Drug Dosage Calculations For The Emergency Care Provider

Utilizing a simple, systematic approach, this comprehensive and practical book provides readers with all the tools necessary to solve just about every type of dosage and calculation problem. A step-by-step approach guides learners through the areas that pose the greatest challenges: mathematics, systems of measurement, the metric system, and systematic drug dosage calculation problem solving. Section I focuses on fractions and basic algebra functions essential to understanding and solving drug dose calculation. Section II discusses the history of systems of measurement, reviews the old customary system, and provides a complete explanation of the metric system and the federally approved rules governing the metric system in the United States. Section II explains in detail each type of dosage calculation problem that may be encountered in the emergency setting, with each chapter providing the building blocks for the next For the special group of professionals who dedicate themselves to the service of emergency patients.

This work teaches the basic principles of mathematics and applies them to cases that paramedics face in the field. Chapters cover maths rules and principles, ratios, proportions and conversion factors, fractions, decimals and percentages. Practice problems are scattered throughout.

As an emergency care professional, you save lives every day. And, while physicians will order various medications to be administered, he or she may not know the strengths or amounts of medication you have available in your ambulance. You, therefore, must convert what you have on hand into an equivalent dose to match the physician's orders. Paramedic Med-Math Made Easy provides step-by-step instructions for the most common, every day formulas you'll use in the field. In its easy to understand format, you'll quickly grasp how to convert pounds to kilograms, teaspoons to milliliters, or grams to milligrams. With the equivalents and formulas laid out, Paramedic Med-Math Made Easy then provides examples showing how formulas are used, along with guidelines to help you understand each calculation. Also included are practical-application problems and their answers. Each scenario illustrates how the application or conversion should be set up, so you can clearly see and understand how the calculation works and where pitfalls may occur. Admittedly, you can choose among several math formula methods to calculate proper doses to administer. Most important, though, is deciding what method works best for you-the one that prevents you from making any errors. Paramedic Med-Math Made Easy will help you do just that.

The Ninth Edition teaches students the technical skills required of today’s paramedic while emphasizing other important professional attributes, including critical thinking, empathy, teamwork, communication, problem solving, and personal well-being.

This fully updated edition covers every competency statement of the National EMS education standards for paramedics with clarity and precision in a concise format that ensures student comprehension and encourages critical thinking. This edition emphasizes the ideal that becoming a paramedic is a continual pursuit of growth and excellence throughout an entire career.

New! An essential pocket reference for paediatric emergency medicine. This is a practical, synoptic resuscitation aid providing comprehensive guidelines about equipment sizes and drug doses, including how to prepare, dilute and administer drugs in the emergency room. What’s covered in the book: Practical pharmacology in children Overcoming medication errors in the Emergency Department Paediatric resuscitation and teamwork How to use the PAWPER tape and Broselow tape A comprehensive guide to equipment sizing in children Bolus drug dosing guidelines for more than 80 commonly-used emergency drugs Infusion drug dosing guidelines for the most frequently used emergency infusions Useful formulas and information for managing paediatric emergencies Pearls and pitfalls information on emergency drugs and emergency equipment Suitable for: Paediatrics Paediatric critical care Paediatric emergency medicine

The impact that Dr. Caroline had on EMS and health care spanned across the U.S. and abroad. from establishing EMS systems to training paramedics, to providing better nourishment and health care for orphans, her work had a profound impact on humanity. Throughout her life, Dr. Caroline brought a sense of excitement, joy, and humor to her work. the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is proud to continue Dr. Caroline's legacy. Her sense of excitement and humor live on in this text, which is dedicated to her. This edition honors Dr. Caroline's work with a clear, fun, understandable writing st

The Paramedic Association of Canada, together with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Jones and Bartlett Publishers are proud to continue Dr. Nancy Caroline’s legacy by introducing Emergency Care in the Streets–Canadian Edition! Dr. Caroline’s work transformed EMS and the entire paramedic field. She created the first national standard curriculum for paramedic training in the United States. She also wrote the first paramedic textbook: Emergency Care in the Streets. In 2007, we welcomed back Emergency Care in the Streets with the publication of the Sixth Edition in the United States. Now, this program has been rewritten and revised by Canadian EMS experts specifically for Canadian paramedics, using the National Occupational Competency Profiles.