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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.
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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.
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EMS respiratory emergency management demystified / Peter A. DiPrima Jr.
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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,
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