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9780835951814

Essentials of Emergency Care

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  • ISBN13:

    9780835951814

  • ISBN10:

    0835951812

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-01-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

With an accessible writing style and a wealth of full-color photographs and illustrations, this book strengthens the concepts underlying the Refresher Curriculum for the experienced EMT-Basic who is enrolled in a refresher/recertification program. This book covers all the objectives in the U.S. DOT National Standard EMT-Basic Curriculum and the new EMT-Basic Refresher Curriculum. Includes Pediatric Highlights sections that emphasize topics critical to the emergency care of infants and children and emphasize the increased attention given to this topic throughout EMS and in the latest curriculum. Provides 50 multiple-choice questions and additional short-answer questions at the end of each module. Offers National Registry Skill sheets that include each of the skills tested by the Registry in its performance-based skills exam. EMT-Basics who are enrolled in a recertification/refresher course.

Table of Contents

MODULE ONE Preparatory 1(74)
Section One Introduction to EMS Systems
4(9)
Section Two Well-Being of the EMT-Basic
13(20)
Section Three Medical/Legal and Ethical Issues
33(8)
Section Four The Human Body
41(11)
Section Five Lifting and Moving Patients
52(23)
MODULE TWO Airway 75(32)
Section One Airway Management
78(29)
MODULE THREE Patient Assessment 107(70)
Section One Baseline vital Signs and SAMPLE History
111(6)
Section Two Assessment of the Medical Patient
117(21)
Section Three Assessment of the Trauma Patient
138(14)
Section Four Assessment of Pediatric and Geriatric Patients
152(10)
Section Five Communication and Documentation
162(15)
MODULE FOUR Medical/Behavioral Emergencies 177(76)
Section One General Pharmacology
180(6)
Section Two Respiratory Emergencies
186(8)
Section Three Cardiac Emergencies
194(19)
Section Four Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
213(5)
Section Five Allergies
218(7)
Section Six Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies
225(8)
Section Seven: Environmental Emergencies
233(12)
Section Eight: Behavioral Emergencies
245(8)
MODULE FIVE Trauma 253(98)
Section One Bleeding and Shock
256(11)
Section Two Soft-Tissue Injuries
267(16)
Section Three Musculoskeletal Injuries
283(30)
Section Four Injuries to the Head and Spine
313(38)
MODULE SIX Obstetrics, Infants and Children 351(30)
Section One Obstetrics and Gynecology
353(11)
Section Two Infants and Children
364(17)
MODULE SEVEN Operations 381(60)
Section One Ambulance Operations
383(18)
Section Two Gaining Access
401(15)
Section Three Overviews
416(25)
MODULE EIGHT Advanced Airway/Management 441(34)
Section One Advanced Airway Management
443(32)
APPENDICES 475(24)
Appendix A Research in EMS 475(12)
Appendix B National Registry Practical Examination 487(12)
Answer Key 499(10)
Glossary 509(10)
Index 519

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