EMT Prehospital Care [Paperback]

Mark Henry (Author), Edward Stapleton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0323016502 | ISBN-13: 978-0323016506 | Publication Date: December 5, 2003 | Edition: 3

Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition of EMT Prehospital Care, 3rd Edition provides a visually-rich, easy-to-read way to learn the EMT-Basic curriculum. Remaining true to previous editions, this new edition follows the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) National Standard Curriculum for EMT-Basic. In addition to covering the essential points of the curriculum, EMT Prehospital Care 3e also goes beyond the curriculum in depth and breadth of content in all chapters, making this book an excellent choice for on-the-job reference. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details.

• Opening Scenarios and Case-in-Points are integrated throughout the text and provide a clinical frame of reference.
• U.S. DOT objectives are integrated throughout each chapter.
• Illustrated assessment algorithms provide a step-by-step process for learning patient assessment.
• Treatment protocols summarize the key signs and symptoms and related treatment approaches for common clinical conditions.
• Expanded information on the Well-Being of the EMT-Basic discusses modes of infection transmissions, standard precautions of infection control, and information on Multiple Drug Resistant Infections.
• Illustrated skill sheets have been completely redesigned, providing easy-to-follow, step-by-step photographs.

• Companion CD-ROM supplements the information in the text with interactive case studies, skill challenges, review questions, and visual exercises.
• "Nuts and Bolts," a new section at the end of every chapter, incorporates a summary, key terms, learning checklist, review questions, further review resources and U.S. DOT objectives - for a one-stop review of all key material.
• Expanded anatomy and physiology review at the beginning of each clinical chapter aids in reader comprehension.
• Expanded information on altered mental status and cardiopulmonary resuscitation offers totally up-to-date information on these developing topics.
• New chapters on Chest and Abdominal Injuries, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Geriatrics, and a new appendix on Domestic Abuse.

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About the Author

Mark C Henry, MD, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University Hospital and Medical Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY; and Edward R Stapleton, EMT-P, EMT-P, Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Prehospital Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital and Medical Center, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

Product Details

• Paperback: 1024 pages
• Publisher: Mosby/JEMS; 3 edition (December 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323016502
• ISBN-13: 978-0323016506
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,751,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars nothing special, November 22, 2005

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Doc Dave "Doc Dave" (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: EMT Prehospital Care (Paperback)

This is the book we used in my EMT training class. The illustrations are relatively well done and it covered all of the material I needed to pass the national registry exam. The text was generally clear, but not in as much depth as I would have liked for many topics. It is not difficult to read this text and understand what the right thing to do should be in a given situation, but sometimes it is not very clear as to why. At the time I took the class, the publisher's website resources were not helpful. I found the exercises and quizzes on the CD to be boring and tedious, and I felt it was more a marketing device (to be able to say "CD included") than a resource for learning. I have browsed through a few other EMT basic texts and found some that I've liked a little bit better, such as Brady's Emergency Care. The bottom line is that while EMT Prehospital Care is not a bad book to learn from, and has the information you will need to pass registry, it could be certainly be improved upon.

4.0 out of 5 stars This is the thing, April 1, 2010

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Dr. Moose (Colorado) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: EMT Prehospital Care (Paperback)

As a volunteer firefighter EMT I am getting ready to take EMT basic for certification. I wanted a text book to get a jump on studying and so I decided to search the internet for a copy of the version we keep at the station in the operations room. This is the thing.

3.0 out of 5 stars Book's okay, workbook has many errors, December 1, 2009

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David Mansfield "RescueDave" (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: EMT Prehospital Care - Text and Workbook Package, 4e (Paperback)

This is the text for my EMT-B class. The text is fine, easy to read, decent number of good pictures. I am doing very well in the class, so I guess that speaks well of the material. I have had previous training, however.

The work book is a good design and very helpful, when it's accurate. I have spent too many frustrating minutes/hours having to correct the workbook to be able to recommend it. Some chapters have multiple incorrect answers in the quizzes. I hate having to go through the book to prove myself right. That also doesn't give me a lot of confidence that the ones I think got correct are actually correct. I expect more proofreading for a book teaching me to save lives.

The CD is also not very helpful. First, my CD has trouble playing it period. When it does play it doesn't contain all the material it claims to have. There are cues in the text pointing to the CD. When you look many of them up they're simply not on the CD. The associated website is pretty lacking as well.

Sadly, you don't have much of a choice. Your program director has decided the text for you, so be aware of the flaws and grab some extra resources.