THE FIRST SECTION COVERS SUCH BASIC TECHNIQUES AS TAKING BLOOD PRESSURES, GIVING BED BATHS, AND PERFORMING ROUTINE MORNING AND EVENING CARE. THE NEXT SECTIONS THEN DISCUSS ADVANCED CARE PROCEDURES, SUCH AS POSTOPERATIVE CARE, WHILE THE FINAL SECTION ADDRESSES EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROCEDURES IN CASES OF ASSAULT WITH A SHARP WEAPON, ASSAULT WITH A BLUNT WEAPON, DRUG OVERDOSES, ETC. THE EMPHASIS IS PURELY MEDICAL AND THE PURPOSE IS TO SPELL OUT SOUND PROCEDURES THAT WILL ASSURE QUALITY CARE. THE STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS ARE AUGMENTED BY GLOSSARIES OF TERMS, LISTS OF MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS, A CHECK LIST FOR EMERGENCY ROOM SUPPLIES, SAMPLE REPORT FORMS, AND OTHER PERTINENT MATERIALS.