Essentials of Paramedic Care, 2nd edition Update, will serve as a dependable guide and reference to advanced prehospital care. It is based on the 1998 U.S. Department of Transportation's Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum and is divided into five divisions:
This text, based on the widely used Paramedic Emergency Care text developed more than 20 years ago, will provide the core foundation for paramedic education. Coupled with quality classroom instruction and clinical rotations, readers are assured of receiving the knowledge and skills required of a quality paramedic. Essentials of Paramedic Care, 2nd edition Update, will prepare readers for their certification exam and for challenges they will encounter on the street.
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978-1-292-03923-7 (9781292039237)
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care
Chapter 2 Medical/Legal Aspects of Advanced Prehospital Care
Chapter 3 Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 4 General Principles of Pathophysiology
Chapter 5 Life-Span Development
Chapter 6 General Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 7 Intravenous Access and Medication Administration
Chapter 8 Airway Management and Ventilation
Chapter 9 Therapeutic Communications
Chapter 10 History Taking
Chapter 11 Physical Exam Techniques
Chapter 12 Patient Assessment in the Field
Chapter 13 Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 14 Communications
Chapter 15 Documentation
Chapter 16 Trauma and Trauma Systems
Chapter 17 Blunt Trauma
Chapter 18 Penetrating Trauma
Chapter 19 Hemorrhage and Shock
Chapter 20 Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chapter 21 Burns
Chapter 22 Musculoskeletal Trauma
Chapter 23 Head, Facial, and Neck Trauma
Chapter 24 Spinal Trauma
Chapter 25 Thoracic Trauma
Chapter 26 Abdominal Trauma
Chapter 27 Pulmonology
Chapter 28 Cardiology
Chapter 29 Neurology
Chapter 30 Endocrinology
Chapter 31 Allergies and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 32 Gastroenterology
Chapter 33 Urology and Nephrology
Chapter 34 Toxicology and Substance Abuse
Chapter 35 Hematology
Chapter 36 Environmental Emergencies
Chapter 37 Infectious Disease
Chapter 38 Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders
Chapter 39 Gynecology
Chapter 40 Obstetrics
Chapter 41 Neonatology
Chapter 42 Pediatrics
Chapter 43 Geriatric Emergencies
Chapter 44 Abuse and Assault
Chapter 45 The Challenged Patient
Chapter 46 Acute Interventions for the Chronic-Care Patient
Chapter 47 Assessment-Based Management
Chapter 48 Operations
Chapter 49 Responding to Terrorist Acts
Precautions on Bloodborne Pathogens and Infectious Diseases
Answers to Review Questions
Further Reading
Glossary
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