Mistovich, Joseph J., <br/><br/>
Prehospital emergency care /  [print] 
Joseph J. Mistovich, Keith J. Karren, Howard A. Werman, Ashley Larrimore, Brent Q. Hafen. 
 - eleventh edition. 
 - New York, New York :  Pearson Education,  (c)2018. 
 - xl, 1512 pages :  color illustrations ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/>PREPARATORY AND PUBLIC HEALTH --  Emergency medical care systems, research, and public health --  Workforce safety and wellness of the EMT --  Medical, legal, and ethical issues --  Documentation --  Communication --  Lifting and moving patients ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY PATHOPHYSIOLOGY LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION, AND OXYGENATION ASSESSMENT --  Vital signs, monitoring devices, and history taking --  Scene size-up --  Patient assessment GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY AND MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SHOCK AND RESUSCITATION MEDICAL --  Respiratory emergencies --  Cardiovascular emergencies --  Altered mental status, stroke, and headache --  Seizures and syncope --  Acute diabetic emergencies --  Allergic and anaphylactic reactions --  Toxicologic emergencies --  Abdominal, hematologic, gynecologic, genitourinary, and renal emergencies --  Environmental emergencies --  Submersion incidents:  Drowning and diving emergencies --  Psychiatric emergencies TRAUMA --  Trauma overview:  The trauma patient and the trauma system --  Bleeding and soft tissue trauma --  Burns --  Musculoskeletal trauma and nontraumatic fractures --  Head trauma --  Spinal injury and spine motion restriction --  Eye, face, and neck trauma --  Chest trauma --  Abdominal and genitourinary trauma --  Multisystem trauma and trauma in special patient populations SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS --  Obstetrics and care of the newborn --  Pediatrics --  Geriatrics --  Patients with special challenges --  The combat veteran EMS OPERATIONS --  Ambulance operations and air medical response --  Gaining access and patient extrication --  Hazardous materials --  Multiple-Casualty incidents and incident management --  EMS response to terrorist incidents 
<br/><br/> Comprehensive in scope and student-friendly, Prehospital Emergency Care conveys the "WHY" behind the signs and symptoms students observe and the services they provide. Through a solid foundation of pathophysiology, students will learn to quickly identify immediate life threats and deliver excellent emergency care.  The 11th edition continues to meet and exceed the National EMS Education Standards. It has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest and best practices for emergency medical services in the US, including conforming to the latest American Heart Association guidelines. Spine motion restriction, naloxone administration, sepsis, stroke screening tools, human trafficking, active shooter, domestic violence, and clinical decision-making with regard to oxygen administration are just a few of the updates readers will discover in this hallmark text.  https://www.amazon.com/Prehospital-Emergency-Care-Joseph-Mistovich/dp/0134704452/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9780134704456&qid=1603913722&sr=8-1 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780134704456 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Emergency medicine.<br/>Emergency medical technicians.<br/>Emergency Treatment--methods.<br/>Emergency Medical Services.<br/>Emergencies.<br/>Emergency Medical Technicians.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC86.L334.P744 2018 RC86