This revised reprint is now updated to reflect the new 2005 emergency cardiac care guidelines. Using a case-based approach, it offers the most realistic view of prehospital emergency care. This unique text is the only case-based text available covering all of the information needed for paramedic refresher and certification preparation and review. In a concise, user-friendly format, the text features basic concepts of patient assessment and treatment, incorporating anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology in the context of actual patient encounters. Each chapter presents several real-life emergency scenarios. Questions and answers follow for immediate feedback.
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<li>Unique! The only case-based text on the market today for paramedics who are recertifying or taking the National Registry exam for the first time.</li>
<li>The case-based approach uses actual patient encounters for realistic learning and increased retention to make information more easily applicable in the field.</li>
<li>The text relates anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology to patient signs and symptoms to promote understanding at the most basic levels, which means a more thorough grasp of the topic and better performance in the field.</li>
<li>Content overviews! Each chapter provides a brief summary of the subject matter and integrates the content into patient scenarios to maximize comprehension.</li>
<li>Each case includes the final diagnosis and outcomes based on actual patient situations.</li>
<li>Questions, Answers, and Outcomes in each chapter encourage critical thinking skills and help the reader appreciate the consequences of decisions.</li>A concise, one-column design provides a user-friendly format.</ul>
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<li>Updated to reflect the new 2005 emergency cardiac care guidelines.</li>
<li>Two new chapters - Scene Management and Weapons of Mass Destruction.</li>
<li>Updated throughout to reflect the most current research, updated pharmacologic interventions, and new treatment standards.</li>
<li>Chapters have been organized in the order of the National Standard Curriculum (NSC).</li>
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Mosby's Paramedic Refresher and Review - Revised Reprint: A Case Studies Approach

Medical Books

Walker MD, Richard Allen

Dalton RN NREMT-P MS CNS, Alice Twink

Allied Health Professions

Mosby/JEMS

A handy pocket reference and great refresher for between calls, after calls, even en route! This book offers easy access to common procedures, protocols and safety precautions. Plus, it's organized by complaint so readers can easily turn to the problem at hand for a quick reminder of the most appropriate actions, and how, when and where they should be carried out.

Pocket Guide for EMT Prehospital Care

Henry MD, Mark C.

Stapleton EMT-P, Edward R.

Saunders

For the most realistic view of pre-hospital emergency care, paramedics use MOSBY'S PARAMEDIC REFRESHER AND REVIEW: A CASE BASED APPROACH. This concise text covers all the information needed for recertification preparation and review. It features basic concepts of patient assessment and treatment, incorporating anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology in the context of actual patient encounters. Each chapter presents several real-life emergency scenarios. Questions and answers follow, so paramedics receive immediate feedback. Features a case-based approach, using actual patient encounters, for realistic learning and increased retention to make information more easily applicable in the field. Relates anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology to patient signs and symptoms to promote understanding at the most basic levels, which means a more thorough grasp of the topic and better performance in the field. Asks questions in a format similar to the thought process of the paramedic on the scene to promote understanding of how one gets from initial assessment through patient transport. Provides answers with final outcome to eliminate guesswork and suggest the most correct response. Includes scenarios with coverage of hot topics such as: pediatric trauma, endocrine emergencies (other than diabetes), neonatal emergencies, and patients with tubes and shunts. Provides a cross-reference table identifying trauma, pediatrics, and geriatrics cases by chief complaint or specific diagnosis to allow for pointed study of these particular topics. Uses 50 ECG strips throughout case studies with interpretation provided in question and answer portion of cases to add visual interest to the text and a realistic feature to the case scenarios. The author is a leading expert in prehospital care, providing this text with the most current, accurate information.

Mosby's Paramedic Refresher and Review: A Case-Studies Approach

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