Advanced EMT

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Using the National EMS Education Standards as a foundation, Advanced EMT: A Clinical-Reasoning Approach is designed to assist students in successfully completing their Advanced EMT course and ultimately obtaining their licensure. Special care has been taken to ensure that the latest applicable research was reviewed during the development of this text, resulting in our ability to deliver the latest evidence-based patient care to you and your students.

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Section 1 Preparing for Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Practice 1 1 Introduction to Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Practice 2 2 Emergency Medical Services, Health Care, and Public Health Systems 15 3 Workforce Wellness and Personal Safety 31 4 Ethical and Medical/Legal Considerations in Advanced EMT Practice 57 5 Ambulance Operations and Responding to EMS Calls 76 6 Communication and Teamwork 106
Section 2 Human Development, Health, and Disease 129 7 Medical Terminology 130 8 Human Body Systems 144 9 Life Span Development and Cultural Considerations 204 10 Pathophysiology: Selected Impairments of Homeostasis 224
Section 3 Pharmacology 255 11 Principles of Pharmacology 256 12 Medication Administration 275 13 Medications 313
Section 4 Assessment and Initial Management 325 14 General Approach to Patient Assessment and Clinical Reasoning 326 15 Scene Size-Up and Primary Assessment 343 16 Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygenation 366 17 Resuscitation: Managing Shock and Cardiac Arrest 413 18 Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices 447 19 History Taking, Secondary Assessment, and Reassessment 475
Section 5 Medical Emergencies 505 20 Respiratory Disorders 506 21 Cardiovascular Disorders 531 22 Neurologic Disorders 564 23 Endocrine Disorders 592 24 Abdominal Pain and Gastrointestinal Disorders 607 25 Renal, Genitourinary, and Gynecologic Disorders 626 26 Hematologic Disorders 650 27 Immunologic Disorders 663 28 Infectious Illnesses 675 29 Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal and Soft-Tissue Disorders 694 30 Disorders of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Oral Cavity 705 31 Mental Illness and Behavioral Emergencies 716 32 Toxicologic Emergencies 729
Section 6 Trauma 755 33 Trauma Systems and Incident Command 756 34 Mechanisms of Injury, Trauma Assessment, and Trauma Triage Criteria 772 35 Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns 796 36 Musculoskeletal Injuries 822 37 Head, Brain, Face, and Neck Trauma 844 38 Thoracic Trauma 861 39 Abdominal Trauma 876 40 Spine Injuries 886 41 Environmental Emergencies 906 42 Multisystem Trauma and Trauma Resuscitation 924
Section 7 Special Patient Populations 935 43 Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn 936 44 Pediatric Emergencies 968 45 Geriatrics 992 46 Patients with Special Challenges 1011
Section 8 Rescue and Special Operations 1027 47 Rescue Operations and Vehicle Extrication 1028 48 Hazardous Materials 1041 49 Response to Terrorism and Disasters 1055
Appendix 1: Endotracheal Intubation 1066 Appendix 2: Advanced ECG Recognition 1075 Appendix 3: Adult Intraosseous Infusion 1088 Appendix 4: Additional Emergency Medications 1089 Answer Key 1103 Glossary 1123 Index 1151