TY - BOOK AU - Limmer,Daniel AU - Dickinson,Edward T. TI - EMR complete: a worktext SN - 9780135037713 AV - RC86.7 .L5595 2011 U1 - 616.025 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Boston PB - Brady KW - Emergency medicine KW - Emergency medical technician KW - Emergency Treatment KW - methods KW - Problems and Exercises KW - Emergency Medical Services KW - Emergency Medical Technicians N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Section 1. Preparatory -- Introduction to EMS systems -- EMR safety and wellness -- Medical, legal and ethical issues -- Medical terminology -- Anatomy and physiology -- Life span development -- Section 2. Airway and cardiac resuscitation -- Airway -- Cardiac resuscitation and defibrillation - Section 3. Patient assessment Patient assessment : scene size-up -- Patient assessment : the primary assessment -- Patient assessment : history and vital signs -- Patient assessment : secondary assessment Communication and documentation -- Section 4. Medical emergencies -- Cardiac and respiratory emergencies -- Altered mental status -- Medical emergencies -- Section 5. Trauma -- Overview of trauma and trauma systems -- Bleeding and shock -- Chest and abdominal emergencies -- Soft tissue injuries -- Injuries to the head and spine -- Musculoskeletal injuries -- Environmental emergencies -- Section 6. Special patient populations -- Obstetrics and neonatal care -- Pediatric emergencies -- Geriatric patients -- Special populations and situations -- Section 7. Operations -- Operations -- Incident management -- Special operations -- Terrorism and natural disasters ER -