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International Trauma Life Support (6th Edition)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.1026
EAN: 9780132379823
Edition: 6
ISBN: 0132379821
Label: Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: August 09, 2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Studio: Prentice Hall
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Editorial Review:
This practical, hands-on training book offers Paramedics and advanced providers a complete reference covering all skills necessary for rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, and transportation of the trauma patient. For more than 25 years, ITLS has been at the forefront of trauma education at all levels of prehospital care worldwide. This latest edition continues the tradition of excellence by refining and updating the rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, and transport of the trauma patient. This expanded edition conforms to the most recent AHA guidelines for artificial ventilation and CPR. New key features include: new flow sheets, new and expanded appendices, including Tactical EMS, updated photo and art program through out, and a CD-ROM with review questions, games, animations, and much more! For advanced providers, EMS workers, and nurses, MDs, and others in the trauma care field. Its comprehensive appendices make this book an excellent handy reference.
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Rating:  - Not Many Changes
This new edition does not have many changes from the previous. The cost of the book went up too much compared to the the minimal changes.
Rating:  - The Bible of BTLS course
This great book is a requirement for completing the BTLS course (Basic Trauma Life Support). It's written in a simple language, with full explanation of the pathophysiology of the life-threatening and the potential life-threatening diseases occuring during accidents. It teaches you first the knowledge and then the skills needed to perform certain procedures.
It has numerous colored diagrams, pictures, and tables.
The BTLS Course is about 2 days long; the test is on the form of MCQs (choose ... Read More
Rating: - A Must for Prehospital Care Providers
Now a compulsory part of US paramedic certification, this book is an excellent addition to the shelf of anyone interested in prehospital care, be they nurse, paramedic, EMT, First Responder, physician, or even First Aider.
It logically and systematically lays out the skills and knowledge required to handle trauma effectively in the field, taking a system by system approach to underline the conditions and pitfalls commonly associated with certain injuries.
For me, this was one of the most entertaining ... Read More
Rating: - BTLS for Paramedics
This is great text for all Paramedics to own. It entails the most up-to-date information on trauma assessment, patient care, patient packaging, ALS interventions, and transport methods and considerations.
This text is easy to read and learn from, intergrating lecture material with the practical material.
A must for the serious Paramedic.
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