Synopses & Reviews
Written by the best-selling author team of Bryan E. Bledsoe D.O., F.A.C.E.P., EMT-P, Robert S. Porter M.A., NREMT-P, and Richard A. Cherry , M.S., NREMT-P , this student-friendly easy to understand series covers the DOT National Standard Curriculum . The first of 5 titles in the Brady Paramedic Care Principles and Practice series, this book provides an overview of a Paramedic's role and Paramedic systems. Also covered are illness and injury prevention, medical/legal aspects, ethics, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medication administration, therapeutic communications, life span development, and airway management. Paramedic Level Emergency Responders or Intermediate level responders training to enter into Paramedic.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care
- The Well-Being of the Paramedic
- EMS Systems
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic
- Illness and Injury Prevention
- Medical/Legal Aspects of Advanced Prehospital Care
- Ethics in Advanced Prehospital Care
- General Principles of Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Medication Administration
- Therapeutic Communications
- Life Span Development
- Airway Management and Ventilation
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