Emergency Medical Technician w/ pocket guide, Barbara Aehlert, McGraw-Hill, 2008

EMTs are often the first licensed EMS personnel to arrive on the scene of an emergency, size up the situation, and provide emergency care and transportation.

They practice in a wide diversity of settings—EMTs are everywhere in our community, many of them performing their EMT duties as well as their regular jobs. These providers demonstrate pride and dedication in their role on the frontline of emergency care in this country.

Barbara Aehlert wrote this text with great depth and clarity. Her easy-to-read writing style conveys a wealth of information that is essential for the student to grasp key concepts needed to become a competent EMT.

Students who use this book can feel confident that they have learned accurate, up-to-date, and complete information so that they can face emergencies and provide essential emergency care in their practice setting, whatever the emergency is and wherever it occurs.

Features

  • Divisions: The text is organized according to the Emergency Medical Technician National Standard Curriculum published by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
  • Objectives: Each chapter includes the knowledge, attitude, and skill objectives established by the DOT curriculum for the subject matter.
  • On The Scene: These case studies represent emergency situations similar to those that EMTs may encounter in the field.
  • Quick reference pocket guide included (160 pages)

    8 1/2" x 11", 776 pages, color illus. and photos, softcover, ISBN: 978-0-07-320644-8, BE2645 / $73.00

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