EMT Complete

A Comprehensive Worktext

Chris Le Baudour, Daniel Batsie, Edward Dickinson, Daniel Limmer EMT-P (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

1392 Seiten

2013 | 2nd edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-289777-8 (ISBN)

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EMT Complete: A Comprehensive Worktext, Second Edition, is the first and only worktext to combine the elements of the traditional textbook and a workbook into one easy-to-use student resource. Conceived, written, and reviewed by some of the most dedicated professionals in EMS education today, this worktext is designed to help you develop the critical thinking skills needed to get the best outcomes possible for your patients. Updated and expanded to meet the latest national standards and treatment guidelines, the worktext is also supported with a wealth of on-line resources, offering a learning package designed to help you succeed in your EMT course.

Module 1: Fundamentals

1. You and the EMS System

2. Workforce Safety and Wellness

3. Legal and Ethical Considerations of Providing Care

4. Medical Terminology

5. Anatomy and Physiology

6. Pathophysiology

7. Life Span Development

8. Lifting, Moving, and Positioning Patients

9. Obtaining Vital Signs and a Medical History

10. Communications

11. Documenting Your Assessment and Care

Module 1 Review and Practice Examination

Module 2: Patient Assessment

12. Performing a Scene Size-up and Primary Assessment

13. Managing Your Patient’s Airway and Ventilation

14. Secondary Assessment

Module 2 Review and Practice Examination

Module 3: Medical Emergencies

15. Your Approach to the Medical Patient

16. Pharmacology

17. Patients with Breathing Difficulty

18. Caring forCardiac Emergencies and Resuscitation

19. Caring for Patients with Seizures and Syncope

20. Caring for Patients with Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache

21. Toxicology

22. Caring for Acute Abdominal Emergencies

23. Caring for Acute Diabetic Emergencies

24. Caring for Patients with Allergy-Related Emergencies

25. Caring for Hematologic and Renal Emergencies

26. Caring for Patients with Behavioral Emergencies

27. Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn

Module 3 Review and Practice Examination

Module 4: Trauma Emergencies

28. Your Approach to the Trauma Patient

29. Recognition and Care of the Shock Patient

30. Controlling Bleeding

31. Caring for Patients with Soft-Tissue Injuries

32. Caring for Patients with Burn Injuries

33. Caring for Chest, Abdominal, and Genital Trauma

34. Caring for Patients with Musculoskeletal Injuries

35. Caring for Patients with Head Injuries

36. Caring for Patients with Spine Injuries

37. Caring for Patients with Environmental Emergencies

Module 4 Review and Practice Examination

Module 5: Special Populations

38. Caring for Pediatric Patients

39. Caring for the Geriatric Patient

40. Caring for Patients with Special Challenges

Module 5 Review and Practice Examination

Module 6: Ambulance Operations

41. Operating and Maintaining Your Ambulance

42. Overview of Incident Command and Incident Management Systems

43. Responses to Multiple-Casualty Incidents

44. Responses Involving Hazardous Materials

45. Vehicle Extrication and Air Medical Response

46. Responses Involving Terrorism

Module 6 Review and Practice Examination

Appendices

1. Final Practice Review

2. ALS Assist Skills

3. Advanced Airway Management

4. Your Successful Career in EMS

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.4.2013
Reihe/Serie	EMT
Sprache	englisch
Maße	220 x 275 mm
Gewicht	2610 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Rettungsassistent / -sanitäter
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
ISBN-10	0-13-289777-6 / 0132897776
ISBN-13	978-0-13-289777-8 / 9780132897778
Zustand	Neuware