Prehospital emergency care / Joseph J. Mistovich, Brent Q. Hafen, Keith J. Karren ; medical editor, Howard A. Werman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mistovich, Joseph J.

Contributor:

Hafen, Brent Q.

Karren, Keith J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency medicine.

Emergency medical technicians.

Emergency Medical Services.

Crisis Intervention.

Emergency Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

Emergency Medical Services.

Crisis Intervention.

Emergency Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, [2004]

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Macintosh OS 8.6 or higher; or Windows 98, 2000/ME/XP and NT.

text file

Summary:

Key Benefit: The seventh edition of this best-selling, reader-friendly book contains clear, step-by-step explanations with understandable material that is comprehensive, stimulating, and challenging enough to prepare and equip practitioners for real-life situations. Key Topics: Contains assessment flowcharts illustrating care steps for breathing difficulty, cardiac compromise, diabetic emergencies, bleeding and shock, burns, head injuries, newborn resuscitation, and many more. Assessment summaries, protocols, and algorithms summarize care for, but not limited to cardiac arrest, stroke, allergic reaction, near-drowning, abdominal injuries, and pediatric emergencies. Market: For serious EMT-B's who want to go above and beyond the D.O.T. requirements.

Contents:

Module 1 Preparatory

Chapter 1 Introduction to Emergency Medical Care 1

Chapter 2 The Well-Being of the EMT-Basic 12

Chapter 3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues 29

Chapter 4 The Human Body 40

Chapter 5 Baseline Vital Signs and History Taking 72

Chapter 6 Preparing to Lift and Move Patients 86

Module 2 Airway

Chapter 7 Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygen Therapy 95

Module 3 Patient Assessment

Chapter 8 Scene Size-Up 142

Chapter 9 Patient Assessment 160

Chapter 10 Assessment of Geriatric Patients 238

Chapter 11 Communication 258

Chapter 12 Documentation 270

Module 4 Medical, Behavioral, and Obstetrics/Gynecology

Chapter 13 General Pharmacology 283

Chapter 14 Respiratory Emergencies 294

Chapter 15 Cardiac Emergencies 323

Chapter 16 Automated External Defibrillation 348

Chapter 17 Altered Mental Status and Diabetic Emergencies 369

Chapter 18 Acute Stroke: Altered Speech, Sensory Function, Motor Function, or Mental Status 393

Chapter 19 Seizures and Syncope 409

Chapter 20 Allergic Reaction 422

Chapter 21 Poisoning Emergencies 438

Chapter 22 Drug and Alcohol Emergencies 462

Chapter 23 Acute Abdominal Pain 478

Chapter 24 Environmental Emergencies 493

Chapter 25 Drowning, Submersion, and Diving Emergencies 525

Chapter 26 Behavioral Emergencies 543

Chapter 27 Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies 559

Module 5 Trauma

Chapter 28 Mechanisms of Injury: Kinetics of Trauma 590

Chapter 29 Bleeding and Shock 608

Chapter 30 Soft Tissue Injuries 632

Chapter 31 Burn Emergencies 655

Chapter 32 Musculoskeletal Injuries 675

Chapter 33 Injuries to the Head 700

Chapter 34 Injuries to the Spine 717

Chapter 35 Eye, Face, and Neck Injuries 756

Chapter 36 Chest, Abdomen, and Genitalia Injuries 777

Chapter 37 Agricultural and Industrial Emergencies 805

Module 6 Infants and Children

Chapter 38 Infants and Children 816

Module 7 Operations

Chapter 39 Moving Patients 863

Chapter 40 Ambulance Operations 881

Chapter 41 Gaining Access and Extrication 903

Chapter 42 Hazardous Materials Emergencies 917

Chapter 43 Multiple-Casualty Incidents 936

Chapter 44 EMS Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction 952

Module 8 Advanced Airway Elective

Chapter 45 Advanced Airway Management 969

Appendix 1 Basic Life Support 1

Appendix 2 National Registry Skill Sheets 1.

Notes:

At head of cover title: Brady.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0131124870

0130492884

OCLC:

148214133