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Essentials of Paramedic Care, 2nd edition Update, will serve as a dependable guide and reference to advanced prehospital care. It is based on the 1998 U.S. Department of Transportationês Emergency Medical TechnicianãParamedic National Standard Curriculum and is divided into five divisions: This text, based on the widely used Paramedic Emergency Care text developed more than 20 years ago, will provide the core foundation for paramedic education. Coupled with quality classroom instruction and clinical rotations, readers are assured of receiving the knowledge and skills required of a quality paramedic. Essentials of Paramedic Care, 2nd edition Update, will prepare readers for their certification exam and for challenges they will encounter on the street.

Essentials of Paramedic Care Update: Pearson New International Edition

• Contents


• 1. Glossary


• A


• B


• C


• D


• E


• F


• G


• H


• I


• J


• K


• L


• M


• N


• O


• P


• Q


• R


• S


• T


• U


• V


• W


• X


• Y


• Z


• 2. Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care


• 3. Medical/Legal Aspects of Advanced Prehospital Care


• 4. Anatomy and Physiology


• 5. General Principles of Pathophysiology


• 6. Life-Span Development


• 7. General Principles of Pharmacology


• 8. Intravenous Access and Medication Administration


• 9. Airway Management and Ventilation


• 10. Therapeutic Communications


• 11. History Taking


• 12. Physical Exam Techniques


• 13. Patient Assessment in the Field


• 14. Clinical Decision Making


• 15. Communications


• 16. Documentation


• 17. Trauma and Trauma Systems


• 18. Blunt Trauma


• 19. Penetrating Trauma


• 20. Hemorrhage and Shock


• 21. Soft-Tissue Trauma


• 22. Burns


• 23. Musculoskeletal Trauma


• 24. Head, Facial, and Neck Trauma


• 25. Spinal Trauma


• 26. Thoracic Trauma


• 27. Abdominal Trauma


• 28. Pulmonology


• 29. Cardiology


• 30. Neurology


• 31. Endocrinology


• 32. Allergies and Anaphylaxis


• 33. Gastroenterology


• 34. Urology and Nephrology


• 35. Toxicology and Substance Abuse


• 36. Hematology


• 37. Environm