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EMS Field Guide: ALS Version

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Anyone who has been in EMS for sometime knows that we tend to forget things. Of course field guides have been out for a long time now, and this is just the latest installment. I appreciate the brighter colors...my old eyes can't see the older formats as well anymore. This edition has the 2005 updates for ACLS so it's handy. Paramedic Student s should grab this, cause they'll need it. And for the experienced crowd of Paramedics out there...you know you'd be a fool not to get this guide.

An Improvement over the already helpful 11th ed., the 12th ed. EMS Field Guide updates ACLS and drug lists along with new Trauma criteria to keep Paramedics on top of the game. These guides are a must have for EMS Professionals.

If you have had these before you know they are great, mainly just for all the prescription drugs. Very organized and easy to use.

I received this product within 3 days, and it was exactly what I wanted! it would have cost twice as much on another website or in a store!!! Thanks!

I love how handy this guide is. And it was made small to fit in a pocket for easy access.

This pocket-size field guide contains a ton of useful information. It is a must-have for any EMT or First Responder.

Probably one of the best "portable brains" out there for the EMT. Well organized and easy to read, making the information you need easy to find at 2 a.m. with no coffee.

Book has its purpose. Found it funny they just placed stickers over the old stuff, but in this day and economy, who can blame them? Great use in the field.

I'm currently a paramedic student approximately half way through class when I purchased this ALS field guide. There's a lot of stuff in the guide that is really "dumbed down", such as what to call in for a patient report, but there are other things in the guide that are very useful that I can see myself referencing on a call such as the burn chart and glascow coma scale. It goes into the types of medical and trauma calls and what to do and what questions to get answers to, which I can't see myself using too much, but at the same time if I have an extended transport with a patient experiencing abdominal pain or chest pain I may reference it real quick to see if I left anything out. It also goes into different types of illegal drugs and their effects and street names. The section that I use the most is the drugs we carry on the trucks. It gives the indications and contraindications, as well as the side effects and doses. It also has a chart for different drip rates for some of the meds and the dosage per the patient's weight. It also has a full section for pediatrics and ACLS. The final section is on prescription drugs and what they are used for, which could help you to determine a patient's past medical history if you're not familiar with a medication they're on. My only issues with the guide are that some of the information is not current with our local protocols, which I understand it isn't going to be 100% perfect for everyone, and also that some of the outdated information on pages was just covered up with a sticker featuring the current information rather than adding a new page to the guide. So far I mostly use this while in the ER after finishing with a treatment on a patient to further understand why we gave the patient the medications we did. I would recommend it to any paramedic student out there. I also know of a few paramedics who carry it with them as a reference.

Not a paramedic yet but from what I have used of it, it seems to contain the right amount of helpful data and organized well.