Essentials of Emergency Care (2nd Edition)

With an accessible writing style and a wealth of full-color photographs and illustrations, this book strengthens the concepts underlying the Refresher Curriculum for the experienced EMT-Basic who is enrolled in a refresher/recertification program. This book covers all the objectives in the U.S. DOT National Standard EMT-Basic Curriculum and the new EMT-Basic Refresher Curriculum. Includes Pediatric Highlights sections that emphasize topics critical to the emergency care of infants and children and emphasize the increased attention given to this topic throughout EMS and in the latest curriculum. Provides 50 multiple-choice questions and additional short-answer questions at the end of each module. Offers National Registry Skill sheets that include each of the skills tested by the Registry in its performance-based skills exam. EMT-Basics who are enrolled in a recertification/refresher course.