Synopses & Reviews
Reviewed and validated by the International Fire Service Training Association, this book complies with the latest U.S. DOT EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum, and represents the components of the curriculum with an awareness of the unique situations in which firefighter EMTs work. It contains basic information that every EMT trainee needs, and added coverage on topics such as emergency incident rehabilitation and the Incident Management System. An easy-to-read and -understand format makes this book an invaluable tool for members of the fire service. A four-part organization covers essentials, medical and trauma emergencies, operations, and advanced airway elective. Special fire service chapters describe policies and procedures to properly pass along information about a patient among responders in order to assure optimal patient care, describes how to set up a Rehabilitation Sector/Group area, and suggests procedures by which firefighters can be admitted to and discharged from the area. A focus on pediatric and geriatric concerns outlines the special module on assessment and care of infants and children called for by the U.S. DOT curriculum, and discusses the special concerns with a large and growing segment of EMS clientsgeriatric patients. MARKE: For the training of EMT-Basics who are members of the fire service.
Synopsis
This is the first EMT-Basic book written specifically for EMT's who are members of the fire service and the only EMT-Basic book validated by IFTSTA (International Fire Service Training Association). This book complies with the latest U.S. DOT National Standard EMT Basic Curriculum and presents its components with an awareness of the unique situations in which firefighter-EMT's work. Detailed "Transition of Care" procedures are presented in a separate chapter and throughout the book for EMT's who work as part of a tiered response system. "Company Officer's Notes" throughout the book highlight safety and patient care considerations for officers and personnel in charge at emergency scenes. This is the only EMT-Basic book to include a chapter on Emergency Incident RehabilitationFirefigher-EMT's.
Table of Contents
I. ESSENTIALS.
1. Introduction to Emergency Medical Care.
2. The Well-being of the EMT-Basic.
3. Infection Control and Body Substance Isolation.
4. Medical/Legal Issues.
5. Anatomy and Physiology.
6. Airway Management.
7. Patient Assessment.
8. Communication and Documentation.
9. Transition of Prehospital Care.
10. Lifting and Moving Patients.
II. MEDICAL AND TRAUMA EMERGENCIES.
11. General Pharmacology.
12. Respiratory Emergencies.
13. Cardiac Emergencies.
14. Altered Mental Status EmergenciesDiabetes and Other causes.
15. Poisonings and Allergic Reactions.
16. Environmental Emergencies.
17. Obstetrics and Gynecology.
18. Behavioral Emergencies.
19. Bleeding and Shock.
20. Soft Tissue Injuries.
21. Musculoskeletal Injuries.
22. Injuries to the Head and Spine.
23. Infants and Children.
24. Geriatrics.
III. OPERATIONS.
25. Emergency Vehicle Operations.
26. Gaining Access and Basics of Extrication.
27. Emergency Incident Rehabilitation.
28. EMS Special Operations.
ADVANCED AIRWAY ELECTIVE.
29. Advanced Airway Management.
APPENDICES.
Appendix A. ALS-Assist Skills.
Appendix B. Basic Cardiac Life Support Review.
Appendix C. National Registry EMT-B Practical Examinations.
Glossary.
Index.