EMS & Fire Science (Brady)

For courses in Tactical/Disaster/Rescue.

Developed out of a need for a professionally written emergency care text dealing with tactical medicine issues, this book builds upon recognized principles and practices and explores new and rapidly developing areas. It focuses on the unique problems facing all tactical EMTs, and military medicine at the military medic and advanced EMT level.

• Broad mix of basic and advanced life support techniques and strategies—Features airway, breathing, and bleeding control.

  • Introduces students to some new (to the traditional out-of-hospital arena) approaches.

• Emphasis on penetrating trauma.

  • Familiarizes students with a big part of tactical medicine.

• Specialized content.

  • Examines how a prehospital provider might perform primary ambulatory care in the tactical environment.

• Up-to-date coverage.

  • Highlights the terrorist threat of weapons of mass destruction, including nerve gas, biological weapons, and nuclear bombs.

• Objectives and summaries—In each chapter.

  • Alerts students to key content, and gives them the opportunity to review their understanding of it, before moving on.

• Illustrative cases and margin notes throughout.

  • Draws students' attention to important material, and enhances their understanding of it.

• Numerous photographs.

  • Presents students with a comprehensive look into real-life emergency settings.

 1. The Tactical Environment of Care.


 2. Injury Mechanisms form Conventional Weapons.


 3. Care of Ballistic and Missile Casualties.


 4. Care of Blast and burn Casualties.


 5. Care of Chemical Casualties.


 6. Care of Biological Casualties.


 7. Care of Nuclear Casualties.


 8. Tactical Evacuation.


 9. Evacuation Care.


10. Tactical Triage.


11. Tactical Environmental and Preventative Medicine.


12. Basics of tactical Ambulatory care.


13. Tactical Law Enforcement Medical Support.


Appendix A. Medications for the Tactical Environment.


Appendix B. Chemical Agent Protective Measures.


Appendix C. Fluid and medication Procedures.


Appendix D. Advanced Airway procedures.


Appendix E. manual Carry and Lift Procedures.


Glossary.


Abbreviations.


Index.

Tactical / Disaster / Rescue (Emergency Medical Services (Brady))

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• Instructor's Jump Kit
  Brady
  © 2009 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Estimated Availability: 03/01/2009
  ISBN-10: 0135010764 | ISBN-13: 9780135010761
  
  
  

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