For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Prehospital Emergency Medicine Care Secrets is an all-new addition to this popular series, offering practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This new resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. IFC - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. IFC1 6. Dedication - p. iv 7. Section Editors - p. v 8. Contributors - p. vi 9. Preface - p. x 10. Top 100 Secrets - p. xi 11. List of Tables - p. xxii 12. 1: Emergency Medical Services Operations - p. xxii 13. Chapter 1: History of Emergency Medical Services - p. xxii 14. Chapter 2: Destination Guidelines and Hospital Designation - p. 3 15. Chapter 3: Emergency Vehicle Operation, EMS System Design, and Prehospital Communications - p. 6 16. Chapter 4: Media and Public Relations - p. 9 17. Chapter 5: Medical Direction and Medicolegal Issues - p. 11 18. Chapter 6: Public Health and EMS - p. 14 19. Chapter 7: Prehospital Emergency Care Secrets—Quality Improvement and Research - p. 17 20. Chapter 8: Scene Safety - p. 21 21. Chapter 9: Critical Incident Stress and Occupational Health Issues in EMS - p. 24 22. 2: Adult Medical Care - p. 28 23. Chapter 10: Prehospital Physical Assessment and Critical Interpretation of Vital Signs - p. 28 24. Chapter 11: Cardiac Arrest and ECMO - p. 31 25. Chapter 12: Hypotension and Shock - p. 35 26. Chapter 13: Altered Mental Status - p. 38 27. Chapter 14: Arrhythmias and Electrocardiogram Interpretation - p. 41 28. Chapter 15: Cardiac Emergencies—Chest Pain, Stemi, ACS, CHF - p. 50 29. Chapter 16: Cardiac Device Emergencies - p. 58 30. Chapter 17: Gastrointestinal Emergencies - p. 61 31. Chapter 18: Diabetic Emergencies - p. 64 32. Chapter 19: Sepsis - p. 67 33. Chapter 20: Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies - p. 71 34. Chapter 21: Dyspnea - p. 75 35. Chapter 22: Seizures - p. 79 36. Chapter 23: Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack - p. 82 37. Chapter 24: Syncope - p. 87 38. 3: Adult Trauma Care - p. 91 39. Chapter 25: General Adult Trauma Principles and Triage - p. 91 40. Chapter 26: Head Injuries and Facial Trauma - p. 99 41. Chapter 27: Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries - p. 102 42. Chapter 28: Chest, Abdominal, and Pelvic Injuries - p. 105 43. Chapter 29: Extremity Injuries - p. 109 44. Chapter 30: Thermal Burns and Inhalational Injuries - p. 113 45. Chapter 31: Care of the Entrapped Patient Including Crush Injuries - p. 117 46. 4: Pediatric Medical Care - p. 121 47. Chapter 32: Prehospital Physical Assessment and Critical Interpretation of Vital Signs - p. 121 48. Chapter 33: Cardiac Arrest and Arrhythmias - p. 124 49. Chapter 34: Shock - p. 128 50. Chapter 35: Altered Mental Status - p. 131 51. Chapter 36: Chest Pain and Syncope - p. 134 52. Chapter 37: Respiratory Distress Emergencies - p. 137 53. Chapter 38: Seizures - p. 142 54. Chapter 39: Technology-Dependent Children - p. 146 55. 5: Pediatric Trauma Care - p. 151 56. Chapter 40: General Pediatric Trauma Principles and Triage - p. 151 57. Chapter 41: Pediatric Head Injuries and Facial Trauma - p. 153 58. Chapter 42: Pediatric Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries - p. 157 59. Chapter 43: Chest, Abdominal, and Pelvic Injuries - p. 160 60. Chapter 44: Extremity Injuries - p. 163 61. Chapter 45: Thermal Burns and Inhalation Injuries - p. 169 62. 6: Disaster and Multiple Casualty Incidents - p. 173 63. Chapter 46: General Principles in Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents - p. 173 64. Chapter 47: Prehospital Triage for Mass Casualties - p. 175 65. Chapter 48: Mass Casualty Evacuation and Patient Movement - p. 179 66. Chapter 49: Biological and Chemical Terrorism - p. 181 67. Chapter 50: Radiation and Radiation Injury - p. 185 68. Chapter 51: Blast Injuries - p. 188 69. Chapter 52: Hazardous Materials Response - p. 191 70. Chapter 53: Tactical Emergency Medical Services - p. 195 71. Chapter 54: Search and Rescue - p. 200 72. Chapter 55: Community Disaster Preparedness - p. 203 73. 