Emergency Care Plus NEW MyBradyLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package
12th Edition
Published on 28. November 2012
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1280 pages
978-0-13-325194-4 (ISBN)
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--Emergency Care, Twelfth Edition, has set the standard for EMT training for over 30 years. Updated with the latest research and developments in emergency medical services, this edition meets the 2010 American Heart Association guidelines for CPR and ECC, providing all the practical information students need to succeed in the classroom and in the field. Using the National EMS Education Standards as a foundation, this edition goes beyond the Standards to provide the most current, accurate reflection of EMS practice today. Getting students to think like an EMT, the text integrates scientific principles in a way that's easy to understand, and a host of critical thinking features-including a new chapter, "Critical Thinking and Decision Making,"-helps students learn key concepts while getting a dose of the reality of being an EMT.
0133251942 / 9780133251944 Emergency Care Plus NEW MyBradyLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package
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013254380X / 9780132543804 Emergency Care Q
0133055493 / 9780133055498 NEW MyBradyLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Emergency Care
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--Emergency Care, Twelfth Edition, has set the standard for EMT training for over 30 years. Updated with the latest research and developments in emergency medical services, this edition meets the 2010 American Heart Association guidelines for CPR and ECC, providing all the practical information students need to succeed in the classroom and in the field. Using the National EMS Education Standards as a foundation, this edition goes beyond the Standards to provide the most current, accurate reflection of EMS practice today. Getting students to think like an EMT, the text integrates scientific principles in a way that's easy to understand, and a host of critical thinking features-including a new chapter, "Critical Thinking and Decision Making,"-helps students learn key concepts while getting a dose of the reality of being an EMT.
0133251942 / 9780133251944 Emergency Care Plus NEW MyBradyLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package
Package consists of
013254380X / 9780132543804 Emergency Care Q
0133055493 / 9780133055498 NEW MyBradyLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Emergency Care
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Edition
12th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-13-325194-4 (9780133251944)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
09/2008
11th Edition
Pearson
€86.16
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Content
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 and Anatomy and Physiology
Principles of Pathophysiology
Life Span Development
Section 2 - Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation
Airway Management
Respiration and Artificial Ventilation (Sample Chapter)
Section 3 - Patient Assessment
Scene Size-up
The Primary Assessment
Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
Assessment of the Trauma Patient (includes history-taking specific to the trauma patient)
Assessment of the Medical Patient (includes history-taking specific to the medical patient)
Reassessment
Critical Thinking and Decision Making
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
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 and Anatomy and Physiology
Principles of Pathophysiology
Life Span Development
Section 2 - Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation
Airway Management
Respiration and Artificial Ventilation (Sample Chapter)
Section 3 - Patient Assessment
Scene Size-up
The Primary Assessment
Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
Assessment of the Trauma Patient (includes history-taking specific to the trauma patient)
Assessment of the Medical Patient (includes history-taking specific to the medical patient)
Reassessment
Critical Thinking and Decision Making
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