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OverviewFor courses in Advanced EMTUsing the National EMS Education Standards as a foundation, Advanced EMT: A Clinical-Reasoning Approach is designed to assist students in successfully completing their Advanced EMT course and ultimately obtaining their licensure. Special care has been taken to ensure that the latest applicable research was reviewed during the development of this text, resulting in our ability to deliver the latest evidence-based patient care to you and your students. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Melissa Alexander , Richard BellePublisher: Pearson Education (US) Imprint: Pearson Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 21.50cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 27.50cm Weight: 2.153kg ISBN: 9780134420127ISBN 10: 0134420128 Pages: 1216 Publication Date: 30 January 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. 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Table of ContentsSection 1 Preparing for Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Practice 1 Introduction to Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Practice 2 Emergency Medical Services, Health Care, and Public Health Systems 3 Workforce Wellness and Personal Safety 4 Ethical and Medical/Legal Considerations in Advanced EMT Practice 5 Ambulance Operations and Responding to EMS Calls 6 Communication and Teamwork Section 2 Human Development, Health, and Disease 7 Medical Terminology 8 Human Body Systems 9 Life Span Development and Cultural Considerations 10 Pathophysiology: Selected Impairments of Homeostasis Section 3 Pharmacology 11 Principles of Pharmacology 12 Medication Administration 13 Medications Section 4 Assessment and Initial Management 14 General Approach to Patient Assessment and Clinical Reasoning 15 Scene Size-Up and Primary Assessment 16 Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygenation 17 Resuscitation: Managing Shock and Cardiac Arrest 18 Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices 19 History Taking, Secondary Assessment, and Reassessment Section 5 Medical Emergencies 20 Respiratory Disorders 21 Cardiovascular Disorders 22 Neurologic Disorders 23 Endocrine Disorders 24 Abdominal Pain and Gastrointestinal Disorders 25 Renal, Genitourinary, and Gynecologic Disorders 26 Hematologic Disorders 27 Immunologic Disorders 28 Infectious Illnesses 29 Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal and Soft-Tissue Disorders 30 Disorders of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Oral Cavity 31 Mental Illness and Behavioral Emergencies 32 Toxicologic Emergencies Section 6 Trauma 33 Trauma Systems and Incident Command 34 Mechanisms of Injury, Trauma Assessment, and Trauma Triage Criteria 35 Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns 36 Musculoskeletal Injuries 37 Head, Brain, Face, and Neck Trauma 38 Thoracic Trauma 39 Abdominal Trauma 40 Spine Injuries 41 Environmental Emergencies 42 Multisystem Trauma and Trauma Resuscitation Section 7 Special Patient Populations 43 Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn 44 Pediatric Emergencies 45 Geriatrics 46 Patients with Special Challenges Section 8 Rescue and Special Operations 47 Rescue Operations and Vehicle Extrication 48 Hazardous Materials 49 Response to Terrorism and Disasters Appendix 1: Endotracheal Intubation Appendix 2: Advanced ECG Recognition Appendix 3: Adult Intraosseous Infusion Appendix 4: Additional Emergency Medications Answer Key Glossary IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAbout our authors Melissa Alexander, EdD, Paramedic, became an EMT-A in 1982 and earned a Certificate in Paramedicine from Home Hospital School of Paramedicine in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1984. She has a BA in Community Health Education from Purdue University, an MS in Health Sciences Education from Indiana University and an EdD in Human Resources Development from The George Washington University. Dr. Alexander is the Senior Director of Planning, Assessment, and Evaluation for Medical Student Education for Indiana University School of Medicine. She is actively involved in national-level innovations in medical education, including the American Medical Association (AMA) Accelerating Change in Medical Education (ACE) grant and the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) initiative for creating entrustment-based curricula and assessments to ensure medical students’ readiness to enter residency. Dr. Alexander previously served as the Director of the EMS Academy at the University of New Mexico, as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University, as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Fire Science and EMS at Lake Superior State University and as a paramedic at Wishard Ambulance Service in Indianapolis. She has authored and contributed to several EMS texts and educational products. Dr. Alexander’s research interests include assessing and improving clinical-reasoning skills and creating valid assessments of learning. She has three daughters, Lindsay (Chris) Giroux, Brittany Streuker and Eleanor Shook; and five grandsons, Asher, Ethan, Grant, Rhys and Jasper. She enjoys bicycling, spending time with family, organic gardening and hanging out with her dogs, Sabrina and Benito. Richard Belle, BS, NRP, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, began his EMS career in 1996 after completing EMT-Basic and Paramedic training at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Richard has worked throughout south Louisiana as a field paramedic, new employee preceptor, student preceptor and as a flight paramedic. He has been actively involved in EMS education since 1999. Richard served as Education Coordinator for Acadian Ambulance’s southeastern district while he returned to Nicholls State University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree. After four years of teaching EMT Basic and Paramedic courses, he transferred to Lafayette, Louisiana, to serve as Acadian Ambulance’s Continuing Education Coordinator; he was responsible for providing refresher training and continuing education opportunities to medics across Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. Currently, Richard works in Lafayette, Louisiana, as Continuing Education Manager for Acadian Ambulance and the National EMS Academy. Richard lives in south Louisiana with his wife, Rhonda, and their three children, James, Victoria and Allison. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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