MyLab BRADY with Pearson eText Access Card for Emergency Care, 14th Edition

Features

Hallmark features of this title

Strategically organized material

• DOT Objectives are listed and follow the DOT numbering system. Each chapter lists the US DOT objectives along with page references.
• FYI sections broaden students' understanding of individual topics and provide material that goes beyond the DOT objectives.
• Chapter Review sections include a summary of key points, key terms and definitions, review questions, case studies and more.

Real-world guidance

• Street Scenes place chapter concepts within the context of real-life calls.
• Decision Points call out key decisions that are made during assessment and care of a patient.
• Critical Decision-Making exercises give students practice making patient-care choices on the scene.

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A standard in EMS Education for over 35 years - now with a bold, new approach and updated artwork and images
For over 35 years, Emergency Care has provided generations of EMT students with the practical information they need to succeed in the classroom and in the field. Using the National EMS Education Standards as a foundation, the text goes beyond the Standards to provide the most current, accurate reflection of EMS practice today. Multiple critical-thinking and decision-based features throughout help students integrate the need-to-know material of the classroom with the reality of being an EMT on the street. The 14th Edition has been updated throughout with the addition of more photos, fine-tuned patient care features, and significant reorganization involving the assessment, treatment, and care of children and older adults.
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Table of Contents

SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS

1. Introduction to Emergency Medical Care
2. Well-Being of the EMT
3. Lifting and Moving Patients
4. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
5. Medical Terminology
6. Anatomy and Physiology
7. Principles of Pathophysiology
8. Life Span Development

SECTION 2: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATION, AND ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION

1. Airway Management
2. Respiration and Artificial Ventilation

SECTION 3: PATIENT ASSESSMENT

1. Scene Size-Up
2. Primary Assessment
3. Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
4. Principles of Assessment
5. Secondary Assessment
6. Reassessment
7. Communication and Documentation

SECTION 4: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

1. General Pharmacology
2. Respiratory Emergencies
3. Cardiac Emergencies
4. Resuscitation
5. Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
6. Allergic Reaction
7. Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
8. Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies
9. Abdominal Emergencies
10. Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide
11. Hematologic and Renal Emergencies

SECTION 5: TRAUMA EMERGENCIES

1. Bleeding and Shock
2. Soft-Tissue Trauma
3. Chest and Abdominal Trauma
4. Musculoskeletal Trauma
5. Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine
6. Multisystem Trauma
7. Environmental Emergencies

SECTION 6: SPECIAL POPULATIONS

1. Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
2. Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges

SECTION 7: OPERATIONS

1. EMS Operations
2. Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management
3. Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
4. EMS Response to Terrorism