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Prehospital Emergency Care, 8/E
Joseph J. Mistovich, Youngstown State University
Keith J. Karren, Ph.D., Brigham Young University

ISBN-10: 0131741438
ISBN-13: 9780131741430

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 1312 pp
Published: 02/27/2007

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Prehospital Emergency Care provides a comprehensive and student-friendly approach to EMT — Basic education.  The author takes great care to provide a foundation for the skills needed to be a successful EMT — Basic. In addition, he offers clinical insight throughout the text so students have a better understanding when performing patient assessment and providing patient care.  This book is ideal for the EMT-Basic who wants to go above and beyond the DOT requirements. 

Case Study beginning of each chapter. With follow up at the end of chapter.

Draws students into the reading a creates a link between text content and real-life situations and experiences.

Photo Scans

Highlight key procedures providing a step-by-step visual on how to perform skills included in the DOT Curriculum

Assessment Summary

These summaries reinforce assessment steps and processes as well as key assessment findings for specific medical and trauma emergencies

Emergency Care Protocols

Provides concise summaries of emergency care step for both medical and trauma patients.

Emergency Care Algorithm

Core Key FEATURE — Algorithms are graphic pathways that visually summarize assessment and care steps for students.

 

Enrichment

Found throughout these enrichment sections contain information that is valuable but that goes substantially beyond the DOT

New to the 8th edition of Prehospital Emergency Care

  

The new 2005 AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care -- All chapters have been updated as necessary to conform

 

In the Human Body chapter and new medical terminology section has been added in the enrichment section.

 

A new section titled “Making the Decision to Ventilate or Not” is added – giving the EMT student much for information about when to provide oxygen alone and when to start assisted ventilations.

 

8th edition adds a new appendix, "ALS-Assist Skills."

 

New Features:

 

Med Term Charts

Key to the idea of understanding, the medical terminology is important so that the EMT B may communicate effectively, by both written and oral means, with other members of the medical team.

Common Medication Boxes

Highlight medications the EMT may encounter when assessing patients

MODULE 1 – PREPARATORY

1          Introduction to Emergency Medical Care

2          The Well-Being of the EMT

3          Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues

4          The Human Body

5          Baseline Vital Signs and History Taking

6          Lifting and Moving Patients

 

MODULE 2 – AIRWAY

7          Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygen Therapy

 

MODULE 3 – PATIENT ASSESSMENT

8          Scene Size-Up

9          Patient Assessment

10        Communication

11        Documentation

 

MODULE 4 – MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY

12        General Pharmacology

13        Respiratory Emergencies

14        Cardiac Emergencies

15        Altered Mental Status and Diabetic Emergencies

16        Stroke

17        Seizures and Syncope

18        Allergic Reaction and Anaphylaxis

19        Poisoning Emergencies

20        Drug and Alcohol Emergencies

21        Acute Abdominal Pain

22        Environmental Emergencies

23        Drowning and Diving Emergencies

24        Behavioral Emergencies

25        Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies

 

MODULE 5 – TRAUMA

26        Mechanisms of Injury: Kinetics of Trauma

27        Bleeding and Shock

28        Soft Tissue Injuries

29        Burn Emergencies

30        Musculoskeletal Injuries

31        Injuries to the Head

32        Injuries to the Spine

33        Eye, Face, and Neck Injuries

34        Chest, Abdomen, and Genitalia Injuries

35        Agricultural and Industrial Emergencies

 

MODULE 6 – PEDIATRICS AND GERIATRICS

36        Infants and Children

37        Geriatrics

 

MODULE 7 – OPERATIONS

38        Ambulance Operations

39        Gaining Access and Extrication

40        Hazardous Materials Emergencies

41        Multiple-Casualty Incidents

42        EMS Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction

 

MODULE 8 – ADVANCED AIRWAY ELECTIVE

43        Advanced Airway Management

 

APPENDIX 1 – BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

APPENDIX 2 – ALS-ASSIST SKILLS

 

 

GLOSSARY

INDEX

Joseph J. Mistovich, MEd, NREMT-P

Joseph Mistovich is Chairperson of the Department of Health Professions and a Professor at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. He has more than 22 years of experience as an educator in emergency medical services. 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.

Mr. Mistovich has more than 27 years of experience providing advanced life support in the prehospital environment. He is an author or coauthor of numerous EMS books and journal articles and is a frequent presenter at national and state EMS conferences.

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