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Title:
Emergency care and transportation of the sick and injured / AAOS, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Author:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Publication Information:
Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2017]

©2016
Call Number:
RC86.7 .A43 2017
Edition:
Eleventh edition.
ISBN:
9781284080179
Physical Description:
xxxi, 1581 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Chapter 1. EMS Systems -- Chapter 2. Workforce Safety and Wellness -- Chapter 3. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues -- Chapter 4. Communications and Documentation -- Chapter 5. Medical Terminology -- Chapter 6. The Human Body -- Chapter 7. Life Span Development -- Chapter 8. Lifting and Moving Patients -- Chapter 9. Patient Assessment -- Chapter 10. Airway Management -- Chapter 11. Principles of Pharmacology -- Chapter 12. Shock -- Chapter 13. BLS Resuscitation -- Chapter 14. Medical Overview -- Chapter 15. Respiratory Emergencies -- Chapter 16. Cardiovascular Emergencies -- Chapter 17. Neurologic Emergencies -- Chapter 18. Gastrointestinal and Urologic Emergencies -- Chapter 19. Endocrine and Hematologic Emergencies -- Chapter 20. Immunologic Emergencies -- Chapter 21. Toxicology -- Chapter 22. Psychiatric Emergencies -- Chapter 23. Gynecologic Emergencies -- Chapter 24. Trauma Overview -- Chapter 25. Bleeding -- Chapter 26. Soft-Tissue Injuries -- Chapter 27. Face and Neck Injuries -- Chapter 28. Head and Spine Injuries -- Chapter 29. Chest Injuries -- Chapter 30. Abdominal and Genitourinary Injuries -- Chapter 31. Orthopedic Injuries -- Chapter 32. Environmental Emergencies -- Chapter 33. Obstetrics and Neonatal Care -- Chapter 34. Pediatric Emergencies -- Chapter 35. Geriatric Emergencies -- Chapter 36. Patients with Special Challenges -- Chapter 37. Transport operations -- Chapter 38. Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue -- Chapter 39. Incident Management -- Chapter 40. Terrorism Response and Disaster Management -- Chapter 41. A Team Approach to Health Care.
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