Advanced Medical Life Support - Softcover

National Association Of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1284040925 ISBN 13: 9781284040920

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2015

Synopsis

Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) is the leading course for prehospital practitioners in advanced medical assessment and treatment of commonly encountered medical conditions. Endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians, the course emphasizes the use of the AMLS Assessment Pathway, a systematic assessment tool that enables EMS practitioners to diagnose medical patients with urgent accuracy. In the Second Edition of AMLS, students learn to recognize, assess, and manage common medical crises in patients. Topics covered include: respiratory disorders, cardiovascular disorders, shock, neurologic disorders, abdominal disorders, endocrine and metabolic disorders, infectious diseases, environmental-related disorders, and toxicologic emergencies. Critical thinking scenarios encourage interaction and challenge students to apply their knowledge to realistic situations. During the scenarios, students: * Are at the patient's side from arrival on scene to delivery to the hospital. * Assess, review, and discern the possible diagnosis of the patient. * Choose the next step to take on the AMLS Assessment Pathway. * Con firm the final diagnosis and provide ongoing prehospital management of the patient. New to the Second Edition: * Refined AMLS Assessment Pathway. * Clear emphasis on the BLS provider and integration with ALS throughout the assessment process. * Expanded content on highly critical patients. * Expanded content on environmental-related disorders. * Expanded content on infectious diseases.

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About the Author

Formed in 1975 and more than 32,000 members strong, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) is the nation’s only organization solely dedicated to representing the professional interests of all EMS practitioners, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians, emergency medical responders and other professionals working in prehospital emergency medicine. NAEMT members work in all sectors of EMS, including government service agencies, fire departments, hospital-based ambulance services, private companies, industrial and special operations settings, and in the military. NAEMT represents all EMS practitioners in promoting: • Greater understanding and appreciation by government agencies at the local, state and national levels of the role that EMS plays in our nation's health care, public safety, and disaster response systems. • Pay and benefits that reflects their professional training, responsibilities and dedication. • Leadership at the federal level that fosters and supports the delivery of quality EMS nationwide. • Adequate and sustainable funding for EMS in all locations. • Public policy that supports EMS practitioners and the patients they serve.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1284040925
• ISBN 13: 9781284040920
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 468