Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Volume 2
€15.005th Edition
Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, Richard A. Cherry
ISBNs: 0134569954, 0134572378, 9780134569956, 9780134572376, 978-0134569956, 978-0134572376, B01JA027MY
English | 2017 | Original PDF | 287 Pages
For courses in Paramedic Emergency Medical Services
A strong, evidence-based foundation in the principles and practices of modern EMS
Paramedic
Care: Principles & Practice, Fifth Edition, offers EMS students and
professionals a foundational guide and reference to paramedicine.
Developed to stay ahead of current trends and practices, all five
volumes are based on the National EMS Education Standards and the
accompanying Paramedic Instructional Guidelines.
Volume 2,
Patient Assessment,addresses the various steps and facets of patient
assessment. The first two chapters discuss scene size-up and primary
assessment. The next three chapters present the techniques of
conducting a comprehensive secondary assessment, along with history and
physical exam, and discuss communication techniques for doing so. The
sixth chapter presents an overview of patient monitoring technologies.
The final chapter discusses ways to apply the techniques learned in
this volume to real patient situations. Updated with new information on
Point of Care Testing, using ultrasound technology in the field, and
recommendations for primary assessment, Volume 2 provides paramedic
students with the principles of patient assessment.
