MedEMT

A Learning System for Prehospital Care

Mark G. Wills, Grant Goold, Lee Watson (Autoren)

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896 Seiten

2001
Prentice-Hall
978-0-8385-6369-4 (ISBN)

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Addresses the Department of Transportation's National Standard Curriculum for training EMT-Basics. This text describes various skills and procedures, including illustrations, study aids of EMTs. It is useful for students involved in ambulance services, fire and police departments, rescue squads, and corporate safety and military personnel.

Developed to address the Department of Transportation's National Standard Curriculum for training EMT-Basics, this unique text can be used on its own or in conjunction with the MedEMT:Emergency Medical Training CD-ROM. This full-color, user-friendly text describes all required skills and procedures, including numerous illustrations, study aids, and features highlighting important information. Ideal for students involved in ambulance services, fire and police departments, rescue squads, and corporate safety and military personnel, this engaging text ensures the mastery of the skills and concepts crucial to professional EMTs.

1. Introduction to Emergency Medical Care.

2. The Well-Being of the EMT-Basic.

3. Medical/Legal and Ethical Issues.

4. The Human Body.

5. Vital Signs and SAMPLE History.

6. Lifting and Moving Patients.

7. Airway Management.

8. Scence Size-up and Initial Assessment.

9. History and Physical Exam.

10. General Pharmacology.

11. Respiratory Emergencies.

12. Cardiovascular Emergencies.

13. Neurological, Diabetic, and Behavioral Emergencies.

14. Allergic Reactions.

15. Poisonings.

16. Environmental Emergencies.

17. Obstetrics/Gynecology.

18. Trauma-Mechanism of Injury.

19. Trauma-Bleeding and Shock.

20. Trauma-Soft Tissue Injuries.

21. Trauma-Musculoskeletal Injuries.

22. Trauma-Head and Spine Injuries.

23. Infants and Children.

24. Operations.

Appendix A: Infection Control.

Appendix B: Basic Life Support.

Appendix C: Advanced Airway Management.

Appendix D: Medical Terminology.

Glossary.

Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.11.2001
Verlagsort	Harlow
Sprache	englisch
Maße	203 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1000 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Rettungsassistent / -sanitäter
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
ISBN-10	0-8385-6369-4 / 0838563694
ISBN-13	978-0-8385-6369-4 / 9780838563694
Zustand	Neuware