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This textbook introduces the skills EMT-Basics need to assess trauma and medical patients, initiate transport to the hospital, and treat patients experiencing respiratory, cardiac, diabetic, allergic, overdose, environmental, and behavioral emergencies. The tenth edition adds three chapters on acute abdominal emergencies, geriatric patients, and EMS response to terrorism. The CD-ROM contains triage simulations, street scene exercises, a virtual airway tour, an atlas of injuries, and anatomy animations. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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For courses in Emergency Medical Technician Training and Emergency Medical ServicesHelp students think like EMTs with the gold standard for EMT trainingFor over 30 years, Emergency Care has provided generations of EMT students with the practical information they need to succeed in the classroom and in the field. Updated with the latest research and developments in emergency medical services, this edition meets the 2010 American Heart Association guidelines for CPR and ECC. Using the National EMS Education Standards as a foundation,Emergency Care goes beyond the Standards to provide the most current, accurate reflection of EMS practice today. The text integrates scientific principles in an easy-to-understand way, with a host of critical-thinking features that help students learn to think like EMTs. Also available with MyBRADYLab™ This title is also available with MyBRADYLab–an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyBRADYLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyBRADYLab, search forISBN: 0134190750/9780134190754 Emergency Care plus MyBRADYLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- forEmergency Care That package includes:0133946096 / 9780133946093 MyBRADYLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- forEmergency Care 0134024559 / 9780134024554 Emergency Care MyBRADYLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor.
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