Rapid EMT

Author:: Debra A. Lejeune; Jeffery R. Lejeune
Format:: Spiral bound

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Short description

Reflecting the 2005 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines, this full-color EMT field guide contains reference information useful for students and practicing EMTs. Ideal for the classroom and the field, this tool is pocket sized, spiral bound, and water and stain resistant.

Long description

This revised reprint is now updated to reflect the new 2005 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. A full-color EMT field guide, it contains quick reference information useful for students and practicing EMTs. Perfect for the classroom and the field, this valuable tool is pocket sized, spiral bound, and water and stain resistant. EMTs will use this field guide again and again!

Product details

Publisher:: Mosby/JEMS
ISBN:: 9780323047739
Publication date:: July 2006
Length:: 152mm
Width:: 102mm
Thickness:: 10mm
Weight:: 82g
Edition:: 2nd Revised edition
Pages:: 104
Illustrations:: Illustrated
Readership:: Academic

1. TOOLS Rapid Report Guidelines Contact/Phone Numbers Weight Conversions Temperature Conversions Measurement Conversions Household to Metric Conversions Pupil Size Glasgow Coma Scale Posturing Oxygen Tank Life Calculations Normal Vital Signs by Age Patient Refusal of Care Directional Terms 2. ASSESSMENT Assessment Mnemonics Patient Assessment Flow Chart Scene Size-Up Personal Protection Equipment Scene Safety Concerns Initial Assessment Common Mechanisms of Injury Detailed Assessment Ongoing Assessment Hazards and Available Resources 3. ASSISTING ALS Airway Interventions Patterns of Respiration Combitube Guidelines IV Therapy ECG Monitoring 4. CPR/AED General CPR Guidelines Choking Guidelines AED Guidelines 5. MEDICAL EMT Medications Respiratory Emergencies Chest Pain Diabetes Stroke Allergic Reactions Poisoning and Overdose Obstetrics Hyperthermia Hypothermia 6. TRAUMA Burns Rule of Nines Chart Revised Trauma Score START Trauma Triage Guidelines Estimating Blood Loss Dermatome Map Spinal Decision Tree Anterior View of Skeleton Posterior View of Skeleton Spine 7. PEDIATRICS FACES Pain Rating Scale APGAR Scale Inverted Pyramid Pediatric Trauma Triage Guidelines Physical Abuse Physical Neglect 8. OPERATIONS Triage Priorities Medical Incident Command Structure Landing Zones Helicopter Danger Zones Helicopter Approach & Exit Approaching the Scene HAZMAT Placards HAZMAT Zones Decontamination Process NFPA Placards 9. COMMON MEDICATIONS Common Medications 10. REFERENCE Abbreviations Spanish Communication