Full Description
The book's informative, easy-to-read prose explains both essential and optional EMT-Intermediate skills so students clearly understand what will be expected of them as providers. A wealth of richly-detailed, full-color illustrations help them visualize the emergency situations in which their skills will be so vitally important.
Contents
Division 1 Preparatory Chapter 1 Roles and Responsibilities of the EMT-Intermediate Chapter 2 Emergency Medical Services Systems Chapter 3 Medical-Legal Considerations of Emergency Care Chapter 4 Medical Terminology Chapter 5 Documentation Chapter 6 EMS Communications Chapter 7 Human Body Systems Chapter 8 General Patient Assessment and Initial Management Chapter 9 Advanced Airway Management, Oxygenation, and Ventilation Chapter 10 Fluids and Shock Chapter 11 Intravenous Access and Medication Administration Chapter 12 Pharmacology Division 2 Medical Emergencies Chapter 13 Cardiac Emergencies Chapter 14 Respiratory Emergencies Chapter 15 Gastrointestinal Emergencies Chapter 16 Toxicologic/Overdose Emergencies Chapter 17 Allergic Reactions/Anaphylaxis Chapter 18 Neurologic Emergencies Chapter 19 Diabetic Emergencies Chapter 20 Environmental Emergencies Chapter 21 Behavioral Emergencies Chapter 22 Gynecological Emergencies Division 3 Trauma Emergencies Chapter 23 Trauma Emergencies Division 4 Special Considerations Chapter 24 Obstetric and Childbirth Emergencies Chapter 25 Neonatal Resuscitation Chapter 26 Pediatric Emergencies Chapter 27 Geriatric Emergencies Chapter 28 EMS Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction
