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100 1 $aMistovich, Joseph J.
245 10 $aPrehospital emergency care /$cJoseph J. Mistovich, Keith J. Karren ; medical editor, Howard A. Werman ; legacy author, Brent Q. Hafen.
250 $a9th ed.
260 $aBoston :$bBrady/Pearson,$cc2010.
300 $a1, 1,534 p. :$bill ;$c28 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 2 $apt. 1. Preparatory, public health. 1. Emergency medical care systems, research, and public health : The emergency medical services system ; The EMT ; Research and EMS care ; Public health -- 2. Workforce safety and wellness of the EMT : Emotional aspects of emergency care ; Scene safety ; Wellness principles -- 3. Medical, legal, and ethical issues : The scope of practice ; Issues of patient consent and refusal ; Other legal aspects of emergency care -- 4. Documentation : Functions of the prehospital care report ; Collection of data in prehospital care reports ; Legal concerns ; Special situations ; Alternative documentation methods ; Medical abbreviations -- 5. Communication : EMS communications system ; Communicating within the system ; Team communication and dynamics ; Therapeutic communication -- 6. Lifting and moving patients : Body mechanics for safe lifting ; General guidelines for lifting and moving ; Lifting and moving patients ; Packaging for transportation ; General guidelines for carrying a patient using a backboard, portable stretcher, or flexible stretcher -- pt. 2. Anatomy and physiology, medical terminology. 7. Anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology : Anatomical terms ; Body systems ; Medical terminology -- pt. 3. Pathophysiology. 8. Pathophysiology : Cellular metabolism ; Components necessary for adequate perfusion -- pt. 4. Life span development. 9. Life span development -- pt. 5. Airway management, respiration, and artificial ventilation. 10. Airway management, artificial ventilation, and oxygenation : Respiration ; Respiratory system review ; Airway assessment ; Assessment of breathing ; Assessing for adequate breathing ; Making the decision to ventilate or not ; Techniques of artificial ventilation ; Special considerations in airway management and ventilation ; Oxygen therapy.
505 2 $apt. 6. Assessment. 11. Baseline vital signs, monitoring devices, and history taking : Gathering patient information ; Baseline vital signs ; Monitoring equipment ; Preparing to take the history ; Taking the history -- 12. Scene size-up : Take the necessary standard precautions and other personal protection precautions ; Determine scene safety ; Determine the nature of the problem ; Determine the number of patients -- 13. Patient assessment : Scene size-up ; Primary assessment ; Form a general impression of the patient ; Assess level of consciousness (mental status) ; Assess the airway ; Assess breathing ; Assess circulation ; Establish patient priorities ; Secondary assessment ; Overview of secondary assessment: anatomical and body systems approaches, baseline vital signs, and history ; Secondary assessment: trauma patient ; Reevaluate the mechanism of injury ; Rapid secondary assessment: trauma patient with significant mechanism of injury, altered mental status, multiple injuries, or critical finding (unstable) ; Modified secondary assessment: trauma patient with no significant mechanism of injury, altered mental status, multiple injuries, or critical finding (stable) ; Secondary assessment: medical patient who is not alert or is disoriented, is responding only to verbal or painful stimuli, or is unresponsive ; Responsive medical patient who is alert and oriented ; Reassessment: purposes of the reassessment ; Repeat the primary assessment ; Complete the reassessment -- pt. 7. Pharmacology. 14. Pharmacology and medication administration : Administering medications ; Medications commonly administered by the EMT ; Medication names ; Routes of administration ; Medication forms ; Essential medication information ; Key steps in administering medications ; Reassessment following administration ; Sources of medication information.
505 2 $apt. 8. Shock and resuscitation. 15. Shock and resuscitation : Shock ; Resuscitation in cardiac arrest ; Automated external defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation ; Recognizing and treating cardiac arrest ; Special considerations for the AED -- pt. 9. Medicine. 16. Respiratory emergencies : Respiratory anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology ; Respiratory distress ; Pathophysiology of conditions that cause respiratory distress ; Metered-dose inhalers and small-volume nebulizers ; Age-related variations: pediatrics and geriatrics ; Assessment and care: general guidelines -- 17. Cardiovascular emergencies : Review of the circulatory system anatomy and physiology ; Cardiac compromise and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) ; Nitroglycerin ; Age-related variations: pediatrics and geriatrics ; Assessment and care: general guidelines -- 18. Altered mental status, stroke, and headache : Altered mental status ; Stroke ; Headache -- 19. Seizures and syncope : Seizure ; Syncope -- 20. Acute diabetic emergencies : Understanding diabetes mellitus ; Acute diabetic emergencies ; Assessment-based approach: altered mental status in a diabetic emergency -- 21. Anaphylactic reactions -- 22. Toxicologic emergencies : Poisons and poisonings ; Ingested poisons ; Inhaled poisons ; Injected poisons ; Absorbed poisons ; Specific types of poisoning ; Poison control centers ; Drug and alcohol emergencies ; Specific substance abuse considerations -- 23. Abdominal, gynecologic, genitourinary, and renal emergencies : Acute abdomen ; Gynecologic emergencies ; Genitourinary/renal emergencies -- 24. Environmental emergencies : Heat and cold emergencies ; Exposure to cold ; Exposure to heat ; Bites and stings ; Lightning strike injuries ; High-altitude sickness -- 25. Submersion incidents: drowning and diving emergencies : Water-related emergencies ; Scuba or deepwater diving emergencies -- 26. Behavioral emergencies : Behavioral problems ; Dealing with behavioral emergencies ; Legal considerations.
