TY - BOOK AU - Bledsoe,Bryan E. AU - Porter,Robert S. AU - Cherry,Richard A. TI - Essentials of paramedic care SN - 0131711636 AV - RC86.7 .B594 2007 U1 - 616.025 22 PY - 2007///] CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson/Prentice Hall KW - Emergency medicine KW - Emergency medical technicians KW - Emergencies KW - Emergency medical services KW - Methodology KW - Emergency Treatment KW - methods KW - Physical Examination N1 - Accompanied by: 2 computer discs (CD-ROM); Includes bibliographical references (pages 1913-1921) and index; Ch. 1; Introduction to advanced prehospital care --; Ch. 2; Medical/legal aspects of advanced prehospital care --; Ch. 3; Anatomy and physiology --; Ch. 4; General principles of pathophysiology --; Ch. 5; Life-span development --; Ch. 6; General principles of pharmacology --; Ch. 7; Intravenous access and medication administration --; Ch. 8; Airway management and ventilation --; Ch. 9; Therapeutic communications --; Ch. 10; History taking --; Ch. 11; Physical exam techniques --; Ch. 12; Patient assessment in the field --; Ch. 13; Clinical decision making --; Ch. 14; Communications --; Ch. 15; Documentation --; Ch. 16; Trauma and trauma systems --; Ch. 17; Blunt trauma --; Ch. 18; Penetrating trauma --; Ch. 19; Hemorrhage and shock --; Ch. 20; Soft-tissue trauma --; Ch. 21; Burns --; Ch. 22; Musculoskeletal trauma --; Ch. 23; Head, facial, and neck trauma --; Ch. 24; Spinal trauma --; Ch. 25; Thoracic trauma --; Ch. 26; Abdominal trauma --; Ch. 27; Pulmonology --; Ch. 28; Cardiology --; Ch. 29; Neurology --; Ch. 30; Endocrinology --; Ch. 31; Allergies and anaphylaxis --; Ch. 32; Gastroenterology --; Ch. 33; Urology and nephrology --; Ch. 34; Toxicology and substance abuse --; Ch. 35; Hematology --; Ch. 36; Environmental emergencies --; Ch. 37; Infectious disease --; Ch. 38; Psychiatric and behavioral disorders --; Ch. 39; Gynecology --; Ch. 40; Obstetrics --; Ch. 41; Neonatology --; Ch. 42; Pediatrics --; Ch. 43; Geriatric emergencies --; Ch. 44; Abuse and assault --; Ch. 45; The challenged patient --; Ch. 46; Acute interventions for the chronic-care patient --; Ch. 47; Assessment-based management --; Ch. 48; Operations --; Ch. 49; Responding to terrorist acts ER -