Virtual Patient Encounters for Emergency Medical Technician
Making the Difference
Published on 19. July 2007
Software
CD-ROM
240 pages
978-0-323-04923-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Virtual Patient Encounters" is a breakthrough in EMS education! Users can get real-world prehospital experience without leaving the classroom or home! "The Virtual Patient Encounters" learning triad - a textbook, interactive patient simulation software, and a study guide that ties everything together - offers a state-of-the-art tool for developing critical thinking and decision-making skills. Users can apply what they're learning in Emergency Medical Technician: Making the Difference on 15 virtual patients in a variety of prehospital environments. It's an incredible opportunity to make real patient care decisions in a safe environment!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
St Louis
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-323-04923-8 (9780323049238)
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Content
Getting Started Orientation to Virtual Patient Encounters DIVISION ONE: PREPARATORY Lesson 1: Introduction to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems (Chapter 1) Lesson 2: Well-Being of the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) (Chapter 2) Lesson 3: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) (Chapter 3) Lesson 4: The Human Body (Chapter 4) Lesson 5: Baseline Vital Signs and SAMPLE History (Chapter 5) Lesson 6: Lifting and Moving Patients (Chapter 6) DIVISION TWO: AIRWAY Lesson 7: Airway Management (Chapter 7) DIVISION THREE: PATIENT ASSESSMENT Lesson 8: Scene Size-Up (Chapter 8) Lesson 9: Initial Patient Assessment (Chapter 9) Lesson 10: Focused History and Physical Examination of Trauma Patients (Chapter 10) Lesson 11: Focused History and Physical Examination of Medical Patients (Chapter 11) Lesson 12: The Detailed Physical Examination (Chapter 12) Lesson 13: Ongoing Assessment (Chapter 13) Lesson 14: Communications (Chapter 14) Lesson 15: Documentation (Chapter 15) DIVISION FOUR: MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL EMERGENCIES Lesson 16: Pharmacology (Chapter 16) *Lesson 17: Respiratory Emergencies (Chapter 17) *Lesson 18: Cardiovascular Emergencies (Chapter 18) *Lesson 19: Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary Emergencies (Chapter 19) *Lesson 20: Altered Mental Status (Chapter 20) *Lesson 21: Allergies (Chapter 21) *Lesson 22: Poisoning and Overdose (Chapter 22) *Lesson 23: Environmental Emergencies I (Chapter 23) *Lesson 24: Environmental Emergencies II (Chapter 23) *Lesson 25: Behavioral Emergencies (Chapter 24) DIVISION FIVE: TRAUMA *Lesson 26: Multi-System Trauma (Chapters 25, 27, and 29) *Lesson 27: Soft Tissue Trauma (Chapter 26) DIVISION SIX: SPECIAL POPULATIONS *Lesson 28: Obstetrics and Gynecology (Chapter 30) *Lesson 29: Pediatric Emergencies I (Chapter 31) *Lesson 30: Pediatric Emergencies II (Chapter 31) *Lesson 31: Geriatric Emergencies (Chapter 32) DIVISION SEVEN: OPERATIONS Lesson 32: Lesson 32: Ambulance Operations (Chapter 33) APPENDIX Patient Care Report Blanks Summative Lessons Listed by Case Case 1: 20-year-old male-difficulty breathing (Lesson 21) Case 2: 56-year-old female-fell (Lesson 18) Case 3: 7-year-old female-seizure (Lesson 30) Case 4: 64-year-old male - unknown medical (Lesson 20) Case 5: 40-year-old male-vomiting blood (Lesson 19) Case 6: 16-year-old female-unknown medical (Lesson 22) Case 7: 8-year-old male-submersion (Lesson 23) Case 8: 38-year-old male-suicide attempt (Lesson 24) Case 9: 22-year-old female-assault (Lesson 26) Case 10: 25-year-old female-abdominal pain (Lesson 27) Case 11: 32-year-old male-gunshot wounds (Lesson 25) Case 12: 57-year-old male-man down (Lesson 24) Case 13: 5-month-old male-unresponsive (Lesson 28) Case 14: 65-year-old male-difficulty breathing (Lesson 29) Case 15: 42-year-old male-difficulty breathing (Lesson 17)