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Author: Nancy L. Caroline
Published: January 1995
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 0316128910
Paperback Book
Number of Pages: 1087

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The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations. This is the fifth edition of one of the original texts used by paramedic training programs. It replaces the fourth edition, published in 1991, and updates many older concepts and therapies. It remains a single-author text. This book serves primarily as a learning tool for paramedic students, presenting the educational objectives set forth in the revised USDOT curriculum. These objectives are well met by the author. By far, the main audience of this book remains paramedic students and their instructors. It also helps define for others, such as EMS or training program medical directors and mobile intensive care nurses, the concepts and therapies used by paramedics, including their responsibilities and limitations. The illustrations are mostly black-and-white, with some color emphasis. Key concepts are enclosed in highlighted boxes for easy recognition. There are three glossaries, one each for medical root words, common medical abbreviations, and medical terms. This serves to ensure the understanding of medical terminology. There is also a section describing commonly used paramedic drugs. Paramedic skills are well presented, with excellent drawings and descriptions. The index is good, and the table of contents is adequate. Each chapter has a long list of references for further reading. These are a bit excessive and could be thinned somewhat. This book remains one of the standard texts for the training of paramedics. This new edition, with updated sections, provides the material needed by paramedic students today.

Table of Contents
Preface
A Word to Paramedic Instructors
Acknowledgments
I The Prehospital World 1
1 Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic 3
2 EMS Systems 13
3 Medicolegal and Ethical Issues 21
4 Stress Management 31
II The Basics 43
5 Medical Terminology 45
6 The Primary Survey: Overview 55
7 The Airway 63
8 Breathing 121
9 Circulation 163
10 Overview of Pharmacology 223
III The Secondary Survey 247
11 Obtaining the Medical History 249
12 Physical Assessment 259
13 Medical Reporting and Record Keeping 277
IV Trauma 285
14 Mechanisms of Trauma 287
15 Wounds and Bunks 301
16 Injuries to the Head, Neck, and Spine 325
17 Chest Injuries 365
18 Injuries to the Abdomen and Genitourinary Tract 383
19 Fractures, Dislocations, and Sprains 393
20 Multiple Injuries: Summary of Advanced Trauma Life Support 421
21 The Multicasualty Incident 433
V Medical Emergencies 445
22 Respiratory Emergencies 447
23 Cardiovascular Emergencies 487
24 Unconscious States 611
25 Acute Abdomen 635
26 Anaphylaxis 651
27 Poisons, Drugs, and Alcohol 661
28 Communicable Diseases 707
29 Emergencies in the Elderly 723
30 Pediatric Emergencies 741
VI Environmental Emergencies 807
31 Heat Exposure 809
32 Cold Exposure 817
33 Radiation Exposure 831
34 Hazardous Materials 841
VII Obstetrics/Neonatal Care/Gynecology 847
35 Obstetrics and Emergency Childbirth 849
36 Neonatal Care and Transport 875
37 Gynecologic Emergencies 889
VIII Behavioral Emergencies 897
38 Disturbances of Behavior 899
IX Responding to the Call 923
39 Communications and Dispatching 925
40 Rescue and Extrication 941
Drug Handbook 951
A Drugs Used in the Field 953
B Index to Commonly Prescribed Drugs 1009
Glossaries 1015
A Glossary of Medical Root Words 1017
B Glossary of Common Medical Abbreviations 1021
C Glossary of Medical Terms 1025
Additional Reading 1059
Index 1061

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