Advanced EMT A Clinical-Reasoning Approach Plus NEW MyBradyLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package

by Alexander, Melissa; Belle, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780133154443
• ISBN10: 0133154440
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780134682426
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2012-09-10
• Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

Adv anced EMT: A Clinical Reasoning Approachwas developed to assist students in successfully completing their Advanced EMT course and ultimately obtaining their licensure. Advanced EMT is a new level of EMS provider, thus warranting a first edition textbook with the National EMS Education Standards as its foundation. Special care has been taken to ensure that the latest applicable research was reviewed during the development of this textbook, resulting in our ability to deliver the latest evidence-based patient care to you and your students.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1: PREPARING FOR ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PRACTICE

Chapter 1: Introduction to Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Practice

Chapter 2: Emergency Medical Services, Health Care, and Public Health Systems

Chapter 3: Workforce Wellness and Personal Safety

Chapter 4: Ethical and Medical/Legal Considerations in Advanced EMT Practice

Chapter 5: Ambulance Operations and Responding to EMS Calls

Chapter 6: Communication and Teamwork

 

SECTION 2: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND DISEASE

Chapter 7: Medical Terminology

Chapter 8: Human Body Systems

Chapter 9: Life-Span Development and Cultural Considerations

Chapter 10: Pathophysiology: Selected Impairments of Homeostasis

 

SECTION 3: PHARMACOLOGY

Chapter 11: Pharmacology

Chapter 12: Medication Administration

Chapter 13: Medications

 

SECTION 4: ASSESSMENT AND INITIAL MANAGEMENT

Chapter 14: General Approach to Patient Assessment and Clinical Reasoning

Chapter 15: Primary Assessment

Chapter 16: Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygenation

Chapter 17: Resuscitation: Managing Shock and Cardiac Arrest

Chapter 18: Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices

Chapter 19: History Taking, Secondary Assessment, and Reassessment

 

SECTION 5: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

Chapter 20: Respiratory Emergencies (Sample Chapter)

Chapter 21: Cardiovascular Emergencies

Chapter 22: Neurological Disorders

Chapter 23: Endocrine Disorders

Chapter 24: Abdominal Pain and Gastrointestinal Disorders

Chapter 25: Renal, Genitourinary, and Gynecologic Disorders

Chapter 26: Hematological Disorders

Chapter 27: Immunological Disorders

Chapter 28: Infectious Illnesses

Chapter 29: Non-traumatic Musculoskeletal and Soft-Tissue Disorders

Chapter 30: Disorders of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Oral Cavity

Chapter 31: Mental Illness and Behavioral Emergencies

Chapter 32: Toxicological  Emergencies

 

SECTION 6: TRAUMA

Chapter 33: Trauma Systems and Incident Command

Chapter 34: Mechanisms of Injury, Trauma Assessment, and Trauma Triage Criteria

Chapter 35: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns

Chapter 36: Musculoskeletal Injuries

Chapter 37: Head, Brain, Face, and Neck Injuries

Chapter 38: Thoracic Trauma

Chapter 39: Abdominal Trauma

Chapter 40: Spine Injuries

Chapter 41: Environmental Emergencies

Chapter 42: Multisystems Trauma and Trauma Resuscitation

 

SECTION 7: SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS

Chapter 43: Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn

Chapter 44: Pediatric Emergencies

Chapter 45: Geriatrics

Chapter 46: Patients with Special Challenges

 

SECTION 8: RESCUE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS

Chapter 47: Rescue Operations and Vehicle Extrication

Chapter 48: Hazardous Materials

Chapter 49: Response to Terrorism and Disasters

 

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Endotracheal Intubation

Appendix 2: Advanced ECG Recognition

Appendix 3: Adult Intraosseous Infusion

Appendix 4: Additional Emergency Medications

 

ANSWER KEY

GLOSSARY

INDEX