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Title: Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice by Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, Richard A. Cherry ISBN: 0-13-072704-0 Publisher: Prentice Hall Health Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $227.60 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Comprehensive look at Basic Paramedical Emergencies
Comment: This book is significantly larger than other paramedic textbooks. It is probably the most comprehensive and detailed introductory text on the market. This isn't as detailed as AMLS but is a beginners guide of medical emergencies. There is 700p in this book, compared to roughly 500p, at most, in other books.
The chapters: 1)Pulmonary 2)Cardiology 3)Neurology 4)Endocrinology 5)Allergies and Anaphylaxis 6)Gastroenterology 7)Urology and Nephrology 8)Toxicology and Substance Abuse 9)Hematology 10)Environmental Emergencies 11)Infectious Disease 12)Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders 13)Gynecology 14)Obstetrics
The cardiology chapter is probably the best in any paramedic text but it may still help to get other books like Dale Dubin's as a supplemental guide. Toxicology was covered pretty well too. Behavioral emergencies could have been done a little more extensively though. All in all this is a great book and a would make a valuable part of basic paramedic training.
Rating: 5
Summary: Above Average Patient Assessment Text
Comment: Though this book is put together in a rather odd format it is still a very good text from which the student can gain a lot of valuable knowledge. The paramedic care series, of which this is volume 2, has no formal anatomy and physiology sections. This book combines anatomy and physiology with the patient assessment section. Patient assessment is usually straight forward and not that difficult to learn but since this book combines it with anatomy it makes for a learning challenge.
The books chapters: 1)History 2)Physical Exam Techniques 3)Patient assessment in the field 4)Clinical Decision making 5)Communications 6)Documentation
Most paramedic texts have less than 100 pg for what this book spends almost 300p on. Anatomy and physiology are included in this text but that doesn't replace the need for a text dedicated exclusively to the topic. This text presents as basic into to A&P but nothing more. It does do a fantastic job at presenting what patient assessment is all about. There are a few things that were left out and a few "trades of the trick" that would have been useful if included.
What kind of annoys me about the communication chapter is that they leave out so much. The phoenetic alphabet, basic radio communication procedures, tactical communications, numbering systems, appropriate procedures and other basic things like that are nowhere to be found. I understand the importance of knowing how radio systems function but the operators really need to have a basic understanding of radio procedures without having to purchase another book. Paramedics do so much communicating over radios and phones that they should have that info included in these basic training texts.
Rating: 5
Summary: Intro to Advanced Paramedic Care at its Best
Comment: This text is by far the single best introduction to advanced prehospital care available on the market today. Brady has elected to have a 5 volume series for paramedic education. Breaking up the various areas of emergency medicine has allowed much more specific information to be included into the volumes.
This first volume is 640 pages including glossary. The chapter titles are: 1)Intro to Advanced Care 2)Well Being of Paramedics 3) EMS Systems 4)Roles and Responsibilities 5)Illness and Injury Prevention 6)Medical and legal aspects 7)Ethics 8)GeneralPathophysiology 9)General Pharmacology 10)Medication Administration 11)Theraputic Communications 12)Life Span Development 13)Airway Management Appx)Research in EMS
Most other paramedic texts have just over 300 pages dedicated to the topics that this book has 640p for. All the sections are significantly larger than any other paramedic text. There is more detailed information and instructions for specific procedures, making self instruction much easier. I highly recommend this book to paramedic students. If your paramedic class has another book as its primary text I think you'd still get great use from this book. If you are a firefighter. first responder, etc and looking to go to the next level this may be the book for you. These new texts from Brady would also make fine additions to a library as a resource tool.
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