7: Wilderness EMS and Austere Medicine - p. 206 74. Chapter 56: General Principles in Wilderness Medicine - p. 206 75. Chapter 57: Bites, Stings, and Envenomations - p. 209 76. Chapter 58: Dysbarisms - p. 217 77. Chapter 59: Heat- and Cold-Related Illness - p. 223 78. Chapter 60: Lightning and Electrical Emergencies - p. 233 79. Chapter 61: Drowning and Submersion Injury - p. 237 80. 8: Special Prehospital Situations - p. 239 81. Chapter 62: Interfacility Transport, Including Ground Critical Care Transport - p. 239 82. Chapter 63: Bariatric Emergencies - p. 243 83. Chapter 64: Geriatric Emergencies - p. 246 84. Chapter 65: Aeromedical Transport - p. 252 85. Chapter 66: Community Paramedicine - p. 254 86. Chapter 67: Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Maltreatment - p. 257 87. Chapter 68: End-of-Life Issues - p. 261 88. Chapter 69: Poisonings and Toxic Exposures - p. 264 89. 9: Prehospital Skills and Procedures - p. 268 90. Chapter 70: Airway Management, Oxygenation, and Ventilation - p. 268 91. Chapter 71: Analgesia - p. 271 92. Chapter 72: Care of the Agitated/Suicidal Patient - p. 274 93. Chapter 73: CPR, AED, and Mechanical Compression - p. 277 94. Chapter 74: Field Amputation - p. 283 95. Chapter 75: Hemorrhage Control - p. 286 96. Chapter 76: Intravascular/Interosseous Access and Fluid Resuscitation - p. 289 97. Chapter 77: Perimortem Caesarian Section - p. 292 98. Chapter 78: EMS Point-of-Care Testing - p. 294 99. Chapter 79: Procedures in the Trauma Patient - p. 297 100. Chapter 80: Telemedicine and Emerging Telecommunications - p. 301 101. Chapter 81: Transport of Patients with Highly Hazardous Communicable Diseases - p. 303 102. Index - p. 307 103. IBC - p. 324
For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Prehospital Emergency Medicine Care Secrets is an all-new addition to this popular series, offering practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This new resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. IFC - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. IFC1 6. Dedication - p. iv 7. Section Editors - p. v 8. Contributors - p. vi 9. Preface - p. x 10. Top 100 Secrets - p. xi 11. List of Tables - p. xxii 12. 1: Emergency Medical Services Operations - p. xxii 13. Chapter 1: History of Emergency Medical Services - p. xxii 14. Chapter 2: Destination Guidelines and Hospital Designation - p. 3 15. Chapter 3: Emergency Vehicle Operation, EMS System Design, and Prehospital Communications - p. 6 16. Chapter 4: Media and Public Relations - p. 9 17. Chapter 5: Medical Direction and Medicolegal Issues - p. 11 18. Chapter 6: Public Health and EMS - p. 14 19. Chapter 7: Prehospital Emergency Care Secrets—Quality Improvement and Research - p. 17 20. Chapter 8: Scene Safety - p. 21 21. Chapter 9: Critical Incident Stress and Occupational Health Issues in EMS - p. 24 22. 2: Adult Medical Care - p. 28 23. Chapter 10: Prehospital Physical Assessment and Critical Interpretation of Vital Signs - p. 28 24. Chapter 11: Cardiac Arrest and ECMO - p. 31 25. Chapter 12: Hypotension and Shock - p. 35 26. Chapter 13: Altered Mental Status - p. 38 27. Chapter 14: Arrhythmias and Electrocardiogram Interpretation - p. 41 28. Chapter 15: Cardiac Emergencies—Chest Pain, Stemi, ACS, CHF - p. 50 29. Chapter 16: Cardiac Device Emergencies - p. 58 30. Chapter 17: Gastrointestinal Emergencies - p. 61 31. Chapter 18: Diabetic Emergencies - p. 64 32. Chapter 19: Sepsis - p. 67 33. Chapter 20: Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies - p. 71 34. Chapter 21: Dyspnea - p. 75 35. Chapter 22: Seizures - p. 79 36. Chapter 23: Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack - p. 82 37. Chapter 24: Syncope - p. 87 38. 