Developed in partnership with the National Ski Patrol, Outdoor Emergency Care, Fifth Edition, offers relevant, invaluable content for all emergency first responders working in an outdoor environment. The contributing authors and reviewers are highly respected experts in education in the outdoor emergency care community. The vast experience of these individuals, combined with over 90 years of EMS work and ski patrolling from the editors alone, has been incorporated into every chapter of this text, providing you with a learning resource that is rich in practical knowledge. This book should be used not only as an initial text but maintained on your bookshelf as a valuable reference manual.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 100 mm
Breite: 100 mm
Dicke: 100 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-13-507480-0 (9780135074800)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Section 1 - Preparing to Be an OEC Technician
Chapter 1 Introduction to Outdoor Emergency Care
Chapter 2 Introduction to Emergency Care Systems
Chapter 3 Rescue Basics
Chapter 4 Incident Command and Triage
Chapter 5 Lifts, Loads and Transportation
Section 2 - The Basics of Patient Care
Chapter 6 Human Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 7 Patient Assessment
Chapter 8 Medical Communications
Section 3 - Critical Interventions
Chapter 9 Airway Management
Chapter 10 Shock Management
Section 4 - Medical Emergencies
Chapter 11 Altered Mental Status
Chapter 12 Substance Abuse and Poisoning
Chapter 13 Respiratory Emergencies
Chapter 14 Allergies and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 15 Cardiovascular Emergencies
Chapter 16 Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary Emergencies
Section 5 - Trauma
Chapter 17 Principles of Trauma
Chapter 18 Soft Tissue Injuries
Chapter 19 Burns
Chapter 20 Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chapter 21 Head and Spine Injuries
Chapter 22 Face, Eye and Throat Emergencies
Chapter 23 Thoracic Trauma
Chapter 24 Abdomen & Pelvic Trauma
Section 6 - Environmental Conditions
Chapter 25 Cold Emergencies
Chapter 26 Heat Emergencies
Chapter 27 Plants and Animals
Chapter 28 Altitude Emergencies
Chapter 29 Water Emergencies
Section 7 - Special Populations and Situations
Chapter 30 Pediatrics
Chapter 31 Geriatrics
Chapter 32 Outdoor Adaptive Athletes
Chapter 33 Behavioral Emergencies
Chapter 34 OB/GYN Emergencies
Section 8 - Beyond OEC
Chapter 35 Special Operations
Chapter 36 ALS Interface
App 1 Survival Rule of the Three's
App 2 OEC Personal Skills Inventory
App 3 Emergency Care Equipment
App 4 Glossary
App 5 Answer Key
