EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. CLINICAL PRACTICE AND SYSTEMS OVERSIGHT (2 VOLUME SET). 2ND EDITION

Contributors
Foreword
Preface
About the Companion Site
Volume I
Chapter 1 History of Emergency Medical Services
• Section I: Airway
Chapter 2 EMS Airway Management: System Considerations
Chapter 3 Airway Procedures
Chapter 4 Airway Management: Special Situations
• Section II: Breathing
Chapter 5 Respiratory Distress
Chapter 6 Oxygenation and Ventilation
• Section III: Circulation
Chapter 7 Hypotension and Shock
Chapter 8 Vascular Access
Chapter 9 Chest Pain and Acute Coronary Syndromes
Chapter 10 Cardiac Dysrhythmias
Chapter 11 Cardiac Procedures and Managing Technology
Chapter 12 Cardiac Arrest Systems of Care
Chapter 13 Cardiac Arrest: Clinical Management
• Section IV: Medical Problems
Chapter 14 The Challenge of the Undifferentiated Patient
Chapter 15 Altered Mental Status
Chapter 16 Syncope
Chapter 17 Seizures
Chapter 18 Stroke
Chapter 19 Abdominal Pain
Chapter 20 Diabetic Emergencies
Chapter 21 Allergic Reactions
Chapter 22 Renal Failure and Dialysis
Chapter 23 Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Chapter 24 Choking
Chapter 25 Submersion Injuries and Drowning
• Section V: Trauma Problems
Chapter 26 Trauma Systems of Care
Chapter 27 Blunt Trauma Considerations
Chapter 28 Motor Vehicle Crashes
Chapter 29 Penetrating Trauma
Chapter 30 Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 31 Electrical Injuries
Chapter 32 Blast Injury
Chapter 33 Thermal and Chemical Burns
Chapter 34 Crush Injury
Chapter 35 Hemorrhage Control
Chapter 36 Orthopedic Injuries
Chapter 37 Ocular Trauma
Chapter 38 Bites, stings, and envenomations
Chapter 39 Field Trauma Triage
Chapter 40 Trauma-Stabilizing Procedures
• Section VI: Obstetrics and Gynecology Problems
Chapter 41 Physiology of Pregnancy
Chapter 42 Emergencies of Pregnancy
Chapter 43 Normal Childbirth
Chapter 44 Childbirth Emergencies
Chapter 45 Perimortem Cesarean Section
• Section VII: Toxicological Problems
Chapter 46 Principles of Toxicology
Chapter 47 Treatment and Evaluation of Specific Toxins
• Section VIII: Environmental Problems
Chapter 48 Cold Exposure Illness and Injury
Chapter 49 Heat-Related Illness
Chapter 50 High Altitude Illnesses
Chapter 51 Effects of Flight
Chapter 52 Diving Injury
• Section IX: Special Populations
Chapter 53 The Special Needs of Children
Chapter 54 Pediatric Medical Priorities
Chapter 55 Pediatric Trauma Priorities
Chapter 56 Technology-Dependent Children
Chapter 57 Approach to the Geriatric Patient
• Section X: Special Considerations
Chapter 58 Behavioral Health Emergencies
Chapter 59 Bariatric Patient Challenges
Chapter 60 Intimate Partner Violence
Chapter 61 Sexual Assault
Chapter 62 Child Maltreatment
Chapter 63 Human Trafficking
Chapter 64 Ethical Challenges
Chapter 65 Death, Dying, and End of life Issues
Chapter 66 Family and Bystanders
Chapter 67 Analgesia
Chapter 68 Point of Care Testing in EMS
Chapter 69 Ultrasound Applications in the Prehospital Setting
Appendix
Glossary
Index
Contributors
Foreword
Preface

