Synopses & Reviews
Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Fourth Edition, is intended to serve as a foundational guide and reference to paramedicine. Developed to stay ahead of current trends and practices in paramedicine, all seven volumes are based on the National EMS Education Standards and the accompanying Paramedic Instructional Guidelines.
Volume 1, Introduction to Paramedicine, provides paramedic students with the principles of advanced prehospital care and EMS operations, including an overview of the various aspects of paramedic practice as well as an introduction to workforce safety and wellness, EMS research, the EMS role in public health, legal and ethical considerations, and EMS system communications and documentation.
Synopsis
This is a student supplement associated with:
Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Volume 1, 4/e
Bryan E. Bledsoe, Purdue University
Robert S. Porter M.A., NREMT-P
Richard A. Cherry M.S., NREMT-P, SUNY, Syracuse
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Paramedicine
Chapter 2: EMS Systems
Chapter 3: Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic
Chapter 4: Workforce Safety and Wellness
Chapter 5: EMS Research
Chapter 6: Public Health
Chapter 7: Medical/Legal Aspects of Prehospital Care
Chapter 8: Ethics in Paramedicine
Chapter 9: EMS System Communications
Chapter 10: Documentation