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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     DiPrima, Peter A., Jr.     Subjects     Respiratory emergencies.     Respiratory organs -- Obstructions.     Airway (Medicine)     Trachea -- Intubation.     Emergency medical technicians -- Training of.     Emergency medicine -- Textbooks.     Emergency medical services -- Textbooks.     First aid in illness and injury.     Browse Catalog     by author:      DiPrima, Peter A., Jr.       by title:      EMS respiratory emer...       by call number:      615.836 D596e     Search the Web     DiPrima, Peter A., Jr.     Respiratory emergencies.     Respiratory organs -- Obstructions.     Airway (Medicine)     Trachea -- Intubation.     Emergency medical technicians -- Training of.     Emergency medicine -- Textbooks.     Emergency medical services -- Textbooks.     First aid in illness and injury.       MARC Display

EMS respiratory emergency management demystified / Peter A. DiPrima Jr. by DiPrima, Peter A., Jr. McGraw-Hill Education/Medical, c2014. Call #: 615.836 D596e Subjects Respiratory emergencies.   Respiratory organs -- Obstructions.   Airway (Medicine)   Trachea -- Intubation.   Emergency medical technicians -- Training of.   Emergency medicine -- Textbooks.   Emergency medical services -- Textbooks.   First aid in illness and injury. Series McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series. ISBN:  9780071820837 (pbk.) 0071820833 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Emergency medical services respiratory emergency management demystified Respiratory emergency management demystified Description:  x, 109 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Notes:  "The fundamentals of emergency airway and respiratory management"--Back cover. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  1. Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system -- 2. Acid-base balance, blood gas analysis -- 3. Pathophysiology of apnea and hypoxia -- 4. Pulse oximetry and capnography: what's the difference? -- 5. Oxygen delivery devices and bag-valve-mask ventilation -- 6. Respiratory pharmacology -- 7. Respiratory emergencies -- 8. Rapid sequence intubation -- 9. Endotracheal intubation -- 10. Airway devices for difficult airway management, supraglottic airway devices -- 11. Special clinical considerations for the "difficult airway" -- 12. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) -- Summary:  For emergency medical technicians and emergency paramedics, the most essential, must-know information on airway and respiratory management. 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, manage his or her ventilation, utilize RSI (rapid sequence intubation, also called endotracheal intubation), use best practices for special patient populations, Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 615.836 D596e Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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