Student workbook to accompany emergency care and transportation of the sick and injured /
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- 8th edition.
- Sudbury, MA. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers , c2002.
- vi, 690 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. +
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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Medical emergencies. Transport of sick and wounded. Medical emergencies--Examinations, questions, etc. Transport of sick and wounded--Examinations, questions, etc.