Prehospital emergency care / Joseph J. Mistovich, Keith J. Karren, Howard A. Werman, Ashley Larrimore, Brent Q. Hafen. [print]
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, New York : Pearson Education, [(c)2018.Edition: eleventh editionDescription: xl, 1512 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780134704456
- 0134704452
- RC86.7.M578.P744 2017
- RC86.7.L334.P744 2018
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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
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.
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