Developed to address the Department of Transportation's National Standard Curriculum for training EMT-Basics, this unique text can be used on its own or in conjunction with the MedEMT:Emergency Medical Training CD-ROM. This full-color, user-friendly text describes all required skills and procedures, including numerous illustrations, study aids, and features highlighting important information. Ideal for students involved in ambulance services, fire and police departments, rescue squads, and corporate safety and military personnel, this engaging text ensures the mastery of the skills and concepts crucial to professional EMTs.
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Pearson Education Limited
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Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 203 mm
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978-0-8385-6369-4 (9780838563694)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
1. Introduction to Emergency Medical Care.
2. The Well-Being of the EMT-Basic.
3. Medical/Legal and Ethical Issues.
4. The Human Body.
5. Vital Signs and SAMPLE History.
6. Lifting and Moving Patients.
7. Airway Management.
8. Scence Size-up and Initial Assessment.
9. History and Physical Exam.
10. General Pharmacology.
11. Respiratory Emergencies.
12. Cardiovascular Emergencies.
13. Neurological, Diabetic, and Behavioral Emergencies.
14. Allergic Reactions.
15. Poisonings.
16. Environmental Emergencies.
17. Obstetrics/Gynecology.
18. Trauma-Mechanism of Injury.
19. Trauma-Bleeding and Shock.
20. Trauma-Soft Tissue Injuries.
21. Trauma-Musculoskeletal Injuries.
22. Trauma-Head and Spine Injuries.
23. Infants and Children.
24. Operations.
Appendix A: Infection Control.
Appendix B: Basic Life Support.
Appendix C: Advanced Airway Management.
Appendix D: Medical Terminology.
Glossary.
Index.
