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| Contents |
Introduction to emergency medical care -- The well-being of the EMT-basic -- Medical/legal and ethical issues -- The human body -- Lifting and moving patients -- Airway management -- Scene size-up -- The initial assessment -- Vital signs and sample history -- Assessment of the trauma patient -- Assessment of the medical patient -- Ongoing assessment -- Communications -- Documentation -- General pharmacology -- Respiratory emergencies -- Cardiac emergencies -- Acute abdominal emergencies -- Diabetic emergencies and altered mental status -- Allergic reactions -- Poisoning and overdose emergencies -- Environmental emergencies -- Behavioral emergencies -- Obstetric and gynecological emergencies -- Putting it all together for the medical patient -- Bleeding and shock -- Soft-tissue injuries -- Musculoskeletal injuries -- Injuries to the head and spine -- Putting it all together for the trauma patient -- Infants and children -- Geriatric emergencies -- Ambulance operations -- Gaining access and rescue operations -- Special operations -- EMS response to terrorism -- Advanced airway management. |
| General note | At head of title: Brady. |
| General note | "... the Active learning manual for Brady's Emergency care 10th ed. textbook ..."--Pref. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Other title |
Emergency care. |
| LCCN | 2004013994 |
| ISBN | 0131136291 : |
