Joseph Mistovich, Keith Karren, Hafen, Brent, Ph.D.

Prehospital Emergency Care

Pearson New International Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For courses in Prehospital Emergency Care Prehospital Emergency Care, Tenth Edition, meets the National EMS Education Standards and is the most complete resource for EMT-B training. This best-selling, student-friendly book contains clear, step-by-step explanations with comprehensive, stimulating, and challenging material that prepares users for real on-the-job situations. Featuring case studies, state-of-the-art scans, algorithms, protocols, and the inclusion of areas above and beyond the DOT protocols, the tenth edition effectively prepares students for success. The assessment and emergency care sections provide the most up-to-date strategies for providing competent care; and the enrichment sections further enhance students' ability to assess and manage ill and injured patients in prehospital environments. The text's table of contents is organized to follow the National EMS Educational Standards.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson Education Limited
• 10 ed
• Seitenzahl: 1440
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 218mm x 52mm
• Gewicht: 2818g
• ISBN-13: 9781292039244
• ISBN-10: 1292039248
• Artikelnr.: 68469670

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1
Standard Preparatory
Standard Public Health
1.  Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health  
2.  Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT  
3.  Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues  
4.  Documentation  
5.  Communication  
6.  Lifting and Moving Patients  
 
PART 2
Standard Anatomy and Physiology
Standard Medical Terminology
7.  Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology  
 
PART 3
Standard Pathophysiology
8.  Pathophysiology  
 
PART 4
Standard Life Span Development
9.  Life Span Development  
 
PART 5
Standard Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation
10. Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation  
 
PART 6
Standard Assessment
11. Baseline Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking  
12. Scene Size-Up  
13. Patient Assessment  
 
PART 7
Standard Pharmacology
14. Pharmacology and Medication Administration  
 
PART 8
Standard Shock and Resuscitation
15. Shock and Resuscitation  
 
PART 9
Standard Medicine
16. Respiratory Emergencies  
17. Cardiovascular Emergencies  
18. Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache  
19. Seizures and Syncope  
20. Acute Diabetic Emergencies  
21. Anaphylactic Reactions  
22. Toxicologic Emergencies  
23. Abdominal, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies  
24. Environmental Emergencies  
25. Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies  
26. Behavioral Emergencies  
 
PART 10
Standard Trauma
27. Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System  
28. Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma  
29. Burns  
30. Musculoskeletal Trauma  
31. Head Trauma  
32. Spinal Column and Spinal Cord Trauma  
33. Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma  
34. Chest Trauma  
35. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma  
36. Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations  
 
PART 11
Standard Special Patient Populations
37. Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn  
38. Pediatrics  
39. Geriatrics  
40. Patients with Special Challenges
41. The Returning Combat Veteran   
 
PART 12
Standard EMS Operations
42. Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response  
43. Gaining Access and Patient Extrication  
44. Hazardous Materials  
45. Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management  
46. EMS Response to Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction  
 
Appendix 1.  ALS-Assist Skills  
Appendix 2.  Advanced Airway Management  
 
Answer Key
Glossary  
Index