| Discipline: | Hospitals | | Subject Definition: | Emergency Medical Technicians-Handbooks | | NLM Class: | WX 39 | | LC Class: | RC86.8 | | Abstract: | Reflecting the 2010 Emergency Cardiovascular Care guidelines, RAPID Paramedic, 2nd Edition provides useful, quick-reference information to students and practicing paramedics. A full-color print guide, it offers a pocket size and spiral-bound format that is perfect for use in the classroom or in the field. Vital features include management algorithms, emergency drug information, hazmat warning placards, a spinal injury decision tree, crime scene considerations, equations such as the Glasgow Coma Scale and Revised Trauma Score, and more. Written by paramedic expert Mick Sanders, RAPID Paramedic is a handy guide that you will use again and again! Quick-reference material includes management algorithms, emergency drug information, hazmat warning placards, a spinal injury decision tree, crime scene considerations, tools such as the Glasgow Coma Scale and Revised Trauma Score, places to record frequently used phone numbers and resources, drug dosage calculation formulas, and much more. Updated content is based on the new National EMS Education Standards, and reflects the 2010 ECC (Emergency Cardiovascular Care) guidelines. |
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