Emergency care.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson Education, [2016]Edition: 13th edition / Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe ; medical editor, Edward T. Dickinson ; legacy authors, Harvey D. Grant, Robert H. Murray, Jr., J. David BergeronDescription: xxxii, 1286 pages : illustrations, portraitsContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780134024554
- 0134024559
- WX 215
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Includes index.
Section 1 – Foundations
Introduction to Emergency Medical Services and the Health Care System<
The Well-being of the EMT
Lifting and Moving Patients
Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Anatomy and Physiology
Principles of Pathophysiology
Life Span Development
Section 2 – Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation
Airway Management
Respiration and Artificial Ventilation
Section 3 – Patient Assessment
Scene Size-up
The Primary Assessment
Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
Secondary Assessment
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
Section 5 – Trauma Emergencies
Bleeding and Shock
Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chest and Abdominal Trauma
Musculoskeletal Trauma
Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine
Multisystem Trauma
Environmental Emergencies
Section 6 – Special Populations
Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
Pediatric Emergencies
Geriatric Emergencies
Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges
Section 7 – Operations
EMS Operations
Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management
Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
EMS Response to Terrorism
Appendices
Basic Cardiac Life Support Review
Medical Terminology
Glossary
Answer Key
Index
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