The discipline of disaster medicine is the study and collaborative application of various health sciences towards the prevention of, preparation for, response to and recovery from health problems arising from a disaster.

Because disasters can strike anywhere in the world and can have devastating effects on the community, it is vitally important that the different agencies, government departments and medical disciplines work together to draw up adequate mitigation plans. It is also crucial that each agency is aware of its responsibilities and understands the chain of command in a disaster situation.

In a clear and concise manner Disaster Medicine covers all the critical aspects necessary to deal with any type of man-made or natural disaster.

Drs. John C. Perkins and Michael E. Winters have assembled an expert team of authors on the topic of Sepsis in the Emergency Department. Article topics include: Defining and Diagnosing Sepsis; Appropriate Antibiotic Therapy; Severe Sepsis Resuscitation in Resource Limited Settings; Source Control in Severe Sepsis; Considerations in Special Populations with Severe Sepsis; Pediatric Severe Sepsis Resuscitation; The New Usual Care; Prehospital Sepsis Care; Endpoints of Sepsis Resuscitation; Pitfalls in the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Disposition of Severe Sepsis; Biomarkers in Sepsis; Vasopressors and Inotropes in Sepsis; and Sepsis Quality Measures and Performance Improvement.

This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, edited by Drs. Robert Vissers and Michael Gibbs, focuses on Pulmonary Emergencies. Articles include: Approach to the Adult Patient with Acute Dyspnea,Approach to the Pediatric Patient with Acute Dyspnea,Advances in Pulmonary Imaging,Respiratory Monitoring,Management of Acute Asthma and COPD,Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolus,Pulmonary Manifestations Of Systemic Diseases,Pleural Disease,Management of Hemoptysis, and more!

This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, edited by Drs. Stephen Borron and Ziad Kazzi focuses on emergencies arising from contact with Hazardous Materials. Article topics include: Selected classes and examples of dangerous industrial chemicals, weapons of mass destruction, and their syndromic identification; Hospital preparedness for chemical and radiological disasters; Personnel protection and decontamination of adults and children; Resources for toxicological information and assistance; Asphyxiants; Corrosives and irritants; Organophosphates and carbamates; Intentional and unintentional food, drug, and water contamination, and more!

Drs. Stephen Bohan and Josh Kosowsky have assembled a panel of expert authors for this edition on Cardivascular Emergencies. Topics include: Ischemia, Heart Failure, Congenital Heart Disease, Supreventricular Dysrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Uncommon Dysrhythmias, Electrophysiology, Pericardial Disease, and Cardiac Arrest.

This brand-new book offers virtual hands-on experience to over 65 emergency procedures, allowing readers to rehearse them over again in their mind-then perform them on demand correctly. Colour drawings of each procedure that illuminate relevant anatomical structures and their relationship to each new step paired with full-colour photographs provide a realistic clinical view of the identical anatomy. Plus, each step is accompanied by concise text, allowing the illustrations and photographs to guide clinicians effortlessly through the procedure. Presents step-by-step, side-by-side full-color illustrated guidance. Uses a standard chapter organization for quick reference. Offers a brief description of each procedure. Features bulleted lists of clinical indications, oft-overlooked contraindications, and potential complications. Displays the essential equipment needed to perform the procedure. And more.

Dans l'environnement tactique civil, les secondes comptent. TECC: Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, deuxieme edition enseigne aux prestataires de soins pre-hospitaliers comment repondre et soigner les patients lors d'une urgence tactique civile, y compris les tirs actifs. Ce programme attrayant est concu pour preparer les prestataires de services medicaux d'urgence (SMU) a repondre aux patients dans un environnement tactique. Developpe par la Association nationale des techniciens medicaux d'urgence (NAEMT) et approuve par le College Americain des Chirurgiens, TECC, deuxieme edition, aborde les domaines actuels des services medicaux d'urgence tactiques (TEMS) et est conforme aux directives actuelles du Comite sur les TECC. La NAEMT est un partenaire educatif reconnu du Comite du TECC.

Tactical Emergency Casualty Care: Im zivilen taktischen Umfeld zahlen Sekunden. TECC: Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, Zweite Auflage trainiert Helfer aller Ebenen, wie man sicher auf Patienten in einer zivilen taktischen Umgebung reagiert und sie versorgt, einschliesslich Amok-Lagen. Dieses Programm wurde entwickelt, um vermeidbare Todesfalle am Einsatzort zu verringern. Die von der National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) entwickelte und vom American College of Surgeons unterstutzte, TECC: 2. Auflage spiegelt aktuelles medizinisches Wissen und Praxis wieder und foerdert kritisches Denken als Grundlage fur die Bereitstellung hochwertiger Versorgung. Der Inhalt des aktualisierten TECC-Kurses entspricht den aktuellen Tactical Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) Competency Domains und entspricht den Richtlinien des Committee on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (Co-TECC). Die zweite Auflage des TECC-Kurses beinhaltet: * Das neue Kurshandbuch, das die wichtigsten Konzepte des Kurses verdeutlicht und vertieft; verfugt uber ein ansprechendes, interaktives Design; und ist so geschrieben, dass Sie sich wie in einem Gesprach fuhlen, anstatt einem Vortrag zuzuhoeren. * Lektionen, die die einzelnen Komponenten des MARCH-Algorithmus abdecken, Sofortmassnahmen fur Tourniquet-Anwendungen, Diskussionen uber die Behandlung von Kindern und brandneue Patientensimulationen, einschliesslich einer abschliessenden Simulation von MANV und Amok-Lagen. * Die Nomenklatur der Sicherheitsbehoerden von heisser, warmer und kalter Zone wurde mit der taktischen Nomenklatur "Direct Threat", Indirect Threat und Evacuation integriert.

