EMS & Fire Science (Brady)

This text is suited for EMS training courses at all levels, as well as emergency management training and more focused training courses in fire departments, the military, and the private sector. A street-wise guide for emergency responders and planners, this is the first text that fully integrates the National Incident Management System as the basis for a medical incident management system for disasters, terrorist events, and other mass casualty incidents.

• The first book to apply the Incident Management System (IMS) to EMS Operations.

  • IMS is an OSHA and EPA mandate for emergency responses to hazardous materials emergencies.

  • Based on military principles of command and control, IMS prepares civilian agencies to readily interface with military and federal law enforcement agencies.

• Includes detailed forms for system implementation in a given agency.

  • Makes for quick and easy implementation.

  • Ensures thorough preparation.

• Case studies link the academic concepts with real-world experiences.

• “Critical Factors” sidebars, included in each chapter, help students quickly identify important issues, and point out common pitfalls encountered during a mass casualty incident.

• Full of organizational charts that display the command system at all levels.

  • Show how this system can be adapted to both small events and large catastrophes.

  • Help readers develop a keen sense of how all the pieces fit together.

1. The Basics of Incident Management Systems.


2. Who's in Charge?


3. The Management Staff.


4. EMS Operations.


5. EMS Operations Functions.


6. EMS Logistics.


7. Communications.


8. The Chemical Environment.


9. Community Threat Assessment.


10. Response Agency Management Systems.


11. Training and Implementation.


12. EMS Incident Management in the Real World (Case Studies).

Paramedic  (Emergency Medical Services (Brady))
Emergency Medical Technician (Intermediate)  (Emergency Medical Services (Brady))
Tactical / Disaster / Rescue  (Emergency Medical Services (Brady))
Emergency Medical Technician (Basic)  (Emergency Medical Services (Brady))

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