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Making the Difference
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By
Will Chapleau, EMT-P, RN, TNS, Fire Chief, Chicago Heights Fire Department, Chicago Heights, IL
Peter Pons, MD, FACEP, Attending Emergency Physician, Denver Health Medical Center; Professor of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department
of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
Description
Immerse yourself in an unrivalled EMT learning experience with Emergency Medical Technician: Making the Difference. MosbyJems' unbeatable
combination of a text, DVD, and online resources teach you not only the skills you need to know, but the when and why to perform them.
You'll discover step-by-step skills with detailed instructions and clear photos in the text, reinforced by case scenarios in every chapter.
The DVD takes you even further, showing real EMTs performing the skills, up close! You'll use the workbook for review and test prep,
and go online to access Evolve resources for deeper study. Put it all together, and you will learn! And when you learn, you succeed!
Contents
Division One - Preparatory
1. Introduction to Emergency Medical Services
2. Well-being of the EMT-Basic
3. Medical/Legal and Ethical Issues
4. The Human Body
5. Baseline Vital Signs and SAMPLE history
6. Lifting
and Moving Patients
Division Two - Airway
7. The Airway
Division Three - Patient Assessment
8.
Scene Size-Up
9. Initial Assessment
10. Focused History and Physical Examination of Trauma Patients
11. Focused
History and Physical Examination of Medical Patients
12. Detailed Physical Examination
13. Ongoing Assessment
14.
Communications
15. Documentation
Division Four - Medical and Behavioral Emergencies
16. General
Pharmacology
17. Respiratory Emergencies
18. Cardiovascular Emergencies
19. Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary Emergencies
20. Altered Mental Status
21. Allergies
22. Poisoning and Overdose
23. Environmental Emergencies
24.
Behavioral Emergencies
Division Five - Trauma
25. Bleeding and Shock
26. Soft Tissue Trauma
27. Chest and Abdominal Trauma
28. Musculoskeletal Trauma
29. Head and Spinal Trauma
Division Six
- Special Populations
30. Obstetrics and Gynecology
31. Pediatric Emergencies
32. Geriatric Emergencies
Division
Seven - Operations
33. Ambulance Operations
34. Gaining Access
35. Disasters
36. Hazardous Materials
37. Weapons of Mass Destruction
Division Eight – Advanced Airway (Elective)
38. Advanced Airway Management
Appendices
A Additional Skills
B. National Registry Skills Sheets
Glossary
Illustration
Credits
Index
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Paperback, 880 pages, publication date: OCT-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03272-8
ISBN-10: 0-323-03272-9
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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