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RAPID Paramedic - Revised Reprint

Mick J. Sanders; Kim D. McKenna


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ISBN-13: 9780323047562
ISBN-10: 0323047564
Publisher: Mosby/JEMS
Format: Paperback, 172 pages
Pub Date: 07/2006
Edition Number: 1




Synopsis

This Revised Edition is now updated to reflect the new 2005 emergency cardiac care guidelines. A full-color paramedic field guide, it contains quick reference information useful for students and practicing para medics. Perfect for the classroom and the field, this valuable tool is pocket sized, spiral bound, and water and stain resistant. Paramedics will use this full-color paramedic field guide again and again!

  • Complements ANY paramedic text book.
  • Includes management algorithms, emergency drug information, hazmat warning placards, spinal injury decision tree, crime scene considerations, tools such as the Glasgow Coma Scale and Revised Trauma Score, places to record frequently used phone numbers and resources, and much more!
  • Colored tabs separate and identify each section so readers can quickly locate information in an emergency.
  • Convenient and easy-to-use, this spiral-bound field guide lays flat, fits in a pocket, and is formatted for quick reference during an EMS call.
  • Emergency Drug Index Table provides generic and trade names, indications, and dosages for adult and pediatric patients.
  • Includes dose calculation formulas.
  • Common Home Medication Table includes generic and trade names, classifications, and indications.
  • Herbal Supplement Table includes names, uses, and important facts.


  • Reflects the new 2005 emergency cardiac care guidelines.



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Patient History Data
OPQRST
SOAP
SAMPLE
Normal Lab Values
Pupil Size Chart
Legal Next of Kin for Organ Donation
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Abbreviations

2. Airway
Pediatric and Adult Tracheal Tube and Suction Catheter Sizes
Calculating Tank Life
Common Tank Sizes and Factors
Approximate Oxygen Concentrations to Liter
Per Minute Flow
Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
Pulse Oximetry Readings
Standard Initial Ventilator Settings
Ventilator Alarms

3. Trauma
Nerve Root Correlations
Glasgow Coma Scale
Revised Trauma Score
Trauma Center Triage
Burn Categories
Rule of Nines
Dermatome Map
Spinal Injury Dec ision Tree

4. Cardiac
Rhythm Analysis
Steps in Rhythm Analysis
Cardiac Arrest Rhythms
Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation
Asystole
Pulseless Electrical Activity
Possible Causes of Asystole/PEA
Periarrest Rhythms
Symptomatic Bradycardia: Narrow QRS
Symptomatic Bradycardia: Wide QRS
Narrow QRS Tachycardias
Atrial Fibrillation/Atrial Flutter
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Wide QRS Tachycardias
Assessment and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Prehospital Emergency Department
Management of STEMI
Management of NSTEMI
Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Management of Acute Pulmonary Edema
Management of Hypotension/Shock
Suspected Pump Problem
Suspected Volume Problem
Suspected Rate Problem
Differentiating Heart Blocks
Quick VT 12-Lead Reference
VT/SVT Differentiation
Identifying Axis by QRS Complex
ST Segment Elevation and Location of Infarct
Fibrinolytics
Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Heart Failure

5. Medical
Poisoning and Overdose
Respiratory Emergencies
Diabetic Emergencies
Allergic Reactions
Stroke
Heat Emergencies
Hypothermia
Obstetrics

6. Medications
Emergency Drug Index
Dose Calculators
Common Home Medications
Common Herbal Supplements
Common Hypoglycemic Agents
Commonly Abused Drugs
Measurement
Toxicological Syndromes
Height and Weight Conversion

7. IV Rate Calculations
Shortcut for Calculating Dopamine Drips
IV Infusion Drip Rates for Dopamine
Clock Method of Calculating Lidocaine Flow Rates
IV Infusion Drip Rates for Epinephrine
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Common Venipuncture Sites

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Normal Vital Signs by Age Group
Equipment for Pediatric Tracheal Intubation
Pediatric Trauma Score
The APGAR Scoring System
Pediatric Resuscitation Algorithms
Pediatric Tachycardia Algorithm
Pediatric Bradycardia Algorithm
Pedi atric Pulseless Arrest Algorithm
FACES Pain Scale

9. Rescue
Scene Size-Up
START Triage
Helicopter Landing Zones/Hand Signals
Crime Scene Preservation

10. HAZMAT & WMD
Approaching the Scene
Classifications of Personal Protective Equipment
NFPA Placards
International Classification System for Hazardous Materials
HAZMAT Warning Placards
HAZMAT Zones
Eight-Step Decontamination Procedure
B-NICE
Category A Agents
Cyanide Antidote Kit
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Hospital Communication