Full Description
Thoroughly updated and extensively illustrated, the revised reprint of "Mosby's Paramedic Textbook, 2nd Edition" provides complete coverage of prehospital care in a single, comprehensive text. And now, this widely acclaimed text has been updated to reflect the new 2000 guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care. The text explains the paramedic's role, the unique characteristics of prehospital care, the how-to's of patient assessment and emergency care for acutely ill and traumatically injured patients, and the principles and practice of emergency cardiac care, emergency pharmacology, infectious diseases, pediatric and geriatric emergencies.
Contents
Division One: Preparatory 1. EMS Systems/Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic 2. The Well-Being of the Paramedic 3. NEW! Illness and Injury Prevention 4. Medical/Legal Issues 5. NEW! Ethics 6. Overview of Human Systems 7. NEW! General Principles of Pathophysiology 8. Pharmacology 9. NEW! Medication Administration 10. NEW! Therapeutic Communications 11. Division Two: Airway Management and Ventilation 12. Airway Management and Ventilation 13. Division Three: Patient Assessment 14. NEW! History Taking 15. NEW! Techniques of Physical Examination 16. Patient Assessment 17. NEW! Clinical Decision Making 18. Communications 19. NEW! Documentation 20. Division Four: Trauma 21. Trauma Systems/Mechanism of Injury 22. Hemorrhage and Shock 23. Soft Tissue Trauma 24. Burns 25. Head and Facial Trauma 26. NEW! Spinal Trauma 27. Thoracic Trauma 28. Abdominal Trauma 29. NEW! Musculoskeletal Trauma 30. Division Five: Medical 31. Pulmonary 32. Cardiology 33. Neurology 34. NEW! Endocrinology 35. Allergies and Anaphylaxis 36. NEW! Gastroenterology 37. Urology 38. Toxicology 39. NEW! Hematology 40. Environmental Conditions 41. Infectious and Communicable Diseases 42. Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders 43. Gynecology 44. Obstetrics 45. Division Six: Special Considerations 46. Neonatology 47. Pediatrics 48. Geriatrics 49. NEW! Abuse and Neglect 50. NEW! Patients with Special Challenges 51. NEW! Acute Interventions for the Home Health Care Patient 52. Division Seven: Assessment-Based Management 53. NEW! Assessment Based Management 54. Division Eight: Operations 55. NEW! Ambulance Operations 56. NEW! Medical Incident Command 57. Rescue Awareness and Operations 58. Hazardous Materials Incidents 59. NEW! Crime Scene Awareness 60. Appendixes Emergency Drug Index NEW! Lifespan Development NEW! Website Addresses NEW! Injury Prevention NEW! Canadian EMS Suggested Readings (DOT References) Glossary
