Bledsoe, Bryan E., 1955- Brady paramedic emergency care / [electronic resource] / Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, Bruce R. Shade ; with contributions from Richard A. Cherry ... [et al.].. — 2nd ed.. — Englewood Cliffs, NJ : : Brady,, c1994.. — 414, [69] p. : : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes a workbook with drug cards and skill sheets.
pt. 1. Prehospital environment -- Roles and responsibilities of the paramedic -- Emergency medical service systems -- Medical-legal considerations of emergency care -- EMS communications -- Rescue operations --Major incident response -- Stress management in emergency services -- pt. 2. Preparatory information -- Medical terminology -- Anatomy and physiology -- Advanced patient assessment -- Advanced airway management and ventilation -- Pathophysiology of shock -- Emergency pharmacology -- pt. 3. Trauma Emergencies -- The kinetics of trauma -- Head, neck, and spine injury -- Body cavity trauma -- Musculoskeletal injuries -- Soft-tissue trauma and burns -- Shock trauma resuscitation -- pt. 4. Medical emergencies -- Respiratory emergencies -- Cardiovascular emergencies -- Endocrine and metabolic emergencies -- Nervous system emergencies -- Gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and reproductive system emergencies -- Anaphylaxis -- Toxicology and substance abuse --Infectious diseases -- Environmental emergencies -- Emergencies in the elderly patient -- Pediatric emergencies -- pt. 5. Obstetrical and gynecological emergencies -- Gynecological emergencies -- Obstetrical emergencies -- Emergency management of the neonate -- pt. 6. Psychiatric emergencies -- Behavioral and psychiatric emergencies.