Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and InjuredBenjamin Gulli, Joseph A. Ciatolla, Leaugeay Barnes 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 |
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Other editions - View all
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured Aaos American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons No preview available - 2015 |
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured Aaos American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons No preview available - 2015 |
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons No preview available - 2010 |
Common terms and phrases
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