Prentice Hall

EMS & Fire Science (Brady)



Intermediate Emergency Care: Principles and Practice
Bryan E. Bledsoe
Robert S. Porter, M.A., NREMT-P
Richard A. Cherry, M.S., NREMT-P, SUNY, Syracuse

ISBN-10: 0131136070
ISBN-13: 9780131136076

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 1424 pp
Published: 10/23/2003

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For Intermediate-level courses in Emergency Care.

Comprehensive, accurate, and level-appropriate, Intermediate Care: Principles and Practices gives students a solid foundation of essential practice skills and provides the underlying principles upon which those skills are based. Correlated to the U.S. Department of Transportation's 1999 National Standard Curriculum for EMT-Intermediate, this text provides all the background content and skills coverage required for Intermediate-level education.

  • Comprehensive, clear writing style—Uses a style that has proven successful with students; the text utilizes the model presented in the popular Paramedic Care series.

    • Allows students to understand the “whys” behind the “hows” in EMT-I practice.

  • U.S. DOT 1999 National Standard curriculum for EMT-Intermediate—Covers all five modules of the curriculum: Preparatory Information, Patient Assessment, Trauma Emergencies, Medical Emergencies, and Special Considerations.

    • Provides students with all the background content and skills coverage required for Intermediate-level education.

  • Accurate and timely—Reflects the best and latest in scientific and medical practice; written and reviewed by experts in the field.

    • Gives students a meaningful text that can serve as a valuable reference for the future.

  • Topical coverage—Includes a chapter on the EMS response to terrorist attacks and weapons of mass destruction.

    • Explains to students the EMT-I's role in these new scenarios.

  • Case studies.

    • Introduces students to real-life scenes in which the chapter content occurs.

  • Content review, running glossary, and key points—Contained within the margins of the text.

    • Provides students with a review outline, fundamentals, and common terms and definitions.

  • Procedure scans.

    • Gives students step-by-step visual support on how to support skills.

  • “Patho Pearls.”

    • Gives students a snapshot of the pathophysiology they'll encounter in the field.

  • Documentation, medical calculations, legal notes, and cultural considerations.

    • Shows students techniques, practices, and ethical considerations; as well as insights into different cultures.

  • Complete support package—Includes a Workbook, Instructor's Resource Manual, Test Manager, PowerPoints, and a Companion Website—not offered by the competition.

    • Provides instructors with a complete training solution.



Precautions on Bloodborne Pathogens and Infectious Diseases.

I. PREPARATORY INFORMATION.

 1. Foundations of the EMT-Intermediate.

 2. Overview of Human Systems.

 3. Emergency Pharmacology.

 4. Venous Access and Medication Administration.

 5. Airway Management and Ventilation.

II. PATIENT ASSESSMENT.

 6. History Taking.

 7. Techniques of Physical Examination.

 8. Patient Assessment in the Field.

 9. Clinical Decision Making.

10. Communications.

11. Documentation.

III. TRAUMA EMERGENCIES.

12. Trauma and Trauma Systems.

13. Blunt Trauma.

14. Penetrating Trauma.

15. Hemorrhage and Shock.

16. Burns.

17. Thoracic Trauma.

18. Trauma Management Skills.

IV. MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.

19. Respiratory Emergencies.

20. Cardiovascular Emergencies.

21. Diabetic Emergencies.

22. Allergic Reactions.

23. Poisonings/Overdose Emergencies.

24. Neurological Emergencies.

25. Non-Traumatic Abdominal Emergencies.

26. Environmental Emergencies.

27. Behavioral Emergencies.

28. Gynecological Emergencies.

V. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.

29. Obstetrical Emergencies.

30. Neonatal Resuscitation.

31. Pediatric Emergencies.

32. Geriatric Emergencies.

33. Assessment-Based Management.

34. Responding to Terrorist Acts.

Glossary.

Index.

Intermediate Emergency Care: Principles & Practice is a comprehensive text that gives the Intermediate-level student a solid foundation of essential practical skills and provides the underlying principles upon which those skills are based. Correlated to the U.S. Department of Transportation's 1999 National Standard Curriculum for EMT Intermediate, this text provides the background content and skills coverage required for Intermediate-level education.

The text covers all seven modules of the curriculum:

Division 1: Preparatory Information (includes Airway)
Division 2: Patient Assessment/
Division 3: Trauma Emergencies
Division 4: Medical Emergencies
Division 5: Special Considerations (includes Assessment-Based Management)

Dr. Bryan E. Bledsoe, lead author of the Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice series and Essentials of Paramedic Care, along with co-authors Robert Porter and Richard Cherry, have created a student-friendly text that will serve as a valuable tool for Intermediate education for years to come. In developing this text to meet the curriculum, the goals were threefold:

  • Comprehensive coverage. This text includes all material required for the U.S. DOT curriculum and, where appropriate, expanded information.
  • Accuracy. The material reflects the best and latest in scientific and medical practice, written and reviewed by experts.
  • Appropriate level. Concepts and terminology are clearly explained. Beginning at the level of the new student and progressing through the development of new and advanced concepts, this text will provide the student with a broad background of knowledge and a firm grasp of how to apply it to Intermediate-level emergency care.

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  • Companion WebSite - Bledsoe
    Bledsoe
    © 2004 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131136313 | ISBN-13: 9780131136311
    URL: http://www.prenhall.com/bledsoe


  • Instructor's Resource Manual
    Bledsoe
    © 2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 832 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131136321 | ISBN-13: 9780131136328

    Instructor's Resource Manual
    Bledsoe
    © 2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper;832 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131136321 | ISBN-13: 9780131136328

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  • PowerPoint Slides on CD
    Bledsoe
    © 2004 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131136348 | ISBN-13: 9780131136342

    PowerPoint Slides on CD
    Bledsoe
    © 2004 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131136348 | ISBN-13: 9780131136342

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  • TestGen
    Bledsoe
    © 2004 | Prentice Hall | Software | Instock
    ISBN-10: 013113633X | ISBN-13: 9780131136335

    TestGen
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    © 2004 | Prentice Hall | Software | Instock
    ISBN-10: 013113633X | ISBN-13: 9780131136335

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    • TestGen Testbank file - PC (zip) (1.7MB | zip file | Type: Assessment)
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  • Instructor's Jump Kit
    Brady
    © 2009 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Estimated Availability: 05/01/2009
    ISBN-10: 0135010764 | ISBN-13: 9780135010761


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