Pocket Reference for BLS Providers, 3rd Edition

An essential resource, this handy pocket-sized field reference is written specifically for BLS providers.nbsp; Skill checklists cover topics that include Airway Management and Breathing, Assessment, CPR, Shock Management, Immobilization, and Medical and Trauma Emergencies.nbsp; Special skill pages are devoted to Pediatric Patients.nbsp; This edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded to include AHA 2005 Guidelines for CPR and ECC.

Features include:

NEW - Expanded and reorganized section on Pharmacology
Supplies students with the most up-to-date drug information available.

NEW - More color charts
Enables students to easily refer to vital signs for adults and children, along with other important material.

Review of all EMT-Basic skills and techniques
Covers Vital Signs, Patient Assessment, Airway Management and Breathing Skills, Immobilization Skills, CPR "adult and pediatric,” Pediatric Patients, Anatomy Charts, Important Phone Numbers, and Poisons.

Medical abbreviations and acronyms
Includes lists of those commonly used by EMT-Bs, and medications EMT-Bs assist/administer. Allows students to easily refer to this information and learn the language of medicine.

Hazmat charts and MCI sector officer responsibilities
Helps students identify Hazmat and learn the roles at an MCI.

U.S. DOT National Curriculum Standards
Followed throughout text, as well as AHA Guidelines 2000.

Author: Bob Elling
Published: 2007
ISBN: 09780131737303
232 Pages