3: Adult Trauma Care - p. 91 39. Chapter 25: General Adult Trauma Principles and Triage - p. 91 40. Chapter 26: Head Injuries and Facial Trauma - p. 99 41. Chapter 27: Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries - p. 102 42. Chapter 28: Chest, Abdominal, and Pelvic Injuries - p. 105 43. Chapter 29: Extremity Injuries - p. 109 44. Chapter 30: Thermal Burns and Inhalational Injuries - p. 113 45. Chapter 31: Care of the Entrapped Patient Including Crush Injuries - p. 117 46. 4: Pediatric Medical Care - p. 121 47. Chapter 32: Prehospital Physical Assessment and Critical Interpretation of Vital Signs - p. 121 48. Chapter 33: Cardiac Arrest and Arrhythmias - p. 124 49. Chapter 34: Shock - p. 128 50. Chapter 35: Altered Mental Status - p. 131 51. Chapter 36: Chest Pain and Syncope - p. 134 52. Chapter 37: Respiratory Distress Emergencies - p. 137 53. Chapter 38: Seizures - p. 142 54. Chapter 39: Technology-Dependent Children - p. 146 55. 5: Pediatric Trauma Care - p. 151 56. Chapter 40: General Pediatric Trauma Principles and Triage - p. 151 57. Chapter 41: Pediatric Head Injuries and Facial Trauma - p. 153 58. Chapter 42: Pediatric Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries - p. 157 59. Chapter 43: Chest, Abdominal, and Pelvic Injuries - p. 160 60. Chapter 44: Extremity Injuries - p. 163 61. Chapter 45: Thermal Burns and Inhalation Injuries - p. 169 62. 6: Disaster and Multiple Casualty Incidents - p. 173 63. Chapter 46: General Principles in Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents - p. 173 64. Chapter 47: Prehospital Triage for Mass Casualties - p. 175 65. Chapter 48: Mass Casualty Evacuation and Patient Movement - p. 179 66. Chapter 49: Biological and Chemical Terrorism - p. 181 67. Chapter 50: Radiation and Radiation Injury - p. 185 68. Chapter 51: Blast Injuries - p. 188 69. Chapter 52: Hazardous Materials Response - p. 191 70. Chapter 53: Tactical Emergency Medical Services - p. 195 71. Chapter 54: Search and Rescue - p. 200 72. Chapter 55: Community Disaster Preparedness - p. 203 73. 7: Wilderness EMS and Austere Medicine - p. 206 74. Chapter 56: General Principles in Wilderness Medicine - p. 206 75. Chapter 57: Bites, Stings, and Envenomations - p. 209 76. Chapter 58: Dysbarisms - p. 217 77. Chapter 59: Heat- and Cold-Related Illness - p. 223 78. Chapter 60: Lightning and Electrical Emergencies - p. 233 79. Chapter 61: Drowning and Submersion Injury - p. 237 80. 8: Special Prehospital Situations - p. 239 81. Chapter 62: Interfacility Transport, Including Ground Critical Care Transport - p. 239 82. Chapter 63: Bariatric Emergencies - p. 243 83. Chapter 64: Geriatric Emergencies - p. 246 84. Chapter 65: Aeromedical Transport - p. 252 85. Chapter 66: Community Paramedicine - p. 254 86. Chapter 67: Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Maltreatment - p. 257 87. Chapter 68: End-of-Life Issues - p. 261 88. Chapter 69: Poisonings and Toxic Exposures - p. 264 89. 9: Prehospital Skills and Procedures - p. 268 90. Chapter 70: Airway Management, Oxygenation, and Ventilation - p. 268 91. Chapter 71: Analgesia - p. 271 92. Chapter 72: Care of the Agitated/Suicidal Patient - p. 274 93. Chapter 73: CPR, AED, and Mechanical Compression - p. 277 94. Chapter 74: Field Amputation - p. 283 95. Chapter 75: Hemorrhage Control - p. 286 96. Chapter 76: Intravascular/Interosseous Access and Fluid Resuscitation - p. 289 97. Chapter 77: Perimortem Caesarian Section - p. 292 98. Chapter 78: EMS Point-of-Care Testing - p. 294 99. Chapter 79: Procedures in the Trauma Patient - p. 297 100. Chapter 80: Telemedicine and Emerging Telecommunications - p. 301 101. Chapter 81: Transport of Patients with Highly Hazardous Communicable Diseases - p. 303 102. Index - p. 307 103. IBC - p. 324
