Pearson eText Emergency Medical Responder -- Access Card, 11th Edition

Features

Fundamental EMR skills and knowledge

• The most up-to-date evidence¿-based medical practices are covered in each chapter, with an emphasis on the “why” of patient presentation.
• Step-by-step skills are presented in 90 photo scans, giving the reader a quick reference resource.
• New - New blood pressure guidelines from the American Hospital Association are included in Chapter 12, “Obtaining a Medical History and Vital Signs.”
  
  

New medical and administrative topics of the 11th edition

• New - New topics in Chapter 3, “Wellness and Safety of the Emergency Medical Responder,” include Zika and Ebola, the new Hepatitis B vaccine for adults, and hospice care for patients with terminal illnesses.
• New - New topics in Chapter 8, “Principles of Effective Documentation,” include HIPAA privacy concerns, error correction on electronic and paper PCRs, and the use of smartphone apps for patient documentation.
• New - New topics in Chapter 15, “Caring for Respiratory Emergencies,” includes new content on trauma-related respiratory compromise, pulmonary edema, pneumonia, and agonal respirations.
  
  

Critical-thinking opportunities

• Enhanced - First on Scene scenarios woven throughout each chapter have been enhanced. They place students in real-life emergency scenarios, offering a perspective unavailable with any other training resource.
• First on Scene Run Review feature at the end of each chapter includes critical-thinking questions related to the First on Scene scenario and asks students to consider how they might have reacted differently.
• Revised - Quick Quizzes at the end of each chapter have been revised to better assess the cognitive objectives. They include multiple-choice questions tied to DOT objectives as well as additional learning tasks.
  
  

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Emergency Medical Responder: First on Scene provides first responder­-level training for fire service, emergency, law enforcement, military, civil, and industrial personnel.

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