Mosby's Paramedic Textbook, 4E Student Workbook

Mick J. Sanders, EMT-P, MSA, received his paramedic training in 1978 from St. Louis University Hospitals. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. He has worked in various health care systems as a field paramedic, emergency department paramedic, and EMS instructor. For 12 years, Mr. Sanders served as Training Specialist with the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, Missouri Department of Health, where he oversaw EMT and paramedic training and licensure in St. Louis city and the surrounding metropolitan areas. Kim D. McKenna, MEd, RN, CEN, EMT-P, is the Director of Education for the St. Charles County Ambulance District and Adjunct Professor at Lindenwood University, located in the metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri area. There she is primary instructor for the paramedic program, program director for the district's emergency medical technician programs, and leads a training staff that provides education for district paramedics and for firefighters and emergency personnel within St. Charles County. Kim has been teaching in EMS for more than 25 years. She formerly worked as an emergency and intensive care nurse, and served as Chief Medical Officer for the Florissant Valley Fire Protection District for 6 years. Kim was the EMR Project Level Leader for the National EMS Education Standards project and is currently a Board of Director for the National Association of EMS Educators. Lawrence M. Lewis, MD, FACEP, is Professor of Emergency Medicine in Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He completed his medical school training at the University of Miami School of Medicine before attending a residency at Washington University. Dr. Lewis is an active researcher in emergency medicine with more than 60 publications and serves on several national and state emergency medicine committees. Gary Quick, MD, FACEP, retired as Medical Director at Southwestern Medical Center, Lawton, Oklahoma in December, 2010. Previously he served as an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dr. Quick is a career emergency physician with 40 years in clinical practice, as well as extensive educational and research experience. He is widely published with more than 100 articles and book chapters to his credit. Before his retirement, he served the specialty of emergency medicine in several capacities at the national and state level for the American College of Emergency Physicians.