Full Description
For courses in Emergency Medical Technician Training and Emergency Medical Services
This package includes MyBRADYLab™
Help students think like EMTs with the gold standard for EMT training
For over 30 years, Emergency Care has provided generations of EMT students with the practical information they need to succeed in the classroom and in the field. Updated with the latest research and developments in emergency medical services, this edition meets the 2015 American Heart Association guidelines for CPR and ECC. Using the National EMS Education Standards as a foundation, Emergency Care goes beyond the Standards to provide the most current, accurate reflection of EMS practice today. The text integrates scientific principles in an easy-to-understand way, with a host of critical-thinking features that help students learn to think like EMTs.
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Contents
Section 1 - Foundations
Introduction to Emergency Medical Services and the Health Care System
The Well-being of the EMT
Lifting and Moving Patients
Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Medical Terminology ¿
Anatomy and Physiology
Principles of Pathophysiology
Life Span Development
Section 2 - Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation
Airway Management
Respiration and Artificial Ventilation ¿
Section 3 - Patient Assessment
Scene Size-up
The Primary Assessment
Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
Secondary Assessment
Communication and Documentation
Section 4 - Medical Emergencies
General Pharmacology
Respiratory Emergencies
Cardiac Emergencies
Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
Allergic Reaction
Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies
Abdominal Emergencies
Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide
Hematologic and Renal Emergencies
Section 5 - Trauma Emergencies
Bleeding and Shock
Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chest and Abdominal Trauma
Musculoskeletal Trauma
Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine
Multisystem Trauma
Environmental Emergencies
Section 6 - Special Populations
Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
Pediatric Emergencies
Geriatric Emergencies
Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges
Section 7 - Operations
EMS Operations
Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management
Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
EMS Response to Terrorism ¿
Appendices
Basic Cardiac Life Support Review
Medical Terminology
Glossary
Answer Key
Index
