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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.

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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

Product Description

Book by Sanders MSA EMTP Mick J McKenna RN BSN CEN EMT

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