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PACKAGE ISBN-13: 9780132834544
- By Bryan E. Bledsoe, BLEDSOE, Dwayne E. Clayden
- Pub. Date: Nov 10, 2011 by Pearson.
- ISBN-10: 0-13-283454-5
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-283454-4
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For all education programs that cover pharmacology in prehospital emergency care, especially courses for EMTs and paramedics.
Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive guide to the most common medications and fluids used by paramedics and other emergency medical service (EMS) professionals in prehospital emergency care. A cornerstone of EMS education for more than 25 years, it has been extensively revised in this edition to reflect current trends in emergency care, especially the growing requirement for evidence-based practice. A valuable aid to both practicing paramedics and paramedic students, it presents care procedures that represent accepted practices throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as up-to-date medication dosages according with nationally accepted standards, including those of the AMA, AHA, and PDR.
This package contains:
| 0135138221 / 9780135138229 | Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology |
| 0132803216 / 9780132803212 | Resource Central EMS -- Access Card |
Hallmark Features
Both a complete pharmacology text and a handy reference—providing detailed profiles of all medication and IV fluids commonly used in EMS, with classifications, action, indications, contraindications, precautions, side effects, dosages (adult and pediatric), and administration routes
- Provides a single source for all the information EMS professionals need
Accurate and up-to-date medication dosages—according with accepted standards and official sources, including the American Heart Association’s Advanced Cardiac Life Support Guidelines; the American Medical Association’s publication Drug Evaluations; the Physicians’ Desk Reference, and Appleton & Lange’s Health Professions Drug Guide
- Includes up-to-date information readers can rely upon
Full chapters on each type of emergency—including cardiovascular, respiratory, anaphylactic, metabolic-endocrine, neurological, obstetrical-gynecological, and toxicological emergencies
- Provides easy, instant reference to crucial information EMS care providers need immediately
Coverage of natural and herbal medications—that may be encountered in the field
- Prepares students to anticipate or handle interactions with widely used natural or herbal medications
Full chapter on weapons of mass destruction—providing crucial information for EMS personnel to use in responding to terrorism
- Gives students instantly accessible pharmacological information for use in responding to an act of terrorism or mass destruction.
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Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive guide to the most common medications and fluids used by paramedics and other emergency medical service (EMS) professionals in prehospital emergency care. A cornerstone of EMS education for more than 25 years, it has been extensively revised in this edition to reflect current trends in emergency care, especially the growing requirement for evidence-based practice. A valuable aid to both practicing paramedics and paramedic students, it presents care procedures that represent accepted practices throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as up-to-date medication dosages according with nationally accepted standards, including those of the AMA, AHA, and PDR.
This package contains:
| 0135138221 / 9780135138229 | Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology |
| 0132803216 / 9780132803212 | Resource Central EMS -- Access Card |
Table of Contents
Chapter 2: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Chapter 3: Administration of MedicationsChapter 4: Medication Dosage Calculations
Chapter 5: Fluids, Electrolytes, and Intravenous TherapyChapter 6: The Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 7: Medications Used in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Emergencies
Chapter 8: Medications Used in the Treatment of Respiratory Emergencies
Chapter 9: Medications Used in the Treatment of Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 10: Medications Used in the Treatment of Metabolic-Endocrine Emergencies
Chapter 11: Medications Used in the Treatment of Neurological Emergencies
Chapter 12: Medications Used in the Treatment of Obstetrical and Gynecological Emergencies
Chapter 13: Toxicological Emergencies in Prehospital CareChapter 14: Medications Used in the Treatment of Behavioral Emergencies
Chapter 15: Medications Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Chapter 16: sedation and Pain ManagementChapter 17: Weapons of Mass DestructioN
Appendix A: Glossary of Street Drug Names
Appendix B: Emergency Intravenous Fluids Quick Reference Guide
Appendix C: Quick Medication ReferencEAppendix D: Common Home Prescription Drug Information
Appendix E: Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support Treatment Flowchart
Appendix F: Medication Administration Skills
Appendix G: A Guide to Herbal Supplements Appendix H: Practice Problems Answer KeyComponents of the Package:
Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, 7th Edition
By BLEDSOE, Bryan E. Bledsoe, Dwayne E. Clayden
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