Full Description
Advanced EMTstudents in successfully completing their Advanced EMT course and ultimately obtaining their licensure. Advanced EMT is a new level of EMS provider, thus warranting a first edition textbook with the National EMS Education Standards as its foundation. Special care has been taken to ensure that the latest applicable research was reviewed during the development of this textbook, resulting in our ability to deliver the latest evidence-based patient care to you and your students.
Contents
SECTION 1Chapter 1: Introduction to Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Practice Chapter 2: Emergency Medical Services, Health Care, and Public Health Systems Chapter 3: Workforce Wellness and Personal Safety Chapter 4: Ethical and Medical/Legal Considerations in Advanced EMT PracticeChapter 5: Ambulance Operations and Responding to EMS CallsChapter 6: Communication and Teamwork SECTION 2: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND DISEASEChapter 7: Medical Terminology Chapter 8: Human Body SystemsChapter 9: Life-Span Development and Cultural Considerations Chapter 10: Pathophysiology: Selected Impairments of Homeostasis SECTION 3: PHARMACOLOGYChapter 11: PharmacologyChapter 12: Medication AdministrationChapter 13: Medications SECTION 4: ASSESSMENT AND INITIAL MANAGEMENTChapter 14: General Approach to Patient Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Chapter 15: Primary AssessmentChapter 16: Airway Management, Ventilation, and OxygenationChapter 17: Resuscitation: Managing Shock and Cardiac ArrestChapter 18: Vital Signs and Monitoring DevicesChapter 19: History Taking, Secondary Assessment, and Reassessment SECTION 5: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES Chapter 20: Respiratory Emergencies (Sample Chapter)Chapter 21: Cardiovascular EmergenciesChapter 22: Neurological DisordersChapter 23: Endocrine DisordersChapter 24: Abdominal Pain and Gastrointestinal DisordersChapter 25: Renal, Genitourinary, and Gynecologic DisordersChapter 26: Hematological DisordersChapter 27: Immunological DisordersChapter 28: Infectious IllnessesChapter 29: Non-traumatic Musculoskeletal and Soft-Tissue DisordersChapter 30: Disorders of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Oral CavityChapter 31: Mental Illness and Behavioral EmergenciesChapter 32: Toxicological Emergencies SECTION 6: TRAUMA Chapter 33: Trauma Systems and Incident CommandChapter 34: Mechanisms of Injury, Trauma Assessment, and Trauma Triage CriteriaChapter 35: Soft-Tissue Injuries and BurnsChapter 36: Musculoskeletal InjuriesChapter 37: Head, Brain, Face, and Neck InjuriesChapter 38: Thoracic TraumaChapter 39: Abdominal TraumaChapter 40: Spine InjuriesChapter 41: Environmental EmergenciesChapter 42: Multisystems Trauma and Trauma Resuscitation SECTION 7: SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS Chapter 43: Obstetrics and Care of the NewbornChapter 44: Pediatric EmergenciesChapter 45: GeriatricsChapter 46: Patients with Special Challenges SECTION 8: RESCUE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONSChapter 47: Rescue Operations and Vehicle ExtricationChapter 48: Hazardous MaterialsChapter 49: Response to Terrorism and Disasters APPENDICESAppendix 1: Endotracheal IntubationAppendix 2: Advanced ECG RecognitionAppendix 3: Adult Intraosseous InfusionAppendix 4: Additional Emergency Medications ANSWER KEYGLOSSARYINDEX
