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For courses in Emergency Medical Technician Training and Emergency Medical Services

Help students think like EMTs with the gold standard for EMT training

For over 30 years, Emergency Care has provided generations of EMT students with the practical information they need to succeed in the classroom and in the field. Updated with the latest research and developments in emergency medical services, this edition meets the 2010 American Heart Association guidelines for CPR and ECC. Using the National EMS Education Standards as a foundation, Emergency Care goes beyond the Standards to provide the most current, accurate reflection of EMS practice today. The text integrates scientific principles in an easy-to-understand way, with a host of critical-thinking features that help students learn to think like EMTs.

Also available with MyBRADYLabTM

This title is also available with MyBRADYLab-an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.

NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyBRADYLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyBRADYLab, search for ISBN: 0134190750/9780134190754 Emergency Care plus MyBRADYLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Emergency Care
That package includes:

0133946096 / 9780133946093 MyBRADYLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Emergency Care
0134024559 / 9780134024554 Emergency Care

MyBRADYLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor.

Contents:

Section 1 - Foundations

Introduction to Emergency Medical Services and the Health Care System
The 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
The Primary Assessment
Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
Secondary Assessment
Communication and Documentation

Section 4 - Medical Emergencies

General Pharmacology
Respiratory Emergencies
Cardiac Emergencies
Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
Allergic Reaction
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
Pediatric Emergencies
Geriatric 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 ?

Appendices

Basic Cardiac Life Support Review
Medical Terminology
Glossary
Answer Key

Index