• Key References
• Rmed Scope of Practice
• Rmed Standing Orders & Protocol Guidelines
• Casualty Assessment & Management
• Tactical Combat Casualty Care (Tccc)

Section Two

• Tactical Trauma Assessment Protocol
• Medical Patient Assessment Protocol
• Airway Management Protocol
• Surgical Cricothyroidotomy Procedure
• King-Lt D Supralaryngeal Airway Insertion Procedure
• Orotracheal Intubation Procedure
• Hemorrhage Management Procedure
• Tourniquet Application Procedure
• Hemostatic Agent Application Protocol
• Tourniquet Conversion

The following medical texts should be in the preps of every serious off-grid survivor:

• Ranger Medic Handbook
• Special Operations Medical Handbook
• STP 31-18D34-SM-TG A MOS 18D Special Forces Medical Sergeant PART A: Skill Levels 3 and 4
• STP 31-18D34-SM-TG B MOS 18D Special Forces Medical Sergeant PART B: Skill Levels 3 and 4

Our staff of experienced flight paramedics and nurses have taken difficult concepts and put them in an easy-to-understand format. We have created a top-notch resource for EMS providers using the most up-to-date literature and evidence-based practice. Preparing to take care of high-acuity patients in resource-and space-limited situations is what it takes to become a Flight Medical Provider(TM), and this book is the first step in getting you ready.

Created for the flight clinician by flight clinicians, Flight Medical Provider: A Ground and Air Critical Care Guide explores the spectrum of pathologies and patient populations critical care transport crews will encounter in the field. You will be ready to excel when paired with our Flight Medical Provider(TM) course. Using high-quality graphics and images, we have made learning fun, and we think you'll find our course and this book to be the best learning experience you've ever had!

The pages behind this cover will prepare you for high-acuity patient care and prepare clinicians to face advanced certifications without fear. The Flight Paramedic (FP-C(R)), Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C(R)), and Certified Flight Nurse (CFRN(R)) are difficult exams that elevate the highest-performing prehospital providers, and earning a set of these letters can be just the edge you need to land that dream job.

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For courses in emergency medical responder programs.
Help students think like EMRs
The leader in the field, Emergency Medical Responder: First on Scene provides clear, first responder -level training for fire service, emergency, law enforcement, military, civil, and industrial personnel. The text is based on the new National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards for Emergency Medical Responders and includes the 2017 Focused Updates from the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid. The fully updated 11th edition covers new topics recently introduced into emergency medical responder programs.
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More True Stories from EMS and the ER

More Confessions shares the raw and honest feelings of emergency service professionals through true 'story behind the story' revelations. Disclosing experiences from both sides of the gurney, Sherry and other EMS, ER, paramilitary, and firefighter responders walk you along their fragile line of sanity. Using humor as a life raft during perfect storms, workers reflect upon how they endure and survive personal and professional tragedy while trying not to care too much, and what happens when they fail in that attempt. A graduate student in psychology, Sherry is a paramedic, trauma nurse, and crisis interventionist who led a national paramilitary crisis response team and continues conducting crisis management training throughout the U.S.

Emergency Service Professionals Praise More Confessions

Once again, Sherry brings to life the overlooked or, too often, over-hyped world of the emergency services for all to experience. She does so with a vitality and spirit that makes her prose almost poetic. If you want to glimpse the amazing world of EMS from 'behind the curtain, ' More Confessions is for you. Highest recommendations. --Rev. Don Brown, B.A., M.Div., Flight Paramedic (retired), Chaplain, Lt. Col., CAP (retired); Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Grand Saline, TX

More Confessions will take you to the edge of first responder insanity with honesty and integrity. Sherry has once again opened our world to the reader by cleverly describing the unbelievable experiences that we have every day. This book is the real deal --Peter Volkmann, MSW, EMT, Chief-Stockport NY Police Department.

Through the venue of real and personable human experience stories, Sherry's More Confessions is a powerfully written sequel that provides key insights into the need for those who work in emergency and disaster response, as well as their families, to actively and purposely recognize and consistently address their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. All who read this book will be touched deeply in some way. --Harvey J. Burnett, Jr., PhD, LP, President, Michigan Crisis Response Association Sergeant, Buchanan Police Department Assistant Professor of Psychology, Behavioral Sciences Dept., Andrews University

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Medical: Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services

No tiene conocimientos de primeros auxilios y busca un texto sencillo e intuitivo sobre el tema?
Necesita adquirir conocimientos de primeros auxilios, pero no es de los que se dedican a los manuales específicos y complejos?
Es usted un aficionado a la medicina y quiere iniciar un nuevo camino o busca un libro que le permita un simple repaso de los primeros auxilios?

Podrá adquirir el A B C de los primeros auxilios y conocer la dinámica y el manejo inherente a las situaciones que pueden surgir en cualquier momento de la vida cotidiana.

Sin necesidad de abrir enciclopedias y manuales de expertos médicos, podrá repasar o empezar a conocer este mundo en todas sus facetas.

Primeros auxilios es el 2 libro de la cadena Easy Med School y es un camino verdaderamente sencillo y detallado para el descubrimiento de esta materia, con más de 193 páginas estructuradas de forma simplificada para que pueda aprender todas las nociones e información fundamentales que necesita.

En sus 11 capítulos encontrará

• Los fundamentos esenciales de los primeros auxilios
• Cómo comportarse en caso de emergencia y reacciones posteriores a la intervención
• Kit y técnicas de primeros auxilios
• Heridas y hemorragias: todo lo que hay que saber
• Quemaduras y escaldaduras y lo que pueden ser
• Sujetos inconscientes: prioridad y reanimación

... y mucho más!

Gracias a sus explicaciones fluidas y accesibles, los primeros auxilios ya no tendrán secretos para usted!

Empieza a aprender todo sobre la rama médica de los primeros auxilios.

For courses in basic trauma life support.
A decades-long leader in trauma education
For over 30 years, International Trauma Life Support for Emergency Care Providers has been at the forefront of trauma education for all levels of prehospital emergency care worldwide. This complete resource is filled with practical, hands -on training that guides readers through the how's and why's of all the skills needed for rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, and transportation of the trauma patient. Updated with the latest approaches to the care of the trauma patient, the 9th edition conforms to the most recent AHA/ILCOR guidelines for artificial ventilation and CPR.

Get ready to wince, shudder, and even laugh. Critical Air: A Flight Nurse's Adventures from Alaska to Nepal will transport you to the world of patient care in some of the most challenging regions on earth.

Find out what it took for flight nurse Gwen Hutchins to reach and treat people in remote areas under brutal conditions, such as:

• Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands, during major storms
• Zhengzhou, China, during rolling blackouts
• Nepal, amid post-earthquake rubble
• Cebu City, Philippines, where circumstances led to Gwen's detention for ransom

Gwen writes unflinchingly. She uses gripping narratives and raw details - at times injected with a dose of humor, one of the tools in her survival kit. Critical Air offers a walk down memory lane with Gwen that is not for the faint of heart. Throughout her career as a flight nurse, she boldly went where most of us would never dream of going. You won't soon forget her incredible story!