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Emergency care and transportation of the sick and injured : student workbook / American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Sudbury, MA. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers , c2011.Edition: 10th editionDescription: vi, 620 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. +ISBN:
  • 9780763792565
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • WB 18.2 E533 2011
Contents:
Contents Section 1 Preparing to be an EMT-B 1. Introduction to emergency medical care 2. The well-being of the EMT-B 3. Medical, legal, and ethical issues 4. The human body 5. Baseline vital signs and SAMPLE history 6. Lifting and moving patients Section 2 Airway 7. Airway Section 3 Patient Assessment 8. Patient assessment 9. Communications and documentation 10. Geriatric Assessment and Transfer Section 4 Medical Emergencies 11. General Pharmacology 12. Respiratory emergencies 13. Cardiovascular emergencies 14. Neurologic emergencies 15. Communicable Diseases 16. The acute abdomen 17. Diabetic emergencies 18. Allergic reactions and envenomations 19. Substance abuse and poisoning 20. Environmental emergencies 21. Behavioral emergencies 22. Obstetric and gynecologic emergencies Section 5 Trauma 23. Kinematics of trauma 24. Bleeding 25. Shock 26. Soft-tissue injuries 27. Eye injuries 28. Face and throat injuries 29. Chest injuries 30. Abdomen and genitalia injuries 31. Musculoskeletal care 32. Head and spine injuries
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Contents
Section 1 Preparing to be an EMT-B
1. Introduction to emergency medical care
2. The well-being of the EMT-B
3. Medical, legal, and ethical issues
4. The human body
5. Baseline vital signs and SAMPLE history
6. Lifting and moving patients
Section 2 Airway
7. Airway
Section 3 Patient Assessment
8. Patient assessment
9. Communications and documentation
10. Geriatric Assessment and Transfer
Section 4 Medical Emergencies
11. General Pharmacology
12. Respiratory emergencies
13. Cardiovascular emergencies
14. Neurologic emergencies
15. Communicable Diseases
16. The acute abdomen
17. Diabetic emergencies
18. Allergic reactions and envenomations
19. Substance abuse and poisoning
20. Environmental emergencies
21. Behavioral emergencies
22. Obstetric and gynecologic emergencies
Section 5 Trauma
23. Kinematics of trauma
24. Bleeding
25. Shock
26. Soft-tissue injuries
27. Eye injuries
28. Face and throat injuries
29. Chest injuries
30. Abdomen and genitalia injuries
31. Musculoskeletal care
32. Head and spine injuries

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