Prehospital Emergency Care Joseph J. Mistovich; Keith J. Karren Shipping Calculator Request a Quote for 10+ Copies Tell A Friend More Info... Synopsis Similar Items Customer Reviews Related Subjects Additional Description More titles by Joseph J. Mistovich More titles by Keith J. Karren Retail Price: $76.00 Cardiotext Price: $74.48 Availability: Usually ships within 4-5 business days. Rush shipping available. Product Information: ISBN-13: 9780131741430 ISBN-10: 0131741438 Publisher: Prentice Hall Format: Paperback, 1312 pages Pub Date: 02/2007 Edition Number: 8

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Synopsis The most complete resource for EMT-B training, this best-selling, reader-friendly book contains clear, step-by-step explanations with comprehensive, stimulating, and challenging material that prepares and equips users for real on-the-job situations. With its use of the case study model, state-of-the-art scans, algorithms, protocols, and the inclusion of areas above and beyond the DOT protocols, this new edition of Prehospital Emergency Care prepares users for success. The assessment and emergency care sections provide the most up-to-date strategies for providing competent care; and the enrichment sections further enhance readers' ability to assess and manage ill and injured patients in prehospital environments. Topics covered include an excellent introductory section that contains an overview of the human body, baseline vital signs, history taking, and ethical and legal issues. Subsequent chapters cover the airway; patient assessment; medical, behavioral, and obstetrics/gynecology; trauma; infants and children; operations; and advanced airway management. An excellent reference resource for emergency medical technicians.

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MODULE 1 – PREPARATORY

1  Introduction to Emergency Medical Care

2  The Well-Being of the EMT

3  Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues

4  The Human Body

5  Baseline Vital Signs and History Taking

6  Lifting and Moving Patients

 

MODULE 2 – AIRWAY

7  Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygen Therapy

 

MODULE 3 – PATIENT ASSESSMENT

8  Scene Size-Up

9  Patient Assessment

10  Communication

11  Documentation

 

MODULE 4 – MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY

12  General Pharmacology

13  Respiratory Emergencies

14  Cardiac Emergencies

15  Altered Mental Status and Diabetic Emergencies

16  Stroke

17  Seizures and Syncope

18  Allergic Reaction and Anaphylaxis

19  Poisoning Emergencies

20  Drug and Alcohol Emergencies

21  Acute Abdominal Pain

22  Environmental Emergencies

23  Drowning and Diving Emergencies

24  Behavioral Emergencies

25  Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies

 

MODULE 5 – TRAUMA

26  Mechanisms of Injury: Kinetics of Trauma

27  Bleeding and Shock

28  Soft Tissue Injuries

29  Burn Emergencies

30  Musculoskeletal Injuries

31  Injuries to the Head

32  Injuries to the Spine

33  Eye, Face, and Neck Injuries

34  Chest, Abdomen, and Genitalia Injuries

35  Agricultural and Industrial Emergencies

 

MODULE 6 – PEDIATRICS AND GERIATRICS

36  Infants and Children

37  Geriatrics

 

MODULE 7 – OPERATIONS

38  Ambulance Operations

39  Gaining Access and Extrication

40  Hazardous Materials Emergencies

41  Multiple-Casualty Incidents

42  EMS Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction

 

MODULE 8 – ADVANCED AIRWAY ELECTIVE

43  Advanced Airway Management

 

APPENDIX 1 – BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

APPENDIX 2 – ALS-ASSIST SKILLS

 

 

GLOSSARY

INDEX