Mosby's Paramedic Textbook
3rd Edition
Published on 29. August 2006
Book
Hardback
1504 pages
978-0-323-04691-6 (ISBN)
Description
This revised reprint is now updated to reflect the new 2005 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. It gives you everything you want in a paramedic textbook. and more! Updated, expanded, and packed with valuable new support materials, Mosby's Paramedic Textbook, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive learning tool for both first time and refresher paramedic students. Offering complete coverage of the 1998 U.S. D.O.T. National Standard Curriculum (NSC) for the EMT-Paramedic, as well as enhanced content for further learning, this comprehensive textbook contains everything in one convenient volume. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
St Louis
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Approx. 1000 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-323-04691-6 (9780323046916)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part One
Chapter 1 EMS Systems/Roles and Responsibilities - EXPANDED!
Chapter 2 The Well-Being of the Paramedic
Chapter 3 Injury Prevention - EXPANDED!
Chapter 4 Medical/Legal Issues
Chapter 5 Ethics
Part Two
Chapter 6 Review of Human Systems
Chapter 7 General Principles of Pathophysiology - EXPANDED!
Chapter 8 Life Span Development - NEW!
Part Three
Chapter 9 Therapeutic Communications
Chapter 10 History Taking
Chapter 11 Techniques of Physical Examination
Chapter 12 Patient Assessment
Chapter 13 Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 14 Assessment Based Management
Chapter 15 Communications
Chapter 16 Documentation
Part Four
Chapter 17 Pharmacology
Chapter 18 Venous Access and Medication Administration
Part Five
Chapter 19 Airway Management and Ventilation
Part Six
Chapter 20 Trauma Systems/Mechanism of Injury
Chapter 21 Hemorrhage and Shock
Chapter 22 Soft Tissue Trauma
Chapter 23 Burns
Chapter 24 Head and Facial Trauma
Chapter 25 Spinal Trauma
Chapter 26 Thoracic Trauma
Chapter 27 Abdominal Trauma
Chapter 28 Musculoskeletal Trauma
Part Seven
Chapter 29 Cardiology
Part Eight
Chapter 30 Pulmonary
Chapter 31 Neurology
Chapter 32 Endocrinology
Chapter 33 Allergies and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 34 Gastroenterology
Chapter 35 Urology
Chapter 36 Toxicology
Chapter 37 Hematology
Chapter 38 Environmental Conditions
Chapter 39 Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Chapter 40 Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 41 Gynecology
Chapter 42 Obstetrics
Part Nine
Chapter 43 Neonatology
Chapter 44 Pediatrics
Chapter 45 Geriatrics
Chapter 46 Abuse and Neglect
Chapter 47 Patients with Special Challenges
Chapter 48 Acute Interventions for the Home Health Care Patient
Part Ten
Chapter 49 Ambulance Operations
Chapter 50 Medical Incident Command
Chapter 51 Rescue Awareness and Operations
Chapter 52 Crime Scene Awareness
Chapter 53 Hazardous Materials Incidents
Chapter 54 Bioterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction - NEW!
Appendix
Emergency Drug Index (EDI)
Glossary
CCT Appendix: Advanced Practice Procedures for the Critical Care Paramedic
Index
Chapter 1 EMS Systems/Roles and Responsibilities - EXPANDED!
Chapter 2 The Well-Being of the Paramedic
Chapter 3 Injury Prevention - EXPANDED!
Chapter 4 Medical/Legal Issues
Chapter 5 Ethics
Part Two
Chapter 6 Review of Human Systems
Chapter 7 General Principles of Pathophysiology - EXPANDED!
Chapter 8 Life Span Development - NEW!
Part Three
Chapter 9 Therapeutic Communications
Chapter 10 History Taking
Chapter 11 Techniques of Physical Examination
Chapter 12 Patient Assessment
Chapter 13 Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 14 Assessment Based Management
Chapter 15 Communications
Chapter 16 Documentation
Part Four
Chapter 17 Pharmacology
Chapter 18 Venous Access and Medication Administration
Part Five
Chapter 19 Airway Management and Ventilation
Part Six
Chapter 20 Trauma Systems/Mechanism of Injury
Chapter 21 Hemorrhage and Shock
Chapter 22 Soft Tissue Trauma
Chapter 23 Burns
Chapter 24 Head and Facial Trauma
Chapter 25 Spinal Trauma
Chapter 26 Thoracic Trauma
Chapter 27 Abdominal Trauma
Chapter 28 Musculoskeletal Trauma
Part Seven
Chapter 29 Cardiology
Part Eight
Chapter 30 Pulmonary
Chapter 31 Neurology
Chapter 32 Endocrinology
Chapter 33 Allergies and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 34 Gastroenterology
Chapter 35 Urology
Chapter 36 Toxicology
Chapter 37 Hematology
Chapter 38 Environmental Conditions
Chapter 39 Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Chapter 40 Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 41 Gynecology
Chapter 42 Obstetrics
Part Nine
Chapter 43 Neonatology
Chapter 44 Pediatrics
Chapter 45 Geriatrics
Chapter 46 Abuse and Neglect
Chapter 47 Patients with Special Challenges
Chapter 48 Acute Interventions for the Home Health Care Patient
Part Ten
Chapter 49 Ambulance Operations
Chapter 50 Medical Incident Command
Chapter 51 Rescue Awareness and Operations
Chapter 52 Crime Scene Awareness
Chapter 53 Hazardous Materials Incidents
Chapter 54 Bioterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction - NEW!
Appendix
Emergency Drug Index (EDI)
Glossary
CCT Appendix: Advanced Practice Procedures for the Critical Care Paramedic
Index