Volume II
• Section I: Principles of Oversight and Design
Chapter 70 Medical Oversight of EMS Systems
Chapter 71 Principles of EMS System Design
Chapter 72 Emergency Care Regionalization
Chapter 73 Telemedicine and Emerging Telecommunications
Chapter 74 Interfacility Transportation
Chapter 75 Air Medical Services
• Section II: Human Resources
Chapter 76 EMS Personnel
Chapter 77 Protection of EMS Personnel from Occupationally Acquired Infections
Chapter 78 Medical Surveillance of Emergency Response Personnel
Chapter 79 EMS Clinician Wellness
Chapter 80 Occupational Injury Prevention and Management
Chapter 81 Prevention and Intervention for Psychologically Stressful Events
Chapter 82 EMS Practitioner Education
• Section III: Legal and Legislation
Chapter 83 Legal Issues
Chapter 84 Legislation, Regulation, and Ordinance
Chapter 85 Due Process
Chapter 86 Risk Management
Chapter 87 Politics and Advocacy for the EMS Physician
• Section IV: Dispatch and Communications
Chapter 88 Dispatch
Chapter 89 Ambulance Safety
Chapter 90 Communications
• Section V: Finance and Public Interfaces
Chapter 91 Principles of Finance
Chapter 92 State EMS Offices
Chapter 93 EMS – Public Health Interface
Chapter 94 EMS Physicians as Public Spokespersons
• Section VI: Extraordinary Circumstances
Chapter 95 Incident Command System and National Incident Management System
Chapter 96 Medical Management of Mass Gatherings
Chapter 97 Disaster Preparedness and Management
Chapter 98 The Federal Medical Response to Disasters
Chapter 99 Prehospital Triage for Mass Casualties
Chapter 100 Mass Casualty Management
Chapter 101 Mass Casualty Evacuation and Patient Movement
Chapter 102 Temporary Treatment Facilities
• Section VII: Special Hazards
Chapter 103 Medical Support for Hazardous Materials Response
Chapter 104 Chemical Properties of Hazardous Materials
Chapter 105 Radiological and Nuclear Response
Chapter 106 Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Section VIII: Special Environments
Chapter 107 Tactical Emergency Medical Support
Chapter 108 Technical Rescue, Confined Space, and Limited Access Situations
Chapter 109 Care in the Wilderness
Chapter 110 Mobile Integrated Health & Community Paramedicine
• Section IX: Safety and Quality
Chapter 111 Patient Safety Culture
Chapter 112 The Evolution of Quality Concepts and Methods
Chapter 113 Defining, Measuring, and Improving Quality
Chapter 114 Information Systems
• Section X: Advancing Knowledge
Chapter 115 EMS research basics
Chapter 116 Informed Consent in EMS Research
Chapter 117 Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Research
Chapter 118 Trauma Research Methodology
Chapter 119 Pediatric Research Methodology
Chapter 120 Cost Analysis Research
Chapter 121 Statistical Concepts for Research in Emergency Medical Services
Appendix
Glossary
Index

The two-volume Emergency Medical Services: Clinical Practice and Systems Oversight delivers a thorough foundation upon which to succeed as an EMS medical director and prepare for the NAEMSP National EMS Medical Directors Course and Practicum. Focusing on EMS in the ‘real world’, the book offers specific management tools that will be useful in the reader’s own local EMS system and provides contextual understanding of how EMS functions within the broader emergency care system at a state, local, and national level.
The two volumes offer the core knowledge trainees will need to successfully complete their training and begin their career as EMS physicians, regardless of the EMS systems in use in their areas. A companion website rounds out the book’s offerings with audio and video clips of EMS best practice in action. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:

• A thorough introduction to the history of EMS
• An exploration of EMS airway management, including procedures and challenges, as well as how to manage ventilation, oxygenation, and breathing in patients, including cases of respiratory distress
• Practical discussions of medical problems, including the challenges posed by the undifferentiated patient, altered mental status, cardiac arrest and dysrhythmias, seizures, stroke, and allergic reactions
• An examination of EMS systems, structure, and leadership