Research Catalog

Title

Advanced medical life support : a practical approach to adult medical emergencies / Alice L. Dalton [and others].

Publication

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, [2007], ©2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dalton, Alice.
• National Association of EMS Physicians (U.S.)
• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (U.S.)

Description

xviii, 540 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

"Advanced Medical Life Support is "the" text on practical methods for adult emergency treatment. Designed to provide students with the practical knowledge and skills to effectively manage on-scene, adult medical emergencies, each chapter moves from assessment-based procedures to field diagnosis and management of treatable causes. Written by authors uniquely qualified to address the specific requirements of advanced-level EMS training, this is a complete and essential resource for seasoned EMS practitioners."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

Brady

Subjects

• Emergency medical technicians
• Life Support Care > methods
• Emergencies
• Medical emergencies
• Emergency Medical Services

Note

• "NAEMSP; NAEMT."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Assessment of the medical patient -- Ch. 2. Airway management, ventilation, and oxygen therapy -- Ch. 3. IV access and medication administration -- Ch. 4. Hypoperfusion (shock) -- Ch. 5. Dyspnea, respiratory distress, or respiratory failure -- Ch. 6. Chest discomfort or pain -- Ch. 7. Altered mental status -- Ch. 8. Acute abdominal pain -- Ch. 9. Gastrointestinal bleeding -- Ch. 10. Seizures and seizure disorders -- Ch. 11. Syncope -- Ch. 12. Headache, nausea, and vomiting -- Ch. 13. Putting it all together : scenarios -- App. A. Pharmacology index -- App. B. Electrocardiographic interpretation -- App. C. Anatomy and physiology illustrations -- App. D. Normal laboratory values.

ISBN

• 0131723405
• 9780131723405

LCCN

2006019000

OCLC

• ocm70119690
• 70119690
• SCSB-5327097

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries