Emergency care.
Material type: TextPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2009Edition: 11th ed. / Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe ; medical editor, Edward T. Dickinson ; legacy authors, Harvey D. Grant, Robert H. Murray Jr., J. David BergeronDescription: xlv, 1246 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + CD-ROM (12 cm)ISBN:- 9780135005231
- 013500523X
- 9780135005248 (case)
- 0135005248 (case)
- 616.025 22
- RC86.7 .B68 2009
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Includes index.
Introduction to emergency medical care -- The well-being of the EMT -- Medical/legal and ethical issues -- The human body -- Lifting and moving patients -- Airway management -- Scene size-up -- The initial assessment -- Vital signs and SAMPLE history -- Assessment of the trauma patient -- Assessment of the medical patient -- Ongoing assessment -- Communications -- Documentation -- General pharmacology -- Respiratory emergencies -- Cardiac emergencies -- Acute abdominal emergencies -- Diabetic emergencies and altered mental status -- Allergic reactions -- Poisoning and overdose emergencies -- Behavioral emergencies -- Obstetrics and gynecological emergencies -- Putting it all together for the medical patient -- Bleeding and shock -- Soft-tissue injuries -- Musculoskeletal injuries -- Injuries to the head and spine -- Putting it all together for the trauma patient -- Infants and children -- Patients with special needs -- Geriatric patients -- Ambulance operations -- Gaining access and rescue operations -- Special operations -- EMS response to terrorism -- Advanced airway management.
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: For Windows 200 or newer and Macintosh OSX.
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