People Care: Perspectives & Practices for Professional Caregivers (3rd Edition)

by Thom Dick

Book Overview

When you kneel in front of somebody''s grandpa who''s sitting on his couch and denying his chest pain, you need to recognize the pain he says isn''t there, detect the shortness of breath he hasn''t... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 189344614X
• ISBN13: 9781893446144
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: HMP
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Must read

This book really is a must read for new EMT's just coming out of class. A++++

A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE!

Even though I am not a paramedic/EMS, I found this book to touch my heart and soul like no other.In the true sense of the word we are all caregivers....called to help those in need in some way......"to do small things with great love". Thom has captured this basic call to humanity in a beautifully expressive way. All caregivers owe it to themselves to read this book!

Great Book

If you are looking to get someone in EMS a great present, here is the book for them or for yourself. Thom Dick is the author of Street Talk, a book of essays that came out about the time I was in EMT school in 1989. It was extremely influential in instructing me in what it meant to be a caregiver. It encouraged me to see the patient as a person, to respect the people I work with, to take the time to be kind, and other important lessons that helped me become a better EMT. A few years later I heard him speak at an EMS convention and he was fantastic. He got you fired up to go out there and hold old ladies' hands. He made you feel like the work you did, even the mundane parts, was special. I read his book often over the years and it always charged me up. Now I don't pretend to have always lived up to his standards. I know I haven't. But I do try. His new book seems to be a expansion/complilation of his prior book and the talks he gives all over the country. It is enhanced by cartoons by Steve Berry, who does the "I am Not an Ambulance Driver" cartoon series. This is a book that if you are in EMS, you should read once a year, to help remind you of your better instincts.

A Must Read

This is an excellent book and a must read for all EMS providers - new and old. This book is a must read for all EMT or Paramedic Students. It is all the stuff that is not in the traditional EMT or Paramedic book. I highly recommend this book and I reference it all the time for my medic/emt students.