EMS & Fire Science (Brady)

For Advanced Cardiac Life Support courses or Paramedic courses.

This text was developed out of the authors' numerous years of successful classroom instruction of the ACLS course. Concepts are presented in a logical manner that allows the reader to progress from a foundation of basic core knowledge (first six chapters) to more complex case management material. As the chapters progress, the information, cases and algorithms become more complex, requiring integration of the knowledge gained in previous chapters. Continuous reinforcement is a critical aspect of this book and will give your students not only the understanding necessary to pass ACLS, but also the confidence to use it.

• Prehospital focus—Reinforces standardized procedures so that an effective continuum of cardiac care can be provided from prehospital environment to the emergency department.

  • Helps students sort through confusing guidelines to find the techniques that best work in the field.

• Case Studies begin each chapter; Case Study Wrap-ups conclude each chapter.

  • Enables students' to integrate and apply the text concepts in a clinical setting.

• Strong supporting art program—Including A&P, how to read 12-Lead EKGs and more.

  • Provides students with illustrations that explain difficult concepts.

• Review questions end each chapter.

  • Provides students with an excellent review and self-assessment tool.

• Four levels of information reinforcement—Initial introduction; algorithms and emergency care protocols; cases studies; and review questions.

  • Aids students' mastery of the information so that they can attain a comfort level in providing efficient emergency cardiac care.

• Revised and updated to meet the new 2000 ACLS guidelines.

  • Provides students with appropriate, easy to understand and apply care techniques that meet the industry standard guidelines.

• 12-Lead EKGs chapter added—Including ECG leads, basics of 12-lead ECG interpretations, ischemia, injury and infarction and ECG finding in other medical conditions.

  • Provides students with the most up-to-date information available on this valuable skill.

 1. Key Concepts of Advanced Cardiac Life Support for Prehospital Care Providers.


 2. Systematic Approach to Emergency Cardiac Care: The Primary and Secondary Surveys.


 3. Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygen Therapy.


 4. Gaining Intravenous Access.


 5. ECG Monitoring and Dysrhythmia Recognition.


 6. 12-Lead Electrocardiographic Interpretation.


 7. Electrical Therapy: Defibrillation, Cardioversion, and Cardiac Pacing.


 8. Pharmacological Therapy.


 9. Acute Coronary Syndromes.


10. Prehospital Algorithms and Emergency Cardiac Care Protocols.


11. Prehospital Cardiac Emergency Scenarios: Application Exercises.


12. Acute Stroke.


13. Special Resuscitation Situations.


14. Special Treatment Considerations in the Prehospital Environment.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Emergency Medical Services (Brady))
Paramedic (Emergency Medical Services (Brady))

Joseph J. Mistovich, M.Ed, NREMT-P. Joseph Mistovich is the Chairperson of the Department of Health Professions and a Professor at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. He has 18 years of experience as an educator in emergency medical services and multidisciplinary allied health courses, including advanced cardiac life support.

Mr. Mistovich received his Master of Education degree in Community Health Education from Kent State University in 1988. He completed a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science degree with a major in Allied Health in 1985 and an Associate in Applied Science degree in Emergency Medical Technology in 1982 from Youngstown State University. He is also certified as a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic. Mr. Mistovich has over 22 years of experience providing advanced life support in the prehospital environment. He is an author or co-author of several EMS textbooks. He is a frequent presenter at local, state, and national conferences.

Randall W. Benner, M.Ed, NREMT-P. Randall Benner, Instructor in the Department of Health Professions at Youngstown State University, has over 16 years of experience as an educator in emergency medical services and as a field paramedic. He serves as the Director of the Emergency Medical Technology Program at Youngstown State University and is responsible for all levels of emergency medical education. In addition, he actively functions as a paramedic on an advanced life support unit.

Mr. Benner has served as a contributing author for a variety of EMS textbooks and instructor resource materials. He also serves as a medical content reviewer for emergency medical services and allied health publications. He is a contributing author to the revision of the United States..Department of Transportation National Standard EMT Intermediate and Paramedic curricula. He serves on several local, state, and national EMS committees. Mr. Benner is completing his Ph.D program in curriculum and instructional design at Kent State University.

Gregg S. Margolis, MS, NREMT-P. Gregg S. Margolis has been involved in emergency medicine and emergency medical education for over 20 years. He served as a faculty member and in leadership positions in the Departments of Emergency Medicine in two major academic institutions. In addition to his clinical, research, and educational experience, Mr. Margolis served as the Principal Investigator for the development of the Paramedic and EMT Intermediate National Standard Curricula. He is a renowned expert and frequent lecturer on a variety of topics in emergency medicine and the author of dozens of publications. Mr. Margolis consults nationally and internationally in emergency medical services development and education.

Developed as a result of the authors' numerous years of successful classroom instruction to hundreds of students in ACLS courses, this is the first ACLS text developed exclusively for prehospital emergency care providers. It is the perfect resource for any prehospital ACLS course! Concepts are presented in a logical manner that allows the reader to progress from a foundation of basic core knowledge to more complex case management material with a focus on how it applies to prehospital care. Comprehensive and complete, it details all of the information needed to pass the ACLS course and the confidence to use the skills in the field.

• Geared exclusively towards prehospital emergency care providers, giving them the practical guidelines they need to successfully treat cardiac patients in the prehospital environment
• Thoroughly updated to cover the Emergency Cardiac Care 2000 Guidelines
• New expanded chapter on 12-Lead EKGs
• Algorithms and emergency care protocols that are based on best practices for prehospital emergency cardiac care

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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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