Prehospital Emergency Care, Pearson New International Edition, 10th edition

Published by Pearson (October 3, 2013) © 2014

  • Joseph J. Mistovich
  • Keith J Karren Brigham Young University
  • Brent Q. Hafen late of Brigham Young University
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For courses in Prehospital Emergency Care

Prehospital Emergency Care meets the National EMS Education Standards and is the most complete resource for EMT-B training. This best-selling, student-friendly book contains clear, step-by-step explanations with comprehensive, stimulating, and challenging material that prepares users for real on-the-job situations. Featuring case studies, state-of-the-art scans, algorithms, protocols, and the inclusion of areas above and beyond the DOT protocols, the tenth edition effectively prepares students for success. The assessment and emergency care sections provide the most up-to-date strategies for providing competent care; and the enrichment sections further enhance students' ability to assess and manage ill and injured patients in prehospital environments. The text's table of contents is organised to follow the National EMS Educational Standards.

Table of contents

  • PART 1
  • Standard Preparatory
  • Standard Public Health
  • 1. Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health
  • 2. Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT
  • 3. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
  • 4. Documentation
  • 5. Communication
  • 6. Lifting and Moving Patients
  • PART 2
  • Standard Anatomy and Physiology
  • Standard Medical Terminology
  • 7. Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology
  • PART 3
  • Standard Pathophysiology
  • 8. Pathophysiology
  • PART 4
  • Standard Life Span Development
  • 9. Life Span Development
  • PART 5
  • Standard Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation
  • 10. Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation
  • PART 6
  • Standard Assessment
  • 11. Baseline Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking
  • 12. Scene Size-Up
  • 13. Patient Assessment
  • PART 7
  • Standard Pharmacology
  • 14. Pharmacology and Medication Administration
  • PART 8
  •  Standard Shock and Resuscitation
  • 15. Shock and Resuscitation
  • PART 9
  • Standard Medicine
  • 16. Respiratory Emergencies
  • 17. Cardiovascular Emergencies
  • 18. Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache
  • 19. Seizures and Syncope
  • 20. Acute Diabetic Emergencies
  • 21. Anaphylactic Reactions
  • 22. Toxicologic Emergencies
  • 23. Abdominal, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies
  • 24. Environmental Emergencies
  • 25. Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies
  • 26. Behavioral Emergencies
  • PART 10
  • Standard Trauma
  • 27. Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System
  • 28. Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma
  • 29. Burns
  • 30. Musculoskeletal Trauma
  • 31. Head Trauma
  • 32. Spinal Column and Spinal Cord Trauma
  • 33. Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma
  • 34. Chest Trauma
  • 35. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
  • 36. Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations
  • PART 11
  • Standard Special Patient Populations
  • 37. Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn
  • 38. Pediatrics
  • 39. Geriatrics
  • 40. Patients with Special Challenges
  • 41. The Returning Combat Veteran
  • PART 12
  • Standard EMS Operations
  • 42. Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response
  • 43. Gaining Access and Patient Extrication
  • 44. Hazardous Materials
  • 45. Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management
  • 46. EMS Response to Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • Appendix 1. ALS-Assist Skills
  • Appendix 2. Advanced Airway Management
  • Answer Key
  • Glossary
  • Index

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