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Ever since the first EMT book was written, there have been two philosophies chosen by the authors for the reader: One type is to provide for the minimal required information and to meet only the minimum standards required by the profession. At the other end of the spectrum is the philosophy that is written to be all-inclusive. This will give the student reader (and ultimately patient care provider) the strongest knowledge possible. If you or your family were to become sick or injured in the middle of the night, in the blowing snow or in the cold rain, do you want the EMT taking care of you to be the very best they possibly could be or simply one who has taken the course to “get by”? This book is not a “get by” book. This book is not written by “get by” authors. This book is not edited by “get by” editors. Just open this book and look at the four editors—four better people in the United States to write such a book could not have been chosen.
Norman E. McSwain, Jr., MD, FACS, NREMT-P
Professor of Surgery
Tulane University
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1:EMS Profession
Chapter 2:The Well-Being of the Paramedic
Chapter 3:Professional Ethics
Chapter 4:Medical/Legal Issues
Chapter 5: Clinical Decision Making/Assessment-Based Information
Chapter 6:Medical Terminology
Chapter 7:Anatomy Overview
Chapter 8:Physiology Concepts Overview
Chapter 9:Therapeutic Communication and History Taking
Chapter 10:The Normal Physical Examination
Chapter 11:Airway and Airway Management
Chapter 12:Ventilation and Oxygenation
Chapter 13:Shock
Chapter 14:Patient Assessment
Chapter 15:Pharmacology
Chapter 16:Medication Adinistration aAdministration Documentation
Chapter 17:Mechanism of Injury
Chapter 18:Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock
Chapter 19:Head, Face and Neck Trauma
Chapter 20:Thoracic Trauma
Chapter 21:Abdominal Trauma
Chapter 22:Spinal Trauma
Chapter 23:Musculoskeletal Trauma
Chapter 24:Soft Tissue and Burns Trauma
Chapter 25: Assessing Multi-System Trauma Patients
Chapter 26:Trauma and Trauma Systems/Epidemiology/Prevention
Chapter 27:Pulmonary
Chapter 28:Cardiology
Chapter 29:Neurology
Chapter 30:Endocrinology
Chapter 31:Allergies and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 32:Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Chapter 33:Gastroenterology
Chapter 34:Toxicology
Chapter 35:Urology
Chapter 36:Hematology
Chapter 37:Environmental Conditions
Chapter 38: Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat
Chapter 39:Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 40:Obstetrics/Gynecology:Female Emergencies
Chapter 41:Neonatology
Chapter 42:Pediatrics
Chapter 43:Geriatrics
Chapter 44:Abuse and Neglect
Chapter 45:Patients with Special Challenges
Chapter 46:Acute Interventions for the Out of Hospital Patient
Chapter 47:Cultural Responses to Medical Illnesses
Chapter 48:Ambulance Operations
Chapter 49:Medical Incident Command
Chapter 50:Rescue Awareness and Operations
Chapter 51:Operational Interface with Other Public Safety
Chapter 52:Hazardous Materials Incidents
Chapter 53:Special Events/Mass Gatherings
Chapter 54:Responding to the WMD Event
Features
At the beginning of each chapter, you will see Do/Ask and Sick/Not Yet Sick boxes. These boxes identify the assessment actions and interview questions that you will be able to apply pertaining to the chapter material.
To be a “critical thinker” the paramedic needs to recognize interdependencies. Throughout our text you will find Connections boxes that tie the content being discussed at that point of the chapter to material in other chapters.
Thousands of images showing skills, traumatic conditions, and illnesses in detail never published before are waiting for you in the online learning center and student worktext..
Supplements and Resources
Instructor DVD to accompany The Paramedic ISBN: 0073202673
The Paramedic Companion: A Case-based Worktext with Student CD ISBN: 007320532X
Package Options
The Paramedic w/ Drug Reference Guide + The Paramedic Companion Worktext ISBN 0078181550
The Paramedic w/ Drug Reference Guide + The Paramedic Companion + Paramedic Review DVD/CD ISBN: 0078181828
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