Advanced Medical Life Support : A Practical Approach to Adult Medical Emergencies

The fourth author is with the Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Offers practical methods for adult emergency treatment. Covers knowledge and skills to manage assessment-based procedures, field diagnosis, and the management of treatable causes. Features introductions, key ideas, case studies, and detailed appendices. Previous edition: c1999. Softcover.

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 cause. 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.

Features:

• Highlights definitions, key ideas, and Clinical Insights in the margin.
• Introduces each chapter with a relevant case study and concludes the chapter with a follow-up to that same case study.
• Teaches critical thinking (Possibilities to Probabilities in Chapter 1).
• Applies critical thinking through interactive case studies (Chapter 13)
• Includes a Further Reading bibliography in each chapter.
• Contains appendices on pharmacology, normal lab data, and 12-lead ECG interpretation.