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A standard in EMS Education for over 35 years - now with a bold, new approach and updated artwork and images
For over 35 years, Emergency Care has provided generations of EMT students with the practical information they need to succeed in the classroom and in the field. Using the National EMS Education Standards as a foundation, the text goes beyond the Standards to provide the most current, accurate reflection of EMS practice today. Multiple critical-thinking and decision-based features throughout help students integrate the need-to-know material of the classroom with the reality of being an EMT on the street. The 14th Edition has been updated throughout with the addition of more photos, fine-tuned patient care features, and significant reorganization involving the assessment, treatment, and care of children and older adults.
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Contents:

Table of Contents

SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS

Introduction to Emergency Medical Care
Well-Being of the EMT
Lifting and Moving Patients
Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Medical Terminology
Anatomy and Physiology
Principles of Pathophysiology
Life Span Development

SECTION 2: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATION, AND ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION

Airway Management
Respiration and Artificial Ventilation

SECTION 3: PATIENT ASSESSMENT

Scene Size-Up
Primary Assessment
Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
Principles of Assessment
Secondary Assessment
Reassessment
Communication and Documentation

SECTION 4: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

General Pharmacology
Respiratory Emergencies
Cardiac Emergencies
Resuscitation
Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
Allergic Reaction
Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies
Abdominal Emergencies
Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide
Hematologic and Renal Emergencies

SECTION 5: TRAUMA EMERGENCIES

Bleeding and Shock
Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chest and Abdominal Trauma
Musculoskeletal Trauma
Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine
Multisystem Trauma
Environmental Emergencies

SECTION 6: SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges

SECTION 7: OPERATIONS

EMS Operations
Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management
Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
EMS Response to Terrorism