Essentials of paramedic care
Subtitle: principles & practice
By: Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, Richard A. Cherry.
Contributors: Porter, Robert S., 1950-; Cherry, Richard A.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 2080
Subjects: Emergency medicine.; Emergency medical technicians.; Emergency Treatment -- methods.; Emergencies.; Emergency Medical Services -- methods.; Physical Examination -- methods.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to advanced prehospital care; title: Medical/legal aspects of advanced prehospital care; title: Anatomy and physiology; title: General principles of pathophysiology; title: Life span development; title: General principles of pharmacology; title: Medication administration; title: Airway management and ventilation; title: Therapeutic communications; title: History taking; title: Physical exam techniques; title: Patient assessment in the field; title: Clinical decision-making; title: Communications; title: Documentation; title: Trauma and trauma systems; title: Blunt trauma; title: Penetrating trauma; title: Hemorrhage and shock; title: Soft-tissue trauma; title: Burns; title: Musculoskeletal trauma; title: Head, facial, and neck trauma; title: Spinal trauma; title: Thoracic trauma; title: Abdominal trauma; title: Pulmonology; title: Cardiology; title: Neurology; title: Endocrinology; title: Allergies and anaphylaxis; title: Gastroenterology; title: Urology and nephrology; title: Toxicology and substance abuse; title: Hematology; title: Environmental emergencies; title: Infectious disease; title: Psychiatric and behavioral emergencies; title: Gynecology; title: Obstetrics; title: Neonatology; title: Pediatrics; title: Geriatric emergencies; title: Abuse and assault; title: The challenged patient; title: Acute interventions for the chronic-care patient; title: Assessment-based management; title: Operations; title: Responding to terrorist attacks.