Advanced Emergency Care for Paramedic Practice |
Contents
The Emergency Medical Services System | 9 |
Medical and Legal Considerations | 19 |
Insurance and Liability Protection | 49 |
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abdominal Activity acute administration adult anaphylaxis arrhythmias artery assessment atrial auscultation bleeding blood pressure body bone bradycardia brain breath sounds burn burn injury capillary cardiac catheter cause cavity cells chest common continued cord decreased defibrillation disease Dosage dose drug edema effects elderly Emergency Medical Emergency Medical Technician EMS system endotracheal epinephrine evaluation fibrillation FIGURE fluid fracture function glands Glasgow Coma Scale heart hemorrhage hormone hypoglycemia hypotension hypoxia increased indicated infection infusion injury intubation lidocaine lungs membrane metabolic minutes muscle myocardial myocardial infarction needle normal occur oxygen pacemaker pain palpate paramedic patient Pediatric PERFORMED prehospital present problems pulmonary pulmonary edema pulse QRS complex reaction respiratory response result RHYTHM STRIP seizures shock signs and symptoms sinus skin spinal spine stress syringe tachycardia theophylline tient tion tissue toxic transport trauma tube usually vein venipuncture ventilation ventricles ventricular ventricular fibrillation wave