Prehospital Emergency Care, 10th Edition

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For courses in Prehospital Emergency Care

Prehospital Emergency Care, Tenth Edition, 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 organized to follow the National EMS Educational Standards.

The text offers a wealth of features to help readers study effectively and master the material.

• Objectives form the basis of each chapter and were developed around the Education Standards and Instructional Guidelines.
• Page numbers are included to identify where each key term first appears in the chapter.
• Media exercises for web links, animations, and videos related to chapter content can be found under mykit for this book at www.bradybooks.com.
• Located at the end of the chapter Navigation Guide, a Case Study draws students into the subject and creates a link between the text and real-life situations and experiences. The Case Study Follow-Up at the end of each chapter emphasizes key concepts learned and in-depth resolution.
• Assessment Tips offer readers clinical insights that EMTs often learn over time. These enable the EMT to more accurately conduct an assessment and interpret the findings.
• Understanding Body Processes features highlight the body processes that cause the conditions found by EMTs, creating the in-depth understanding that helps providers make the right decisions for patients.
• Drug Profiles provide medication name, indications, contraindications, medication form, dosage, administration, actions, side effects, and reassessment on medications commonly administered by EMTs.
• Emergency Care Algorithms are graphic pathways that visually summarize assessment and care steps for students.
• Now all located at the end of each chapter, EMT Skills present key information and step-by-step procedures for easy reference.

Prehospital Emergency Care, Tenth Edition, 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 organized 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