505 2 $apt. 10. Trauma. 27. Trauma overview: the trauma patient and the trauma system : The kinetics of trauma ; Mechanisms of injury ; The multisystem trauma patient ; The golden period ; The trauma system ; Golden principles of prehospital trauma care -- 28. Bleeding and soft tissue trauma : External bleeding ; Internal bleeding ; Factors that may increase bleeding ; Hemorrhagic shock ; Soft tissue trauma ; Closed soft tissue injuries ; Open soft tissue injuries ; Dressings and bandages -- 29. Burns : The skin: structure and function review ; Airway, breathing, and circulation ; Effects of burns on body systems ; Assessment and care of burns -- 30. Musculoskeletal trauma : Musculoskeletal system review ; Injuries to bones and joints ; Basics of splinting -- 31. Head trauma : Anatomy of the skull and brain ; Head injury -- 32. Spinal column and spinal cord trauma : Anatomy and physiology of spine injury ; Emergency care for suspected spine injury ; Guidelines for immobilization ; Special considerations -- 33. Eye, face, and neck trauma : Anatomy of the eye, face, and neck ; Eye, face, and neck injuries ; Specific injuries involving the eye, face, and neck -- 34. Chest trauma : The chest -- 35. Abdominal and genitourinary trauma : The abdomen ; Genital trauma -- 36. Multisystem trauma and trauma in special patient populations : Multisystem trauma ; Trauma in special patient populations ; Assessment-based approach: multisystem trauma and trauma in special patient populations -- pt. 11. Special patient populations. 37. Obstetrics and care of the newborn : Anatomy and physiology of the obstetric patient ; Antepartum (predelivery) emergencies ; Labor and normal delivery ; Abnormal delivery ; Care of the newborn -- 38. Pediatrics : Dealing with caregivers ; Dealing with the child ; assessment-based approach to pediatric emergencies ; Airway and respiratory problems in pediatric patients ; Specific pediatric respiratory and cardiopulmonary conditions ; Other pediatric medical conditions and emergencies ; pediatric trauma ; Child abuse and neglect ; Special care considerations -- 39. Geriatrics : Effects of aging on body systems ; Special geriatric assessment findings ; Assessment-based approach: geriatric patients -- 40. Patients with special challenges : Recognizing the patient with special challenges ; Sensory impairments ; Cognitive and emotional impairments ; Paralysis ; Obesity ; Homelessness and poverty ; Abuse ; Technology dependence ; Airway and respiratory devices ; Vascular access devices ; Renal failure and dialysis ; Gastrointestinal and genitourinary devices ; Intraventricular shunts ; Terminally ill patients.
505 2 $apt. 12. EMS operations. 41. Ambulance operations and air medical response : Driving the ambulance ; Warning devices ; Roadway incident scene safety ; Phases of an ambulance call ; Air medical transport ; Security and safety -- 42. Gaining access and patient extrication : Planning ahead ; Sizing up the scene ; Gaining access ; Extrication ; Specialized stabilization, extrication, and disentanglement techniques -- 43. Hazardous materials : Identifying hazardous materials ; Guidelines for hazardous materials rescues -- 44. Multiple-casualty incidents and incident management : Multiple-casualty incidents ; National incident management system ; Triage ; Disaster management -- 45. EMS response to terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction : Weapons of mass destruction ; Prehospital response to terrorism involving WMD ; Conventional weapons and incendiary devices ; Chemical agents ; Biological agents ; Nuclear weapons and radiation ; Personal protection and patient decontamination -- Appendix 1. ALS-assist skills : Assisting in intravenous therapy ; ECG lead placement -- Appendix 2. Advanced airway management : Airway and respiratory anatomy and physiology ; Basic airway management ; Orotracheal intubation ; Orotracheal suctioning ; Alternative intubation methods ; Orotracheal intubation in infants and children ; Nasogastric insertion in infants and children.
520 1 $a"The most complete resource for EMT-B training, this best-selling, reader-friendly book contains clear, step-by-step explanations with comprehensive, stimulating, and challenging material that prepares and equips users for real on-the-job situations. With its use of the case study model, state-of-the-art scans, algorithms, protocols, and the inclusion of areas above and beyond the DOT protocols, this new, 9th edition of Prehospital Emergency Care prepares users for success. The assessment and emergency care sections provide the most up-to-date strategies for providing competent care; and the enrichment sections further enhance readers' ability to assess and manage ill and injured patients in prehospital environments. Topics covered include an excellent introductory section that contains an overview of the human body, baseline vital signs, history taking, and ethical and legal issues. Subsequent chapters cover the airway; patient assessment; medical, behavioral, and obstetrics/gynecology; trauma; infants and children; operations; and advanced airway management. An excellent reference resource for emergency medical technicians."--Jacket.
650 0 $aEmergency medicine.
650 0 $aEmergency medical technicians.
700 1 $aKarren, Keith J.
700 1 $aWerman, Howard A.
700 1 $aHafen, Brent Q.
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