Paramedic Care Patient Assessment

Written by the best-selling author team of Bryan E. Bledsoe D.O., F.A.C.E.P., EMT-P, Robert S. Porter M.A., NREMT-P, and Richard A. Cherry , M.S., NREMT-P , this student-friendly easy to understand series covers the DOT National Standard Curriculum .The second of 5 titles in the Brady Paramedic Care Principles and Practice series, Volume 2 - Patient Assessment - covers history, physical exam, field assessment, clinical decision-making, communications, and documentation.Paramedic Level Emergency Responders or Intermediate level responders training to enter into Paramedic.

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.

For courses in Paramedic Emergency Medical Services. Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Fourth Edition, is intended to serve as a foundational guide and reference to paramedicine. Developed to stay ahead of current trends and practices in paramedicine, all seven volumes are based on the National EMS Education Standards and the accompanying Paramedic Instructional Guidelines. Volume 3, Patient Assessment, addresses the various steps and facets of patient assessment. Current terms for steps of the assessment have replaced older terms, for example primary assessment replaces the former term initial assessment; secondary assessment replaces the former term focused history and physical exam.

A concise and accessible text designed for paramedics and student paramedics looking for a quick reference guide to key assessment skills