Opis: Prehospital Emergency Care - Brent Hafen, Keith Karren, Joseph Mistovich

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.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

Szczegóły: Prehospital Emergency Care - Brent Hafen, Keith Karren, Joseph Mistovich

Tytuł: Prehospital Emergency Care
Autor: Brent Hafen, Keith Karren, Joseph Mistovich
Producent: Pearson
ISBN: 9781292039244
Rok produkcji: 2013
Ilość stron: 1440
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 2.82 kg

Recenzje: Prehospital Emergency Care - Brent Hafen, Keith Karren, Joseph Mistovich