Paramedic exam review
By: Bob Elling, Kirsten M. Elling
Contributors: Elling, Kirsten M.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9781133131298; 9781133131304
Subjects: Emergency medicine; Examinations, questions; Emergency medical technicians
Notes: "Newly revised to reflect the requirements of the paramedic level of the National EMS Education Standards and the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for ECC and CPR"--Page 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: Workforce safety and wellness; title: EMS systems, roles and responsibilities of the paramedic; title: Public health and research; title: Communications: EMS systems & therapeutic; title: Documentation; title: Medical/legal issues; title: Anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology; title: Pathophysiology; title: Life span development; title: Principles of pharmacology and medication administration; title: Emergency medications; title: Airway management, respiration, and artificial ventilation; title: Scene size-up and primary assessment; title: History taking; title: Secondary assessment: medical patient; title: Secondary assessment: trauma patient; title: Monitoring devices and vital signs; title: Reassessment and clinical decision making; title: Critical thinking and assessment-based management; title: Medical overview; title: Respiratory; title: Cardiovascular; title: Neurology; title: Endocrine diseases; title: Allergies and immunology; title: Abdominal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and renal; title: Toxicology; title: Infectious diseases; title: Psychiatric; title: Hematology; title: Gynecology; title: Non-traumatic musculoskeletal disorders; title: Diseases of the ears, eyes, nose, and throat; title: Shock and resuscitation; title: Trauma overview; title: Bleeding, soft tissue trauma, and burns; title: Chest trauma; title: Nervous system and head, facial, neck, and spine trauma; title: Abdominal and genitourinary trauma; title: Orthopedic trauma; title: Environmental trauma; title: Special consideration in trauma and multisystem trauma; title: Obstetrics; title: Neonatal care and pediatrics; title: Geriatrics; title: Patients with special challenges; title: Principles of safety: operating an ambulance and air medical; title: Incident management, multiple casualty incidents; title: Vehicle extrication; title: Hazardous material awareness; title: Terrorism and disasters; title: Basic and advanced cardiac life support review.