Rapid paramedic
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Rapid paramedic
Mosby elsevier, c2006
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Includes index
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Description
This all-new, full-color paramedic field guide contains quick reference information useful for students and practicing paramedics. Perfect for the classroom and the field, this valuable tool is pocket sized, spiral bound, and fluid resistant. Helpful features include management algorithms, emergency drug information, hazmat warning placards, spinal injury decision tree, crime scene considerations, equations such as the Glasgow Coma Scale and Revised Trauma Score, places to record frequently used phone numbers and resources, and much more!
Table of Contents
1. Basics Patient History Data OPQRST SOAP SAMPLE Normal Lab Values Pupil Size Chart Legal Next of Kin for Organ Donation Spanish Communication Abbreviations 2. Airway Pediatric and Adult Tracheal Tube and Suction Catheter Sizes Calculating Tank Life Common Tank Sizes and Factors Approximate Oxygen Concentrations to Liter Per Minute Flow Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) Pulse Oximetry Readings Standard Initial Ventilator Settings Ventilator Alarms 3. Trauma Nerve Root Correlations Glasgow Coma Scale Revised Trauma Score Trauma Center Triage Burn Categories Rule of Nines Dermatome Map Spinal Injury Decision Tree 4. Cardiac Rhythm Analysis Steps in Rhythm Analysis Cardiac Arrest Rhythms Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation Asystole Pulseless Electrical Activity Possible Causes of Asystole/PEA Periarrest Rhythms Symptomatic Bradycardia: Narrow QRS Symptomatic Bradycardia: Wide QRS Narrow QRS Tachycardias Atrial Fibrillation/Atrial Flutter Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Wide QRS Tachycardias Assessment and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome Prehospital Emergency Department Management of STEMI Management of NSTEMI Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome Management of Acute Pulmonary Edema Management of Hypotension/Shock Suspected Pump Problem Suspected Volume Problem Suspected Rate Problem Differentiating Heart Blocks Quick VT 12-Lead Reference VT/SVT Differentiation Identifying Axis by QRS Complex ST Segment Elevation and Location of Infarct Fibrinolytics Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Heart Failure 5. Medical Poisoning and Overdose Respiratory Emergencies Diabetic Emergencies Allergic Reactions Stroke Heat Emergencies Hypothermia Obstetrics 6. Medications Emergency Drug Index Dose Calculators Common Home Medications Common Herbal Supplements Common Hypoglycemic Agents Commonly Abused Drugs Measurement Toxicological Syndromes Height and Weight Conversion 7. IV Rate Calculations Shortcut for Calculating Dopamine Drips IV Infusion Drip Rates for Dopamine Clock Method of Calculating Lidocaine Flow Rates IV Infusion Drip Rates for Epinephrine Correcting Common Problems with (VADs) Common Venipuncture Sites 8. Pediatrics Normal Vital Signs by Age Group Equipment for Pediatric Tracheal Intubation Pediatric Trauma Score The APGAR Scoring System Pediatric Resuscitation Algorithms Pediatric Tachycardia Algorithm Pediatric Bradycardia Algorithm Pediatric Pulseless Arrest Algorithm FACES Pain Scale 9. Rescue Scene Size-Up START Triage Helicopter Landing Zones/Hand Signals Crime Scene Preservation 10. HAZMAT WMD Approaching the Scene Classifications of Personal Protective Equipment NFPA Placards International Classification System for Hazardous Materials HAZMAT Warning Placards HAZMAT Zones Eight-Step Decontamination Procedure B-NICE Category A Agents Cyanide Antidote Kit Use of the Mark I Kit in Nerve Agent Poisoning Hospital Communication
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