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For courses in Emergency Medical Technician Training and Emergency Medical Services Help students think like EMTs with the gold standard for EMT training For over 30 years, Emergency Care has provided generations of EMT students with the practical information they need to succeed in the classroom and in the field. Updated with the latest research and developments in emergency medical services, this edition meets the 2015 American Heart Association guidelines for CPR and ECC. Using the National EMS Education Standards as a foundation, Emergency Care goes beyond the Standards to provide the most current, accurate reflection of EMS practice today. The text integrates scientific principles in an easy-to-understand way, with a host of critical-thinking features that help students learn to think like EMTs.

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Author:   Daniel Limmer, EMT-P ,  Michael O'Keefe ,  Edward Dickinson
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   14th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.90cm , Height: 4.50cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   2.520kg
ISBN:  

9780136681168

ISBN 10:   0136681166
Pages:   1456
Publication Date:   13 September 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780135350683
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS Introduction to Emergency Medical Care Well-Being of the EMT Lifting and Moving Patients Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Medical Terminology Anatomy and Physiology Principles of Pathophysiology Life Span Development SECTION 2: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATION, AND ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION Airway Management Respiration and Artificial Ventilation SECTION 3: PATIENT ASSESSMENT Scene Size-Up Primary Assessment Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices Principles of Assessment Secondary Assessment Reassessment Communication and Documentation SECTION 4: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES General Pharmacology Respiratory Emergencies Cardiac Emergencies Resuscitation Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status Allergic Reaction Infectious Diseases and Sepsis Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies Abdominal Emergencies Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide Hematologic and Renal Emergencies SECTION 5: TRAUMA EMERGENCIES Bleeding and Shock Soft-Tissue Trauma Chest and Abdominal Trauma Musculoskeletal Trauma Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine Multisystem Trauma Environmental Emergencies SECTION 6: SPECIAL POPULATIONS Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges SECTION 7: OPERATIONS EMS Operations Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication EMS Response to Terrorism

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Daniel Limmer began working in EMS in 1978. He became an EMT in 1980 and a paramedic in 1981. Currently, he is a lecturer at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, and an adjunct faculty member at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, Maine. He especially enjoys teaching patient assessment and believes critical thinking and decision-making skills are the key to successful clinical practice of EMS. In addition to his EMS experience, was a dispatcher and police officer in upstate New York. Daniel works part time as a freelance photojournalist and is working on a documentary project photographing EMS people and agencies throughout the United States. Daniel lives in Maine with his wife, Stephanie, and daughters Sarah and Margo. He is a Jimmy Buffett fan (Parrothead) who attends at least one concert each year. Michael F. O’Keefe is an EMT Provider Level Leader for National EMS Education Standards. He served as an expert writer for 1994 revision of EMT-Basic curriculum. He has been an EMS volunteer since college in 1976. He is a member of the development group for the National EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach and The National EMS Scope of Practice Model. Michael has a special interest in EMS research, and earned a master’s degree in biostatistics. He is a past chairperson of the National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators. Michael’s interests include science fiction, travel, foreign languages, and stained glass. Edward T. Dickinson is the medical director of the Malvern, Berwyn, and Radnor Fire Companies in Pennsylvania. He was first certified as an EMT in 1979 in upstate New York and has been continuously certified as a National Registry Paramedic since 1983. In 1985, was the first volunteer firefighter to receive the top award from Firehouse Magazine for heroism for the rescue of two elderly women trapped in a house fire. Edward has a full-time academic emergency medicine practice at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia where he also serves as the Medical Director for PENNStar Flight. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. He has served as medical editor for numerous Brady EMT and First Responder texts. Edward lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he is married to Debbie and has two sons, Steve and Alex.

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