Emergency care. / Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe
Material type: TextSeries: Instructor's wraparound editionPublisher: Boston : Brady , 2012Edition: 12th edDescription: xlv, 1284 p. : ill , col. ; 28 cmISBN: 9780132375320LOC classification: RC86.7.B68(12e)Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index.
Contents: Section 1: Foundations: Introduction to emergency medical care -- The well-being of the EMT -- Lifting and moving parts -- 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 -- Patient assessment: Scene size-up -- The primary assessment -- Vital signs and monitoring devices -- Assessment of the trauma patient -- Assessment of 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 -- Trauma emergencies: Bleeding and shock -- Soft-tissue trauma -- Chest and abdominal trauma -- Musculoskeletal trauma -- Environmental emergencies -- Special populations: Obstetric and gynecologic emergencies -- Pediatric emergencies -- Geriatric emergencies -- Emergencies for patients with special challenges -- Operations: EMS operations -- Hazardous materials, multiple-casualty incidents, and incidents, and incident management -- Highway safety and vehicle extrication -- EMS response to terrorism.
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