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Emergency Medical Patients: Assessment, Care, and Transport |
9780135119143 Emergency Medical Patients: Assessment, Care, and Transport |
78.60 |
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For courses in Adult Medical Emergencies.
EMPACT (Emergency Medical Patients: Assessment, Care & Transport) offers a practical approach to common medical emergencies. Formerly published as AMLS (Advanced Medical Life Support), EMPACT is updated and revised to conform to the 2010 American Heart Association guidelines. Providing foundational chapters on assessment, critical thinking/decision making, and the difficult airway, the text moves on to cover common medical complaints, such as shock/hypoperfusion, dyspnea, chest discomfort or pain, and more. Presenting a realistic approach to the care of the patient, each chapter moves from assessment- and complaint-based primary assessment (identifying and controlling immediate life threats) to field diagnosis and management of immediately treatable underlying diseases. Intended for students with paramedic or other advanced-level training; a familiarity with anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology; and an overall understanding of the nature of medical emergencies.
For courses in Adult Medical Emergencies.
EMPACT (Emergency Medical Patients: Assessment, Care & Transport) offers a practical approach to common medical emergencies. Formerly published as AMLS (Advanced Medical Life Support), EMPACT is updated and revised to conform to the 2010 American Heart Association guidelines. Providing foundational chapters on assessment, critical thinking/decision making, and the difficult airway, the text moves on to cover common medical complaints, such as shock/hypoperfusion, dyspnea, chest discomfort or pain, and more. Presenting a realistic approach to the care of the patient, each chapter moves from assessment- and complaint-based primary assessment (identifying and controlling immediate life threats) to field diagnosis and management of immediately treatable underlying diseases. Intended for students with paramedic or other advanced-level training; a familiarity with anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology; and an overall understanding of the nature of medical emergencies.
Hallmark Features:
Chapter features designed-to help with study and review.
ThreeThree appendices-provide valuable reference information.
A “Pharmacology Index” and “Anatomy and Physiology Illustrations”-are available, along with other supplemental materials, online at www.MyBradyKit.com.
An Instructor's Course Guide and slide program-are available to accompany the text.
Offers updated coverage-of many topics.
New Chapter 2-Introduction to Critical Thinking and Decision Making.
Heavily revised Chapter 3-The Difficult Airway.
Heavily revised Chapter 4-Shock and States of Hypoperfusion.
Updated Chapter 5-Dyspnea.
Increased emphasis in Chapter 6-Chest Discomfort or Pain-on identifying segment elevation MI (STEMI) with pre-hospital 12-lead ECG.
New emphasis in Chapter 7-Altered Mental Status-on obtundation and on the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS).
New emphasis in Chapter 8-Acute Abdominal Pain-on identifying patient's condition as critical, unstable, potentially unstable, or stable.
Chapter 9: Gastrointestinal Bleeding includes new information-on tearing of the esophageal sphincter and esophageal spasm as causes of GI bleeding.
Chapter 10: Seizures and Seizure Disorders-contains updated information on medications overall, including the addition of levatiracetum (Keppra) as a common anti-seizure medication.
Chapter 11: Syncope has been updated-with exceptions added to the rule that syncope requires little intervention, citing ominous cases such as cardiac syncope from rhythm disturbances, congestive heart failure, or with associated chest pain or discomfort.
Updated Chapter 12-Headache, Nausea, and Vomiting.
New Appendix A: Waveform Capnography-provides a comprehensive, fully illustrated text on the topic of waveform capnography.
Appendix B: Electrocardiographic Interpretation-includes, throughout the appendix, increased emphasis on ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) identification.
Chapter 1: Assessment of the Medical Patient
Chapter 2: Critical Thinking and Decision Making
Chapter 3: The Difficult Airway (Sample Chapter)
Chapter 4: States of Hypoperfusion and Shock
Chapter 5: Dyspnea, Respiratory Distress, or Respiratory Failure
Chapter 6: Chest Discomfort or Pain
Chapter 7: Altered Mental Status
Chapter 8: Acute Abdominal Discomfort or Pain
Chapter 9: Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Chapter 10: Seizures and Seizure Disorders
Chapter 11: Syncope
Chapter 12: Headache, Nausea, and Vomiting
Appendix A: Waveform Capnography
Appendix B: Electrocardiographic Interpretation
Appendix C: Normal Laboratory Values