BTLS: Basic Trauma Life Support for the EMT-B and First Responder - Softcover

Campbell PhD. D.Sc. (Hon.), John R.

 
9780130845818: BTLS: Basic Trauma Life Support for the EMT-B and First Responder

Synopsis

For First Responder and EMT-B courses, and courses in Basic Trauma Life Support.

This textbook offers EMT-Bs and First Responders a complete course covering all the skills necessary for rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, and transportation of the trauma patient. The third edition has been updated and revised to include the latest information on spinal trauma, pediatrics, head trauma, airway management, using a pulse oximeter, bloodborne pathogens, and multicasualty incidents and triage. This field-tested book conforms to the latest DOT curriculum with a completely revised chapter on patient assessment and a new chapter that integrates the mechanisms of injury into the complete process of evaluating the injury scene.

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