Phtls 9e Prehospital Trauma Life Support

PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Military Edition consists of the PHTLS core content and features thirteen chapters written by military prehospital trauma care experts for practitioners in the military environment. PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Military Edition is created in partnership between the National Association of Emergency

"Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is the comprehensive, internationally renowned resource for learning basic and advanced prehospital trauma skills and concepts. This textbook will now serve as a primary reference text for PHTLS courses, accompanied by a course manual. Fully revised and updated, the ninth edition provides trauma treatment and guidelines that are proven to reduce morbidity and mortality. Market Information: Appropriate for first responders"--

PHTLS, Ninth Edition 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 any delays in initiating transport to an appropriate destination.

Over three decades ago, PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support transformed the assessment and management of trauma patients in the field. Throughout the years and across the globe, the PHTLS course has improved the quality of trauma patient care and has saved lives. The ninth edition of this trusted and reliable resource continues the PHTLS mission to promote excellence in trauma patient management by all providers involved in the delivery of prehospital care through global education. This legendary program was 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). Its medical content is continuously revised and updated to reflect current, evidence-based knowledge and practice. PHTLS promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. It is based on the belief 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. PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Ninth Edition 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 any delays in initiating transport to an appropriate destination. Dynamic Technology Solutions World-class content joins instructionally sound design with a user-friendly online interface to give instructors and students a truly interactive and engaginglearning experience with: eBook Video Demonstrations of Critical Skills

Over three decades ago, PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support transformed the assessment and management of trauma patients in the field. Throughout the years and across the globe, the PHTLS course has improved the quality of trauma patient care and has saved lives. This UK localised edition continues the PHTLS mission to promote excellence in trauma patient management by all clinicians involved in the delivery of prehospital care through global education. This legendary programme was 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). The UK edition of this trusted and reliable resource is endorsed by the College of Paramedics. The text has been revised and updated to reflect current, evidence-based knowledge and practice, and brings the established course in line with national guidance to reflect the paramedic role within the UK. PHTLS promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. It is based on the belief that prehospital clinicians 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. 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 any delays in initiating transport to an appropriate destination. Dynamic Technology Solutions World-class content joins instructionally sound design with a user-friendly online interface to give instructors and students a truly interactive and engaging learning experience with: - eBook of the PHTLS Course Manual that reinforces key concepts presented in the PHTLS course - Video demonstrations of critical skills in the PHTLS Online Instructor ToolKit

Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)revised reprint, is a unique, continuing education program that directly addresses trauma issues in the prehospital environment. Following the publication cycle of ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons, the PHTLS program is designed to enhance and increase knowledge and skill in delivering trauma care. This revised fifth edition of the PHTLS textbook is the required book for the PHTLS course, and is also ideal for use as the trauma component of a paramedic course or as a general reference book on trauma assessment and management. It combines both basic and advanced trauma concepts and skills in one definitive resource and now features an entirely new chapter on evidence-based guidelines for military medicine, developed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. PLEASE NOTE: The Instructor's Manual and Slide Set are available for certified PHTLS Instructors ONLY. They are ordered through Mosby but customers must first obtain an "access code" from the National PHTLS office - (800) 94-PHTLS or (601) 924-7744. Individuals may also call the above numbers for information on HOW TO BECOME A PHTLS INSTRUCTOR. PHTLS Course Features: Provides CEUs for First Responders, EMTs, paramedics, nurses, & physicians; Proceeds from the course go to the NAEMT and thus are used to support the profession; It improves the quality of care (Research is available); Can be incorporated into initial training or as a stand-alone continuing education course; Promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. PHTLS (Prehospital Trauma Life Support) is a continuing education program authored and administered by the PHTLS division of the National Association of EMTs (NAEMT) in conjunction with the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons. The PHTLS textbook is the required book for official PHTLS courses. However, it can also be used outside of the course, adopted or purchased as a stand-alone textbook or reference book. This one book covers both basic and advanced level training. More information on kinematics than any similar book on the market. Airway, Thoracic and Spinal Skills are presented in a heavily illustrated, step-by-step format. Consistent approach! Each body region chapter features info on anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, assessment and management giving the reader a systematic way of looking at trauma. Chapter pedagogy includes: objectives, opening case scenario and scenario conclusion at the end of chapter, summary, review questions. Features a separate chapter on trauma care for the Military. NEW TO THE REVISED 5TH EDITION: UPDATED and EXPANDED chapter on Military Medicine to reflect the new evidence based guidelines for prehospital care in the tactical environment. This new content was developed in 2002 by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, comprised of trauma specialists, operational medical officers, and combat medical personnel. NEW TO THE 5TH EDITION: NEW! A Companion CD-ROM is now included with every book. Contains video clips of all different airway and spinal skills used in PHTLS. Also includes info to download onto a PDA (such as the Glasgow Coma Scale, Revised Trauma Score, Rule of 9's, Parkland Formula and Pediatric Vital Signs). NEW! Chapter on Injury Prevention. Provides the reader with information on preventing injuries within their community. NEW! Chapter on Triage, Transport and Trauma Systems. Provides the reader with a "pull it all together" concept of how to triage a trauma patient, how and when to transport a trauma patient and where to transport a trauma patient. NEW! Chapter on the Golden Principles of Prehospital Trauma Care. Provides the reader with guidelines to put all the information together and critically think through every trauma patient. NEW! Information on prolonged transportation. NEW! References for every chapter and suggested reading lists. Providing evidence based prehospital trauma care. NEW! Drug table for commonly used drugs for pharmacologically assisted intubation. Provides general guidelines of current accepted drug use for intubation. NEW! Spinal Immobilization algorithm. Provides general guidelines for when spinal immobilization is appropriate for a trauma patient. ALL NEW PHOTOS! An entirely new set of photographs for the skills portion of this text. NEW! Face to Face Intubation is a procedure that provides advanced providers with an alternative method of intubating a trauma patient. NEW SPINAL SKILLS! - 2 person technique for standing longboard application and 2-person rapid extrication. Revised - Head Trauma chapter. Expanded coverage of the pathophysiology of secondary brain injury. Expanded coverage of the management of traumatic brain injury. Also now includes information on management of brain injury during prolonged transportation. Revised: Shock chapter. Now provides information on the complications of shock, expanded coverage on the assessment and confounding factors that contribute to shock, specific guidelines for appropriate use of the Pneumatic Antishock Garment (PASG), and more. Expanded! The Patient Assessment and Management chapter now includes expanded information on hemorrhage control and evaluating level of consciousness at the scene, pain management and assessing of domestic abuse. Expanded! Chapter on trauma in the elderly. Expanded coverage on the systematic effects of aging, the common mechanisms of injury in the elderly and special considerations in the management of the elderly in an ABCDE approach. COMPANION CD-ROM: Includes video presentations of more than 20 skills being performed in "real-time." These skills include: Airway Maneuvers, Dual Lumen Device insertion, Endotracheal Intubation (traditional, face-to-face, nasal), Helmet Removal techniques, Rapid Extrication (2 person and +2person), Standing Longboard Application (2 person and +2 person), and more!

AMLS: Advanced Medical Life Support is the leading course for prehospital practitioners in advanced medical assessment and treatment of commonly encountered medical conditions. Taught across the globe since 1999, AMLS was the first EMS education program that fully addressed how to best manage patients in medical crises. Created by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) and endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP), AMLS emphasizes the use of the AMLS Assessment Pathway. This essential assessment tool empowers prehospital practitioners to rapidly diagnose medical patients and initiate effective management in the field. AMLS is the only textbook approved for use in NAEMT's Advanced Medical Life Support course. Its medical content is continuously revised and updated to reflect current, evidence-based knowledge and practice. The AMLS philosophy is centered on using critical thinking to assess patients and formulate management plans. A Clear Approach to Assessing a Medical Patient In the field, seconds count. The AMLS Assessment Pathway provides a systematic approach to the assessment of a medical patient that enables prehospital practitioners to diagnose medical patients with urgent accuracy. Dynamic Technology Solutions World-class content joins instructionally sound design with a user-friendly interface to give instructors and students a truly interactive and engaging learning experience with: eBook of the AMLS Course Manual that reinforces key concepts presented in the AMLS course Engaging case-based lectures in the AMLS Online Instructor Toolkit