EMS street strategies: effective patient interacton . /
Stephen M. Soreff et al.
- 2nd ed.
- Clifton Park : Delmar Learning, 2003.
- xii, 249 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Content: Introduction -- Cardiac emergency: the heart of the matter -- The elderly: handle with care -- AIDS: a fatal virus -- Trauma: more than physical injury -- Rape: hidden injuries -- The brutalized child: a family in despair -- The potentially violent parent: anxiety, ambivalence, and aggression -- Depression and suicide: a semester in hell -- Alcohol abuse: broken bottles, broken dreams -- The unwanted deinstitutionalization, detoxification, and dereliction of duty -- Provocative patients: the sexy, the suit conscious, and the somatizing -- Responding to all people: EMS in the era of diversity -- Death in the ambulance: grief and guilt -- Multiple casualty incident: the demands, destruction, and disorientation -- Street and system stresses: recognition is the key -- EMS wellness: things you can do to help yourself handle stress better.