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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.If you're looking for a fun, fast review that boils emergency airway and respiratory management to its mostessential, must-know points, your search ends here!
EMS Respiratory Emergency Management Demystified is a complete yet concise overview of the basics of performing this critical procedure. This guide gives you the knowledge to help your patients as a student and as an EMT or paramedic once you start your career. You will learn how to perform an assessment of a patient's airway, managehis or her ventilation, utilize RSI, use best practices forspecial patient populations, and more.
Studying is easy and effective with key objectives,important terms, brief overviews, tables and diagrams, and Q&As throughout the book.
This fast and easy guide offers:- Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter
- Coverage of essential airway management techniques
- Chapter review questions with answer explanations
- A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work
Simple enough for a student, but comprehensive enough for a professional, EMS Respiratory Emergency Management DeMYSTiFieD is your shortcut to masteringthis essential, often life-saving topic.
List of contents
Chapter 1 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory SystemChapter 2 - Acid Base Balance, Blood Gas AnalysisChapter 3 - Pathophysiology of Apnea and HypoxiaChapter 4 - Pulse Oximetry and Capnography; What's the differnece?Chapter 5 - Oxygen Delivery Devices and Bag Valve Mask VentilationChapter 6 - Respiratory PharmacologyChapter 7 - Respiratory EmergenciesChapter 8 - Rapid Sequence IntubationChapter 9 - Endotracheal IntubationChapter 10 - Airway Devices for Difficult Airway Management, Supraglottic Airway DevicesChatper 11 - Special Clinical Considerations for the "Difficult Airway"Chapter 12 - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Chapter 13 - Use of Pre-hospital VentilatorsKey TermsIndex
