Emergency Services (EMS)
and Terrorism Preparedness

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EMS & Emergency Services

Automated Defibrillation for Professional & Lay Rescues
This brief, easy-to-understand manual is ideal for teaching both professional (volunteer and paid) and lay rescuers (such as public safety personnel participating in a CPR-Defibrillation program) how to use AEDs. It provides a solid framework for basic AED concepts then refers the reader to other references for additional information.

Drug Reference for EMS Providers
The first comprehensive reference for EMS professionals (EMTs) designed to present detailed information (covering over 850 drugs) on each drug's mechanism of action, summary of accepted out-of-hospital indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side effects, and dosage. Symptoms and treatment of overdose are discussed when appropriate. Prescription medications taken at home are also addressed. · EMS Considerations are presented

Emergency Care for Children
A family oriented text covering emergency treatment and out-of-hospital issues related to neonates, infants and children through adolescence. Designed for use in EMT programs, but also useful for school nurses, day care workers and parents. The objectives of the Paramedic National Standard Curriculum are met. Includes skills review, a guide to common medications and guidelines for disability awareness. In depth coverage of children with special health care needs and those assisted by technology.

Emergency Dysrhythmias and ECG Injury Patterns
If you're new to ECG interpretation or need a basic refresher this book is for you. This text is ideal for the First Responder or beginning EMT. It follows a step by step approach to interpretation while providing information on the clinical significance of dysrhythmias and interventions. Many practice opportunities are provided to allow the student to develop their interpretation skills. An introduction to the more advanced level 12-lead interpretation is also provided.

EMERGENCIA! Emergency Translation Manual
A language reference for English speaking medical caregivers who need to communicate effectively with Spanish speakers in emergency situations. Translations of a wide array of medical emergencies include phonetic pronunciations of words and phrases and relevant questions that require only "yes" or "no" answers. Diagrams of the human body labeled in Spanish and pages of commonly used words and phrases further facilitate communication and ultimately quicken response time.

EMS Street Strategies
Focuses on the interaction of EMS personnel with patients, their families and bystanders in an array of common medical, traumatic and psychological emergencies. Chapters feature real life case studies and offer detailed six-step intervention strategies based on the presented scenario that EMS professionals can apply to their day-to-day activities in the field. Also includes chapters on the stresses experienced by EMS personnel and methods for combating this stress in a productive and healthy manner.

Functional Anatomy for Emergency Medical Services
Designed to meet the 1999 National Standard Curriculum for Paramedic Programs. It is the first anatomy and physiology book written with the EMS student in mind. It also provides a strong foundation for later studies in pathophysiology. In addition, this book is richly illustrated with key concepts drawn in detail for increased comprehension.

Fundamentals of Basic Emergency Care
Perhaps the best way to learn EMT profession is through extensive study of real-world emergency care situations. Setting new standards for EMT-Basic education, this dynamic text brings the exciting and challenging work of an emergency medical technician to life. From the step-by-step skill presentations and real stories from EMTs to the scenario-based approach that ties the learning material together, Fundamentals of Basic Emergency Care gives you what it takes to make it on the streets.

Fundamentals Of Emergency Care Flash Cards on CD-ROM
Using the dynamic, electronic Flash format, this self-study program contains over 1000 "flashcards" that review terms, definitions, audio pronunciations, and illustrations relating to emergency care. Questions and answers to test subject knowledge make this a fun and interactive refresher tool. Subject areas organized under the major EMS subject headings, Airway, Patient Assessment

Heart and Lung Sounds for the EMS Provider CD-ROM
Combines audio, graphics, and explanatory text to enhance these important listening skills. . To make it even more practical, the heart and lung sounds are presented against background noises that EMTs typically encounter on the job. This multimedia package is the ideal self-study product for students as well as professional who want a self-paced refresher course.

Introduction to EMS Systems
Any student enrolled in a collegiate EMS course will benefit from this broad, contemporary overview of EMS with its real-world focus on the field provider. Readers will appreciate the case studies that introduce chapter topics, as well as the learning objectives, glossary of terms, and study questions that make learning easier. Whether you're studying to become an EMS provider or need a general EMS reference tool for your medical library, this book will meet your needs

Occupational Health and Safety in the Emergency Services
This one-stop resource offers a comprehensive program management approach to occupational safety and health issues for instructors, students, safety officers, fire and EMS department managers, and others in the fire and emergency medical services fields. Updated to the latest editions of the NFPA 1500 series standards and adhering to the course objectives within the National Fire Academy’s Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) course outcomes for Occupational Health and Safety

The Paramedic Review
A must-have tool for students preparing for either State or National Certification Exams. It includes over 2000 multiple choice style questions based on the revised DOT EMT-Paramedic curriculum objectives and content. The exam questions are written in a style similar to those found on State and National Exams and easy to read. Delmar's Why-Driven EMS Enrichment, is the companion text that explains the rationale for answers to the exam review questions. An indispensable tool for all paramedic students preparing for their certification exam. - with CD-ROM

Pharmacology for the EMS Provider, 3E
Revised to fulfill the core module for the pharmacology component of the DOT Paramedic National Standard Curriculum. The book also follows the new ACLS and PALS curricula. Detailed profiles of pre-hospital medications including mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, precautions, routes and dosages, side effects, and EMS consideration. Free Activity CD-ROM provides additional practice through self-guided exercises and games for each chapter.

