Description
Book SynopsisAbout our authors
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, he 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 Standard
Table of Contents
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
