Published in conjunction with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), Critical Care Transport offers cutting-edge content relevant to any healthcare provider training in critical care transport. Like no other textbook in this market, Critical Care Transport thoroughly prepares medical professionals to function as competent members of a critical care team by covering the material that everyone-paramedics, nurses, physicians, and specialty crew-needs to know to operate effectively in the prehospital critical care environment. This book meets the curricula of major critical care training programs, including University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). It covers both ground and flight transport, and meets the objectives of critical care transport certification exams such as the Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C) exam administered by the Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedic Certification. Content includes information specific to prehospital critical care transport, such as flight physiology, lab analysis, hemodynamic monitoring, and specialized devices such as the intra-aortic balloon pump. Standard topics such as airway management, trauma, and pharmacology are covered in the context of critical care. Chapters have been authored by leading critical care professionals across the country and represent the most current, state-of-the-art information on management of critical care patients. This dynamic textbook includes the following features to enhance learning: Skills, covering equipment, indications, contraindications, steps, and complications. A synopsis of signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, and management points for each condition discussed. Tips on caring for special populations. Explanations of controversies. Management algorithms. An in-depth case study in each chapter. The International Association of Flight Paramedics (IAFP), which provides advocacy, leadership development, and educational opportunities for critical care paramedics, has endorsed Critical Care Transport!"--
This manual is developed for use within health care provider level (both pre-hospital and in-hospital) CPR training courses offered through the Emergency Care & Safety Institute. This title is ideal for use within courses designed to certify health care providers in CPR and AED. The content of this manual has been updated to meet or exceeds the 2020 scientific recommendations developed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and is consistent with the CPR and ECC Guidelines as established by the American Heart Association (AHA) and other resuscitation councils around the world"--
Principles of EMS Systems, Third Edition provides EMS personnel with an overview of the organization and operation of an EMS system, both on a daily basis and in response to large-scale events, including terrorist and weapons of mass destruction incidents. This book explores the role the medical director plays in EMS and discusses the importance of medical oversight and accountability. By focusing on the collaborative interaction of EMS, police, and fire professionals, along with emergency physicians, emergency departments, and hospitals, this resource provides a framework for how these different groups must work together to ensure the emergency medicine/health care safety net does not fail when it is needed the most.
Based on the 2015 International Consensus Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC), First Aid and CPR Guide, Seventh Edition is an excellent resource for action at common emergencies. This quick reference gives you the tools necessary to prevent and minimize injury, provide comfort, and maximize care until expert care arrives. This guide is perfect for anybody who wants quick, portable access to vital first aid and basic life support information in place of, or in addition to, taking a formal first aid or CPR course. The First Aid and CPR Guide, Seventh Edition may be used within first aid and CPR refresher training courses offered through the Emergency Care & Safety Institute (ECSI). About Emergency Care & Safety Institute Emergency Care & Safety Institute (ECSI) is an internationally renowned organization that provides training and certifications that meet job-related requirements as defined by regulatory authorities such as OSHA, The Joint Commission, and state offices of EMS, Education, Transportation, and Health. ECSI's courses are delivered throughout a range of industries and markets worldwide, including colleges and universities, business and industry, government, public safety agencies, hospitals, private training companies, scouting groups, and many more. ECSI offers world-class training solutions in the areas of: Advanced Cardiac Life Support Automated External Defibrillation Babysitter Safety Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens CPR (Layperson and Health Care levels) Emergency Medical Responder (formerly known as First Responder) First Aid (Standard, Advanced, Pediatric, Wilderness, and other levels) Oxygen Administration A digital certification card is included with this publication.
If you are an approved Emergency Care & Safety Institute Education Center, you may want to purchase First Aid, CPR and AED Guide with ECSI Course Completion Card. If you are not currently associated with an ECSI center, you can save as much as 50% compared to other national training organizations. Learn more at ecsinstitute.org Based on current Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Guidelines and scientific recommendations developed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and other resuscitation councils around the world, First Aid, CPR, and AED Guide, Eighth Edition is an excellent resource for action at common emergencies. This quick reference gives lay responders the tools necessary to prevent and minimize injury, provide comfort, and maximize care until professional medical care arrives. This guide is perfect for anybody who wants quick, portable access to vital first aid and basic life support information in place of, or in addition to, taking a formal first aid or CPR and AED course. The First Aid, CPR, and AED Guide, Eighth Edition may be used within first aid, CPR, and AED refresher training courses offered through the Emergency Care & Safety Institute (ECSI). Please note that ECSI digital course completion certificates are not included.
