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Author: Richard W.O. Beebe
Published: March 2001
Publisher: Delmar Learning
ISBN: 076681498X
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 976

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Perhaps the best way to learn EMT profession is through extensive study of real-world emergency care situations. This book is designed to give you needed "street smarts" as well as all the conceptual basics around emergency care. Material includes basic EMT procedures and the principles of patient assessment, along with the three "R's" of communications-Radio, Report, Record. Specific chapters are devoted to maternal health, childhood emergencies and elder care. Cultural differences among patients are highlighted. This is one of the best tools to get you field-ready!
(KEYWORDS: EMS, Emergency Care, EMT) Using problem-based learning and a complaint-oriented, assessment based approach, Beebe (Basset Healthcare Center for Rural Emergency Medical Services Education) and Funk (emergency medicine, Albany Medical College) emphasize real-life situations and case studies to teach basic emergency health care. The 45 chapters discuss emergency medical services; anatomy and physiology of the human body; fundamentals of care; patient assessment; communications; specific symptoms, behaviors, pharmacology, environmental emergencies, and poisoning and allergic reactions; trauma care, maternal health, childhood, and geriatric emergencies; and EMS operations. Contains many color photographs and illustrations.

Table of ContentsSection One: Emergency Medical Services. Section Profile - Welcome to EMS. Chapter 1: Introduction to Emergency Medical Services. Chapter 2: Medical Responsibilities. Chapter 3: Legal Responsibilities. Chapter 4: Stress in EMS. Section Two: Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body. Section Profile - The Anatomical EMT. Chapter 5: Functional Anatomy. Section Three: Fundamentals of Emergency Medical Care. Section Profile - The Basic EMT. Chapter 6: Infection Control. Chapter 7: Airway Control. Chapter 8: Advanced Airway Management. Chapter 9: Respiratory Support. Chapter 10: Hypoperfusion (shock). Chapter 11: Baseline Vital Signs and SAMPLE History. Chapter 12: Lifting and Moving. Section Four: Patient Assessment - General Principles. Section Overview - Patient Assessment. Chapter 13: Scene Safety. Chapter 14: Initial Assessment. Chapter 15: Focused History and Physical Trauma. Chapter 16: Detailed Physical Exam. Chapter 17: Focused History and Physical Medical Complaint. Chapter 18: On Going Physical Exam. Section Five: Communications. Section Overview - The Three R's of Emergency Medical Services. Chapter 19: Radio. Chapter 20: Report. Chapter 21: Record. Section Six: Emergency Medical Care. Section Overview - Introduction to Emergency Medicine. Chapter 22: Pharmacology for the Street. Chapter 23: Shortness of Breath. Chapter 24: Chest Pain. Chapter 25: Cardiac Arrest and Use of the AED. Chapter 26: Altered Mental Status. Chapter 27: Behavioral Emergencies. Chapter 28: Environmental Emergencies. Section Seven: Shock Trauma. Section Profile -Introduction to Maternal Health. Chapter 29: Head Injuries. Chapter 30: Spine Injuries. Chapter 31: Chest and Belly Injuries. Chapter 32: Sift Tissue Injuries. Chapter 33: Bone Injuries. Section Eight: Maternal health. Section Profile - Introduction to Maternal Health. Chapter 34: Common Complaints. Chapter 35: Childbirth. Section Nine: Childhood Emergencies. Section profile - EMS and the Elderly. Chapter 39: Elderly Confusion. Chapter 40: Elderly - DNR/Living Wills Rich 7/5-12. Section Eleven: EMS Operations. Section Profile - Medical Operations in the Field. Chapter 41: Ambulance Operations. Chapter 42: Public Safety Incident Management. Chapter 43: Rescue. Chapter 44: ALS Assistant Skills. Appendices. Glossary of terms. References. Index.

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