Paramedic care: principles practice and medical emergencies
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TextPublication details: New Jersey Prentice Hall 2001Description: xxxviii, 736pISBN: - 0-13-021598-8
- W 21.5 .B54 2001
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The first five chapters detail EMS operations and paramedic roles and responsibilities. There is an added emphasis on personal wellness and injury and illness prevention. The next two chapters deal with the medical-legal aspects of emergency care and ethics. Both are increasingly important in twenty-first century EMS. With the development of the new curriculum, there is increased emphasis on pathophysiology and the disease process. The last four chapters are comprehensive discussions of pharmacology, airway management, and other essential advanced prehospital skills. Present the basic science knowledge that include patient assessment, medical emergencies, trauma emergencies, and special situations.
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