EMS & Fire Science (Brady)

• In this newly revised second edition, the pharmacology information has been updated to include virtually every drug used by the EMT-Intermediate.
• Written by the authors of the best-selling Paramedic Emergency Care, Third Edition, this text follows the current United States D.O.T. National Standard Curriculum for Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate. It offers comprehensive instruction in all EMT-I skills with a strong emphasis on safety and infectious disease precautions.
• The text's informative, easy-to-read prose explains both essential and optional EMT-Intermediate skills so students clearly understand what will be expected of them as providers. A wealth of richly-detailed, full-color illustrations help them visualize the emergency situations in which their skills will be so vitally important.

• New appendix on Pharmacology for the EMT-Intermediate.

• Comprehensive, up-to-date instruction that follows U.S.D.O.T. National Standard Curriculum.

• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Skills Performance Sheets for self-review and practice.

• Appendices that address state-to-state variations in EMT-I education, with up-to-date clinical information.

• Full-color photographs and detailed skills illustrations throughout.

• An introductory section on infectious disease precautions.

• Extensive learning aids that include chapter objectives, highlighted key terms and phrases, case studies, and numerous charts, tables, and illustrations.

1. Roles and Responsibilities of the EMT-Intermediate.


2. Emergency Medical Services Systems.


3. Medical-Legal Considerations of Emergency Care.


4. Medical Terminology.


5. EMS Communications.


6. General Patient Assessment and Initial Management.


7. Advanced Airway Management and Ventilation.


8. Fluids and Shock.


Appendix I. Defibrillation.


Appendix II. Blood Glucose Determination.


Appendix III. Pharmacology for the EMT-Intermediate.


Appendix IV. Accessing Indwelling Catheters.


Appendix V. Pulse Oximetry.


National Registry Skill Sheets.


Glossary.


Index.

Emergency Medical Technician (Intermediate)  (Emergency Medical Services (Brady))

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  Intermediate Emergency Care: 1985 Curriculum, 3/E
  Bledsoe, Porter, Cherry & Snyder
  ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 1040 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136140475 | ISBN-13: 9780136140474
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  Intermediate Emergency Care: 1985 Currciulum meets the standards outlined by the 1985 DOT Intermediate Curriculum.  

  The textbook has been completely updated to include today’s terminology, technology, procedures, medications, as well as the AHA’s 2005 guidelines.

Instructor's Resource Manual, 2/E
Bledsoe, Porter & Cherry
©1998 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 320 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 083595241X | ISBN-13: 9780835952415

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