Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured

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Benjamin Gulli, Joseph A. Ciatolla, Leaugeay Barnes
Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011 - Medical - 1566 pages
In 1971, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) published the first edition of Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured and created the backbone of EMS education. Now, the Tenth Edition of this gold standard training program raises the bar even higher with its world-class content and instructional resources that meet the diverse needs of today's educators and students.Based on the new National EMS Education Standards, the Tenth Edition offers complete coverage of every competency statement with clarity and precision in a concise format that ensures student comprehension and encourages critical thinking. The experienced author team and AAOS medical editors have transformed the Education Standards into a training program that reflects current trends in prehospital medicine and best practices. New cognitive and didactic material is presented, along with new skills and features, to create a robust and innovative training solution for your course that will engage student's minds.Interactive resources, including online testing and assessment materials, learning management system, and eLearning student resources, allow you the flexibility to build the course that works best for you and your students. The Tenth Edition is the only way to prepare EMT students for the challenges they will face in the field.
 

Contents

EMS Systems
4
Preparatory
6
Components of the EMS System
14
Roles and Responsibilities of the
23
Workforce Safety and Wellness
32
Skill Drill 22 Proper Glove Removal Technique
38
Establishing an Infection Control Routine
40
Workplace Issues
52
Types of Shock
560
The Progression of Shock
567
Prep
594
Injuries of the Face and Neck
813
Pharmacology
938
1142
981
Introduction
1001
Skill Drill 116 Performing CPR on a Child
1019

Caring for Critically Ill and Injured Patients
58
Preventing Injury
67
Prep
75
78
193
Skill Drill 71 Oral Medication Administration
233
Patient Assessment
255
Skill Drill 81 Rapid Scan
276
Skill Drill 82 Performing the FullBody Scan
292
Skill Drill 83 Obtaining Blood Pressure
299
Airway
319
Skill Drill 91 Performing Pulse Oximetry
335
Skill Drill 94 Inserting an Oral Airway
341
Skill Drill 97 Placing an Oxygen Cylinder
350
Skill Drill 98 Performing MouthtoMask
357
Skill Drill 99 Using the CPAP
364
Skill Drill 101 Treating Shock
394
Skill Drill 111 Positioning the Patient
418
Skill Drill 112 Performing Chest Compressions
424
Skill Drill 115 Performing Infant Chest
434
261
441
280
448
343
476
Shock
491
Cardiovascular Emergencies
525
380
543
Skill Drill 171 Administering Glucose
1039
Skill Drill 321 Positioning the Airway in a Pediatric
1161
1001
1168
BLS Resuscitation
1171
Toxicology
1223
Changes in the Gastrointestinal System
1231
Skill Drill 322 Inserting an Oropharyngeal Airway
1304
Skill Drill 324 OneRescuer BagMask Device
1311
Skill Drill 325 Immobilizing a Patient
1317
Special Considerations in Assessing Geriatric
1376
Trauma Patients
1384
Introduction
1391
Developmental Disability
1400
Patients With Medical Technology Assistance
1427
Suicide
1428
Medical Overview
1436
EMS Operations
1440
Lifting and Moving Patients
1454
Body Mechanics
1463
Skill Drill 402 Performing Orotracheal Intubation
1472
Skill Drill 403 Spiking the
1482
598
1506
Nonurgent Moves
1546
Negligence
1549
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