Emergency: Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured

by Browner, Bruce D.; Jacobs, Lenworth M.; Pollak, Andrew N.; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

• ISBN13: 9780763710446
• ISBN10: 076371044X
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

This Review Manual has been designed to prepare students for exams by including the same type of questions that they are likely to see on classroom and national examinations. The manual contains multiple-choice question exams with an answer key and page references. It is also available in print and online.

Table of Contents

Section 1 Preparing to be an EMT-B
Introduction to Emergency Medical Care	2	(16)
The Well-Being of the EMT-B	18	(30)
Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues	48	(14)
The Human Body	62	(46)
Baseline Vital Signs and Sample History	108	(20)
Lifting and Moving Patients	128	(36)
Section 2 Airway
Airway	164	(36)
Section 3 Patient Assessment
Patient Assessment	200	(66)
Communications and Documentation	266	(24)
Geriatric Assessment and Transfer	290	(18)
Section 4 Medical Emergencies
General Pharmacology	308	(16)
Respiratory Emergencies	324	(22)
Cardiovascular Emergencies	346	(30)
Neurologic Emergencies	376	(16)
Communicable Diseases	392	(16)
The Acute Abdomen	408	(10)
Diabetic Emergencies	418	(12)
Allergic Reactions and Envenomations	430	(16)
Substance Abuse and Poisoning	446	(18)
Environmental Emergencies	464	(22)
Behavioral Emergencies	486	(12)
Obstetrics and Gynecological Emergencies	498	(24)
Section 5 Trauma
Kinematics of Trauma	522	(14)
Bleeding	536	(18)
Shock	554	(14)
Soft-Tissue Injuries	568	(24)
Eye Injuries	592	(14)
Face and Throat Injuries	606	(12)
Chest Injuries	618	(12)
Abdomen and Genitalia Injuries	630	(14)
Musculoskeletal Care	644	(38)
Head and Spine Injuries	682	(34)
Section 6 Infants and Children
Pediatric Airway and Resuscitation	716	(22)
Pediatric Assessment and Medical Emergencies	738	(28)
Pediatric Trauma	766	(16)
Section 7 Operations
Ambulance Operations	782	(26)
Scene Techniques	808	(28)
Section 8 Enrichment
Advanced Airway Management	836	(24)
BLS Review	860	(28)
Appendix A National Registry Skill Sheets	888	(10)
Appendix B Registry Review	898	(22)
Glossary	920	(16)
Index	936	(23)
Additional Credits	959