Advanced Medical Field GuideAdvanced Medical Field Guide is a quick reference for the myriad medical emergencies encountered by ALS providers, ranging from stroke and cardiovascular issues, seizures, and respiratory disorders, to metabolic conditions and endocrine emergencies. This guide lists the management techniques associated with treating victims of medical emergencies, includes a pharmacology section identifying the various medications used to manage medical conditions, and offers a quick reference assessment section listing exam items used to identify medical problems. |
Contents
Section 1 Assessment | 1 |
Section 2 Vascular AccessMedication Administration | 12 |
Section 3 Respiratory | 55 |
Section 4 Shock | 80 |
Section 5 Cardiovascular | 86 |
Section 6 Neurologic | 130 |
Section 7 Endocrine | 150 |
Section 8 EnvironmentalAllergic | 160 |
Section 9 GI GU and Hematologic | 181 |
Section 10 Toxicology | 203 |
Section 11 Infectious Diseases | 211 |
Section 12 Behavioral | 230 |
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Advanced Medical Field Guide American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS),,Randy Price Limited preview - 2009 |
Common terms and phrases
1:1 Dropped Beats Acute Administer agents alcohol Allergic Altitude Illness Amphetamines Antiemetic aspirin Assessment atrial Atropine bag-mask Benzodiazepines bleeding Block blockers Bradycardia breathing Bronchodilator calcium cardiac Cardiovascular catheter cause chest Cold Illness Communicable Period cough Decreased depression Diabetes diarrhea diazepam Disorders dose DRUG GUIDE Continued Drug/Trade Name Dyspnea edema Electrocardiogram Emergency Measures Exposure Factors fluid Gastrointestinal glands Glucagon glucose Headache Hematologic Hepatitis hydroxyzine Hypoglycemia hypokalemia hypotension hypothermia increases infection INFECTIOUS DISEASES Continued inflammation Infusion inhibitors Insulin intubation L/min lorazepam lungs Medication Administration mental status Metabolic mg/kg monitor muscle Myocardial Infarction nausea nervous system nifedipine Normal P Wave normal saline Organophosphates oxygen P:QRS Ratio PARAMEDIC DRUG GUIDE placement PR Interval prehospital Provide supplemental oxygen Pulmonary pulse receptors Regular QRS Width Respiratory seizures SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Signs/Symptoms skin sodium stimulation Stroke suicidal syndrome Tachycardia tachypnea tion Toxidromes Transport trauma Treatment tube Variable vascular ventilation Ventricular virus vital signs vomiting