Standard First Aid, CPR, and AED, Eighth Edition is ideal for use within training courses designed to certify individuals in first aid, CPR, and AED. More than a stand-alone text, this student manual is the center of an integrated teaching and learning system that offers many resources to better support instructors and prepare students to learn life-saving skills. This manual includes: Updated content that meets or exceeds the scientific recommendations developed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and is consistent with the CPR and ECC Guidelines as established by the American Heart Association and other resuscitation councils around the world Emphasis on life-threatening conditions and focus on critical life-saving skills Decision tables that provide a concise summary of what signs to look for and what treatment steps to take during an emergency Current information on CPR, AED, injuries, and illnesses New and updated content on hemorrhage control, opioid overdose response, compression-only CPR, and COVID-19
CPR and AED, Eighth Edition is ideal for use within training courses designed to certify lay responders in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation. More than a stand-alone text, this student manual is the center of an integrated teaching and learning system that offers many resources to better support instructors and prepare students to learn life-saving skills. CPR and AED, Eighth Edition includes: Updated content that meets and exceeds the scientific recommendations developed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and is consistent with the CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Guidelines as established by the American Heart Association and other resuscitation councils around the world Current information on CPR, AED, choking and airway obstruction, and special situations New and updated content on back blows for adults, encircling thumbs CPR technique for infants, opioid overdose response, compression-only CPR, and COVID-19 precautions Contents CHAPTER 1 Introduction CHAPTER 2 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CHAPTER 3 Airway Obstruction and Choking Care CHAPTER 4 Automated External Defibrillation CHAPTER 5 CPR Precautions, Complications, and Special Situations
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The essential emergency medicine reference! A Doody's Core Title! Covers the gamut of emergency medicine practice in brief, clinically focused chapters. New to this edition are chapters on bioterroism and weapons of mass destruction, pharmacology of antimicrobials, antifungals, and antivirals, principles of drug interactions, endocarditis, and abdominal and pelvic pain in the non-pregnant patient. Pharmacologic considerations, tables of vital differential diagnoses, and observation criteria throughout are new features reflecting developments in this dynamic specialty. "considered by most in the discipline to be a bible of emergency medicine" --Journal of Family Medicine, review of fourth edition. ENDORSED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
Welcome to the gold standard in critical care transport training. Published in conjunction with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and endorsed by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and the International Association of Flight and Critical Care Providers (IAFCCP), Critical Care Transport, Second Edition, offers cutting-edge content relevant to any health care provider training in critical care transport. Authored by leading critical care professionals from across the country, Critical Care Transport, Second Edition, contains state-of-the-art information on ground and flight transport that aligns with the latest evidence-based medicine and practices. Content includes information specific to prehospital critical care transport, such as flight physiology, lab analysis, hemodynamic monitoring, and specialized devices such as the intra-aortic balloon pump. Standard topics such as airway management, tra
Based on the latest CPR and first aid guidelines, the First Aid and CPR Guide, Sixth Edition is an excellent resource for action at common emergencies. This quick reference gives you the tools necessary to prevent and minimize injury, provide comfort, and maximize care until expert care arrives. This guide is perfect for anybody who wants quick, portable access to vital first aid and basic life support information in place of, or in addition to, taking a formal first aid or CPR course.
With an editorial team of leading experts from the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Heart Association, this book is the first complete, clinically oriented reference textbook in emergency cardiovascular care and CPR. The book translates bench research to the clinician's bedside needs and addresses end-of-life issues. The content is appropriate for a large audience including early caregivers, emergency department and CCU nurses, students, residents, fellows, and hospitalists responsible for cardiovascular emergency situations. A companion Website will include the fully searchable text, instructional videos produced by the AHA, and links to ACC, AHA, ASE, ACEP, and ILCOR guidelines and policy statements.
Welcome to the new gold standard in critical care transport training. Published in conjunction with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), Critical Care Transport offers cutting edge content relevant to any healthcare provider training in critical care transport. Like no other textbook in this market, Critical Care Transport thoroughly prepares medical professionals to function as competent members of a critical care team by covering the material that everyone—paramedics, nurses, physicians, and specialty crew—needs to know to operate effectively in the prehospital critical care environment. This book meets the curricula of major critical care training programs, including University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). It covers both ground and flight transport, and meets the objectives of critical care transport certification exams such as the Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C) exam administered by the Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedic Certification. Content includes information specific to prehospital critical care transport, such as flight physiology, lab analysis, hemodynamic monitoring, and specialized devices such as the intra-aortic balloon pump. Standard topics such as airway management, trauma, and pharmacology are covered in the context of critical care. Chapters have been authored by leading critical care professionals across the country and represent the most current, state-of-the-art information on management of critical care patients.
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