Emergency Care [Rental Edition]

by Limmer, Daniel J.

• ISBN13: 9780135379134
• ISBN10: 013537913X
• Edition: 14th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-02-21
• Publisher: Pearson Rental Program

Summary

This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed.

For courses in emergency medical technician training and emergency medical services.
This ISBN is for the bound textbook, which students can rent through their bookstore.

A standard in EMS Education for over 35 years - now with a bold, new approach and updated artwork and images
For over 35 years,  Emergency Care  has provided generations of EMT students with the practical information they need to succeed in the classroom and in the field. Using the National EMS Education Standards as a foundation, the text goes beyond the Standards to provide the most current, accurate reflection of EMS practice today. Multiple critical-thinking and decision-based features throughout help students integrate the need-to-know material of the classroom with the reality of being an EMT on the street. The 14th Edition has been updated throughout with the addition of more photos, fine-tuned patient care features, and significant reorganization involving the assessment, treatment, and care of children and older adults.

This title is also available  digitally  via  MyLab BRADY , which includes the Pearson eText.  These options give students affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed.

Author Biography

Daniel Limmer began working in EMS in 1978. He became an EMT in 1980 and a paramedic in 1981. Currently, he is a lecturer at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, and an adjunct faculty member at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, Maine. He especially enjoys teaching patient assessment and believes critical thinking and decision-making skills are the key to successful clinical practice of EMS. In addition to his EMS experience, was a dispatcher and police officer in upstate New York. 

Daniel works part time as a freelance photojournalist and is working on a documentary project photographing EMS people and agencies throughout the United States. 

Daniel lives in Maine with his wife, Stephanie, and daughters Sarah and Margo. He is a Jimmy Buffett fan (Parrothead) who attends at least one concert each year.

Michael F. O’Keefe is an EMT Provider Level Leader for National EMS Education Standards. He served as an expert writer for 1994 revision of EMT-Basic curriculum. He has been an EMS volunteer since college in 1976. He is a member of the development group for the National EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach and The National EMS Scope of Practice Model. Michael has a special interest in EMS research, and earned a master’s degree in biostatistics. He is a past chairperson of the National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators. Michael’s interests include science fiction, travel, foreign languages, and stained glass.

Edward T. Dickinson is the medical director of the Malvern, Berwyn, and Radnor Fire Companies in Pennsylvania. He was first certified as an EMT in 1979 in upstate New York and has been continuously certified as a National Registry Paramedic since 1983. In 1985, was the first volunteer firefighter to receive the top award from Firehouse Magazine for heroism for the rescue of two elderly women trapped in a house fire.

Edward has a full-time academic emergency medicine practice at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia where he also serves as the Medical Director for PENNStar Flight. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. He has served as medical editor for numerous Brady EMT and First Responder texts.

Edward lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he is married to Debbie and has two sons, Steve and Alex.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS

1. Introduction to Emergency Medical Care
2. Well-Being of the EMT
3. Lifting and Moving Patients
4. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
5. Medical Terminology
6. Anatomy and Physiology
7. Principles of Pathophysiology
8. Life Span Development

SECTION 2: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATION, AND ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION

9. Airway Management
10. Respiration and Artificial Ventilation

SECTION 3: PATIENT ASSESSMENT

11. Scene Size-Up
12. Primary Assessment
13. Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
14. Principles of Assessment
15. Secondary Assessment
16. Reassessment
17. Communication and Documentation

SECTION 4: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

18. General Pharmacology
19. Respiratory Emergencies
20. Cardiac Emergencies
21. Resuscitation
22. Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
23. Allergic Reaction
24. Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
25. Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies
26. Abdominal Emergencies
27. Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide
28. Hematologic and Renal Emergencies

SECTION 5: TRAUMA EMERGENCIES

29. Bleeding and Shock
30. Soft-Tissue Trauma
31. Chest and Abdominal Trauma
32. Musculoskeletal Trauma
33. Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine
34. Multisystem Trauma
35. Environmental Emergencies

SECTION 6: SPECIAL POPULATIONS

36. Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
37. Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges

SECTION 7: OPERATIONS

38. EMS Operations
39. Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management
40. Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
41. EMS Response to Terrorism