EMS Field Guide ALS Version

Derr, Paula

ISBN 10: 1284235777 / ISBN 13: 9781284235777

Verlag: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2024

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The original EMS field guide has grown into the most used reference guide in EMS history, the one that EMS Magazine calls " the original and still the best." The Twenty-First Edition of the EMS Field Guide, ALS Version makes it easy for paramedics, nurses, and physicians to look up their patients' medications, check drug doses, quickly interpret 2-Lead ECGs, and much more!New in the 2 st edition:- Revised and updated content to reflect the most current guidelines and medication dosage recommendations- More detailed ECG analyses illustrations- New content on I-gel supraglottic airway- Enhanced information on noninvasive ventilation- Updated content on pediatric medications to reflect best practice recommendations- Completely revised Emergency Medications chapter to include dozens of new medications and pediatric dosing- New content on Ebola, mpox, and COVID- 9- Completely revised trauma triage algorithm to reflect 2 22 recommendations- Completely revised Poisoning chapter, adding GHB, beta-blocker overdose, calcium channel blocker overdose, Jimson weed, khat, LSD, and mushrooms- Completely revised Prescription Drugs chapter to reflect hundreds of new brand-name and generic drugsLike all of our Informed field guides, this is a resource you'll use in class and take with you throughout your career in the field. All Informed professional field guides are 3x5, fit easily in your pocket, have color-coded tabs, and are water-resistant, alcohol-fast, and durable.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Mike McEvoy, PhD, REMT-P, RN, CCRN is the EMS Coordinator for Saratoga County (NY) and the EMS Director on the Board of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs. Formerly a forensic psychologist, he is a clinical specialist in Cardiac Surgery and teaches Critical Care Medicine at Albany Medical College where he also co-chairs the Resuscitation Committee and serves on the Formulary Committee. Mr. McEvoy is a paramedic for Clifton Park-Halfmoon Ambulance, chief medical officer for West Crescent Fire Department, and past chair and current member of the New York State EMS Council. He is the Fire-EMS technical editor for Fire Engineering magazine and has authored numerous publications. Mr. McEvoy is a popular speaker at fire, EMS, and medical conferences throughout North America.

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Titel: EMS Field Guide ALS Version
Verlag: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Einband: spiral_bound
Zustand: New
Auflage: 21st Edition.