Principles of Advanced Trauma Care
Students in EMT-Paramedic courses need to know the most recent developments in trauma care. This book provides you with an excellent overview on the principles of trauma care, followed by field techniques for assessment and triage of the patient. Specific trauma injuries are detailed. Treatment methods are covered for the field, emergency department, and special situations material on new procedures, techniques and equipment will add to readers' skills in advanced life support systems.

Principles of Pathophysiology and Emergency Medical Care
Relates pathophysiological principles to emergency care of medical disorders. Material conforms to the 1999 EMT-Paramedic Curriculum objectives. Many illustrations and tables highlight important concepts that appeal to the visual learner. In-depth coverage of shock, acid-base, environmental and toxicological emergencies not found in other pathophysiology texts, but necessary for the EMS professional

Principles of Patient Assessment in EMS
A concrete approach to assessing patients and situations in the field that presents the relationship between assessment findings and pathology in an informal yet informative manner. Includes detailed descriptions of physical exams and history-taking methods as relevant to respiratory, cardiac, neurological, abdominal and psychological traumas. Case studies and Web activities are integrated throughout to provide a realistic context and enhance material.

Sensible Analysis of the 12-Lead ECG
This text provides in-depth introduction to the analysis of the 12-lead electrocardiogram. It offers comprehensive review of cardiac anatomy and relates pathology to the ECG findings. Pathology of cardiac conduction as seen in 3-lead and 12-lead monitoring systems are presented in a practical manner to build confidence in this valuable diagnostic tool.

Sensible ECG Analysis
This comprehensive text fully explains the use and implications of the electrocardiograph, an invaluable tool to assess cardiac function. It includes anatomy, basic electrophysiology, and analysis techniques. Each arrhythmia is carefully explained using a consistent approach that includes step-by-step analysis, practice, and self-assessment activities. The text is designed not only to teach students and clinicians how to interpret an ECG, but also to help

Why-Driven EMS Enrichment
Preparing for your State and National exams and looking for a concise, effective study aid? "Why" Driven EMS Enrichment, a series of questions and answers that follow the DOT Paramedic curriculum objectives, is the resource you need. Written in an easy to read style that students of all educational levels will find approachable, "Why" Driven EMS goes beyond the explanations of other EMS texts and offers frank, usable advice on handling extreme situations and understanding complex material.

Terrorism Preparedness

Explosives Identification Guide
Explosives Identification Guide, Second Edition, is an excellent quick reference for emergency responders – providing the necessary information to effectively identify explosives by type, and how each should be treated. Written with a straight-forward, non-technical approach, this book covers both commercial type and military ordnance explosives, and explains bomb search procedures in a manner that is easy to understand.

A Citizen's Guide to Terrorism Preparedness
Easy to Read! Learn how you can protect yourself from potential acts of terrorism and how to react in the instance a terrorist situation should occur. provides readers with facts, figures, and practical guidelines to follow as they go about their daily lives. No special military equipment or extreme survivalist tactics are needed. Instead, this handbook is designed specifically for average citizens who want to take all of the steps they can to prepare themselves

Preparing for Biological Terrorism: An Emergency Service Guide
Contains vitally important information to guide local agencies in their efforts to secure and coordinate the influx of state and federal resources before, during, and after an attack. Mandatory reading for emergency response teams, today's school administrators, business leaders, public utilities managers, media professionals, as well as the general public, this resource walks through the fundamental concepts of emergency planning

Preparing for Terrorism: The Public Safety Communicator’s Guide
Today more than ever, communications center professionals who receive and/or dispatch emergency services can use a valuable resource like this. This book starts with an overview of national and international terrorism, while emphasis throughout the book is on how to prepare communications center staff and their families for a terrorist event by providing them with well-thought out employee emergency plans and contingencies.

Terrorism Handbook for Operational Responders
This short, easy-to-read guide is a "must" for all emergency personnel who are called on to respond to a terrorist event. Users are taught how to make suitable decisions in the many and varied situations that may confront them -- toxic materials, antipersonnel weapons, terrorist demands, for example. In addition to identifying hazards, appropriate methods of overcoming them, and delivering emergency services under adverse conditions, this handbook

Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Regulations & Response Procedures

Fire Prevention, Fire Detection, Firefighting, Rescue & Safety

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