Over three decades ago, PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support transformed the assessment and management of trauma patients in the field, improving the quality of trauma patient care and saving lives around the world. The tenth edition of this trusted, comprehensive resource continues the PHTLS mission to promote excellence in trauma patient management by all prehospital care practitioners through global education. First developed by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) in the early 1980s in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), this proven program includes updated medical content to reflect current, evidence-based knowledge and practice. PHTLS promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care, knowing that EMS practitioners make the best decisions on behalf of their patients when given a solid foundation of knowledge and key principles to fuel their critical-thinking skills. A Clear Approach to Assessing a Trauma Patient In the field, seconds count. The tenth edition of PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support teaches and reinforces the principles of rapidly assessing a trauma patient using an orderly approach, immediately treating life-threatening problems as they are identified, and minimizing delays in initiating transport to an appropriate destination. PHTLS, Tenth Edition features: - The updated ACS National Guidelines for the Field Triage of Injured Patients - An advanced discussion on the challenges of prolonged scene time - Consideration of when to shift efforts from search and rescue to recovery in the setting of a drowning victim - The United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Guidelines for search and rescue - New content on blast injuries - Clarification on the role of pelvic binders - Presentation of the emerging role of prehospital blood transfusion in hemorrhagic shock in reducing 30-day mortality - Current content addressing special considerations, including weapons of mass destruction and environmental trauma

Nell'ambiente tattico civile, i secondi contano. TECC: Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, seconda edizione, insegna agli operatori pre-ospedalieri come rispondere e curare i pazienti durante un'emergenza tattica civile, comprese le sparatorie attive. Questo programma coinvolgente e stato progettato per preparare gli operatori dei servizi medici di emergenza (EMS) a rispondere ai pazienti che si trovano in un ambiente tattico. Sviluppato dall'Associazione Nazionale dei Tecnici Sanitari di Emergenza (NAEMT) e approvato dal Collegio dei Chirurgi Americani, "TECC, seconda edizione" affronta gli attuali domini dei Servizi Medici Tattici di Emergenza (TEMS) ed e conforme alle attuali linee guida del Comitato per l'Assistenza Tattica di Emergenza alle Vittime. La NAEMT e un partner formativo riconosciuto dal Comitato per l'Assistenza Tattica di Emergenza alle Vittime.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. 350 succinct, detailed flashcards provide you need to ace the EMT certification exam and build your professional expertise With the convenience of portability and the comprehensiveness of a medical text, the new edition of McGraw-Hill's EMT Flashcards covers the essential concepts you need to master-whether you're studying for certification or brushing up on your skills. Covering everything from medical/legal issues to patient assessment to airway management to treating serious injuries, the flashcards are organized into seven sections for focused study. Each durable color card features a question on one side anda detailed answer on the other, with icons that help you locate questions by subject. Answers are presented intext, lists, tables, and images-helping you retain what you have learned. All content follows updated national guidelines.

In the last few decades, our increased knowledge of the mechanisms involved in wound repair has stimulated the development of many new dressings and wound management techniques. If these are to be used in the most appropriate and cost-effective manner, practitioners must have a good understanding of the properties and key functions of the products concerned. This book has been produced to offer specific guidance in this important area, containing chapters on silver dressings, honey products, medical maggots and negative pressure therapy in addition to more conventional products including hydrocolloids, foam, films and fibrous dressings made from alginate or CMC. Each chapter contains an account of the historical development, structure and method of use of the individual treatments, and all of this information is supplemented by the results an extensive review of the clinical literature for each product group. A final chapter offers some simple observations on the principles of dressing selection by making reference to a variety of different wound types. This section also illustrates how the use of an incorrect treatment may cause significant problems to the patient and their carers. The book contains 720 pages and 125 illustrations, many in full colour, making it perhaps the most comprehensive source of reference of its type currently available.

Over three decades ago, PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support transformed the assessment and management of trauma patients in the field, improving the quality of trauma patient care and saving lives around the world. The tenth edition of this trusted, comprehensive resource continues the PHTLS mission to promote excellence in trauma patient management by all prehospital care practitioners through global education. First developed by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) in the early 1980s in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), this proven program includes updated medical content to reflect current, evidence-based knowledge and practice. PHTLS promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care, knowing that EMS practitioners make the best decisions on behalf of their patients when given a solid foundation of knowledge and key principles to fuel their critical-thinking skills. A Clear Approach to Assessing a Trauma Patient In the field, seconds count. The tenth edition of PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support teaches and reinforces the principles of rapidly assessing a trauma patient using an orderly approach, immediately treating life-threatening problems as they are identified, and minimizing delays in initiating transport to an appropriate destination. PHTLS, Tenth Edition features: - The updated ACS National Guidelines for the Field Triage of Injured Patients - An advanced discussion on the challenges of prolonged scene time - Consideration of when to shift efforts from search and rescue to recovery in the setting of a drowning victim - The United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Guidelines for search and rescue - New content on blast injuries - Clarification on the role of pelvic binders - Presentation of the emerging role of prehospital blood transfusion in hemorrhagic shock in reducing 30-day mortality - Current content addressing special considerations, including weapons of mass destruction and environmental trauma