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Overview"The original EMS field guide has grown into the most used reference guide in EMS history, the one that EMS Magazine calls ""the original and still the best."" The Twenty-First Edition of the EMS Field Guide, ALS Version makes it easy for paramedics, nurses, and physicians to look up their patients' medications, check drug doses, quickly interpret 12-Lead ECGs, and much more! New in the 21st edition: - Revised and updated content to reflect the most current guidelines and medication dosage recommendations - More detailed ECG analyses illustrations - New content on I-gel supraglottic airway - Enhanced information on noninvasive ventilation - Updated content on pediatric medications to reflect best practice recommendations - Completely revised Emergency Medications chapter to include dozens of new medications and pediatric dosing - New content on Ebola, monkeypox, and COVID-19 - Completely revised trauma triage algorithm to reflect 2022 recommendations - Completely revised Poisoning chapter, adding GHB, beta-blocker overdose, calcium channel blocker overdose, Jimson weed, khat, LSD, and mushrooms - Completely revised Prescription Drugs chapter to reflect hundreds of new brand-name and generic drugs Like all of our Informed field guides, this is a resource you'll use in class and take with you throughout your career in the field. All Informed professional field guides are 3x5, fit easily in your pocket, have color-coded tabs, and are water-resistant, alcohol-fast, and durable." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paula Derr , Mike McEvoy , InformedPublisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc Imprint: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc Edition: 21st edition ISBN: 9781284235777ISBN 10: 1284235777 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 29 May 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Spiral bound Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMike McEvoy, PhD, REMT-P, RN, CCRN is the EMS Coordinator for Saratoga County (NY) and the EMS Director on the Board of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs. Formerly a forensic psychologist, he is a clinical specialist in Cardiac Surgery and teaches Critical Care Medicine at Albany Medical College where he also co-chairs the Resuscitation Committee and serves on the Formulary Committee. Mr. McEvoy is a paramedic for Clifton Park-Halfmoon Ambulance, chief medical officer for West Crescent Fire Department, and past chair and current member of the New York State EMS Council. He is the Fire-EMS technical editor for Fire Engineering magazine and has authored numerous publications. Mr. McEvoy is a popular speaker at fire, EMS, and medical conferences throughout North America. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |