Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured 12th edition (twelfth edition)

About this book

Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured 12th edition by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons prepares Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) students for assessment, stabilization, treatment, and transport in the prehospital environment. The book follows the National EMS Education Standards and connects scene safety, patient assessment, clinical decision making, communication, and emergency interventions with the responsibilities encountered during real EMS calls.

The 12th edition covers EMS systems, workforce safety, medical and legal principles, anatomy and physiology, patient assessment, airway management, oxygenation and ventilation, pharmacology, shock, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and emergency cardiovascular care. Separate sections address respiratory, cardiac, neurologic, endocrine, allergic, toxicologic, behavioral, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and environmental emergencies, along with bleeding, soft tissue injuries, fractures, head and spine trauma, chest and abdominal injuries, obstetric emergencies, pediatric patients, geriatric patients, and patients with special challenges.

This book is especially useful for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Students, EMS Academy Students, First Responders advancing to EMT training, Firefighter EMT Students, Emergency Medical Services Students, Prehospital Care Students, EMT Certification Candidates, Ambulance Personnel, EMS Instructors, and health professionals reviewing foundational prehospital emergency care. Its extensive skills content also supports practice in primary assessment, vital signs, airway procedures, patient movement, trauma management, resuscitation, and ambulance operations.

EMT students, firefighter EMT trainees, EMS personnel, certification candidates, instructors, and prehospital care professionals can use this edition to practice systematic patient assessment, recognize life threatening conditions, select immediate interventions, and prepare patients for safe transport. The 12th edition, 2021 is available as a searchable PDF enhanced digital version with instant access, so you can begin studying immediately for EMT coursework, skills labs, certification preparation, scenario practice, clinical ride time, or EMS training.