Mosby's Paramedic Textbook

by Sanders

• ISBN13: 9780323043625
• ISBN10: 0323043623
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-25
• Publisher: Mosby

Summary

Mosby's Paramedic Textbook, 3rd Edition, gives you everything you want in a paramedic textbook... and more! Updated, expanded, and packed with valuable new support materials, Mosby's Paramedic Textbook, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive learning tool for both first time and refresher paramedic students. Offering complete coverage of the 1998 U.S. D.O.T. National Standard Curriculum (NSC) for the EMT-Paramedic, as well as enhanced content for further learning, this comprehensive textbook contains everything in one convenient volume. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details. Perfect for review, each chapter includes a bulleted Summary and a list of References. Chapter openers set the stage for learning with Objectives and Key Terms with definitions. Boxed Critical Thinking questions aid in understanding concepts and how chapter content impacts patient care. ALS skills are presented step-by-step in full-color to demonstrate emergency care procedures. Detailed, up-to-date content throughout the text, including current AHA algorithms and the 2000 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. All chapters comply with the 1998 U.S. D.O.T. National Standard Curriculum for the EMT-Paramedic. Two new chapters! Life Span Development and Bioterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction. Two expanded chapters! Injury Prevention, and General Principles of Pathophysiology. A new space-efficient design and reorganized table of contents make this edition more student-friendly and easier to read. Approximately 150 new illustrations, primarily photographs, accurately present different techniques and skills and are relevant to the material presented in the text. More than 900 illustrations in all! Money-saving packages are available. New appendix covers Advance Practice Procedures for the Critical Care Paramedic. A new back-of-book skills DVD features step-by-step videos of 13 ALS skills and printable National Registry Skills Sheets for practicing required skills. RAPID Paramedic pocket guide contains quick reference information useful both in the classroom and in the field. Available separately or as part of a package. New herbal appendix for pharmacology chapter. Mosby's Drug Consult CD-ROM is added to each text, offering you over 22,000 unbiased drug entries with generic, U.S. brand name, and international brand names - all at the click of a mouse. An updated quick reference for approximately 60 emergency drugs. Completely revised instructor resources make class preparation easier.

Table of Contents

PART ONE
Emergency Medical Services Systems: Roles and Responsibilities	1	(21)
The Well-Being of the Paramedic	22	(20)
Injury Prevention	42	(12)
Medical/Legal Issues	54	(18)
Ethics	72	(10)
PART TWO
Review of Human Systems	82	(68)
General Principles of Pathophysiology	150	(46)
Life Span Development	196	(18)
PART THREE
Therapeutic Communication	214	(12)
History Taking	226	(8)
Techniques of Physical Examination	234	(46)
Patient Assessment	280	(10)
Clinical Decision Making	290	(8)
Assessment-Based Management	298	(8)
Communications	306	(12)
Documentation	318	(14)
PART FOUR
Pharmacology	332	(56)
Venous Access and Medication Administration	388	(42)
PART FIVE
Airway Management and Ventilation	430	(71)
PART SIX
Trauma Systems and Mechanism of Injury	501	(19)
Hemorrhage and Shock	520	(18)
Soft Tissue Trauma	538	(20)
Burns	558	(22)
Head and Facial Trauma	580	(26)
Spinal Trauma	606	(24)
Thoracic Trauma	630	(14)
Abdominal Trauma	644	(8)
Musculoskeletal Trauma	652	(22)
PART SEVEN
Cardiology	674	(142)
PART EIGHT
Pulmonary Emergencies	816	(20)
Neurology	836	(28)
Endocrinology	864	(18)
Allergies and Anaphylaxis	882	(10)
Gastroenterology	892	(16)
Urology	908	(12)
Toxicology	920	(50)
Hematology	970	(14)
Environmental Conditions	984	(20)
Infectious and Communicable Diseases	1004	(38)
Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders	1042	(20)
Gynecology	1062	(10)
Obstetrics	1072	(28)
PART NINE
Neonatology	1100	(16)
Pediatrics	1116	(44)
Geriatrics	1160	(24)
Abuse and Neglect	1184	(12)
Patients with Special Challenges	1196	(14)
Acute Interventions for the Home Health Care Patient	1210	(20)
PART TEN
Ambulance Operations	1230	(10)
Medical Incident Command	1240	(16)
Rescue Awareness and Operations	1256	(20)
Crime Scene Awareness	1276	(10)
Hazardous Materials Incidents	1286	(20)
Bioterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction	1306	(15)
Emergency Drug Index (EDI)	1321	(45)
Glossary	1366	(52)
CCT Appendix: Advanced Practice Procedures for the Critical Care Paramedic	1418	(6)
Illustration Credits	1424