AMLS Advanced Medical Life Support is the only textbook approved for use by NAEMT's Advanced Medical Life Support course.
It provides comprehensive, evidence-based coverage of basic and advanced concepts with an emphasis on critical thinking, leading to better outcomes for patients.
The AMLS Assessment Pathway makes it easy to develop a treatment plan for specific medical conditions. No other book can match its in-depth coverage of advanced medical life support!
Key Features
- Provides CEUs for First Responders, EMTs, paramedics, nurses, and physicians; sends proceeds from the course to the NAEMT to support the profession; can be incorporated into initial training or as a stand-alone continuing education course; promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care.
- AMLS is a continuing education program authored and administered by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), a well-respected international organization.
- The latest, most accurate, comprehensive information is provided by NAEMT and follows industry standards.
- Full-color illustrations and design make learning easier and more interesting.
- Coverage of basic and advanced concepts incorporates the latest research developments, and is suitable to both beginning and experienced prehospital care providers, emergency and critical care nurses, and emergency physicians.
- Expert U.S. and international reviewers ensure that the material is accurate, current, and universal.
- The AMLS Assessment Pathway makes it easy to develop a treatment plan for specific medical conditions.
- Chapter outlines provide a quick overview of each chapter's content.
- Chapter Goal and Learning Objectives show at a glance the most important information in each chapter.
- Key terms help in learning key vocabulary and reinforce basic concepts.
- Rapid Recall boxes highlight helpful mnemonics.
- Chapter scenarios put concepts into real-world context.
- Chapter quizzes include a variety of question types to reinforce key concepts and retention of information.
- Bulleted chapter summaries and Putting It All Together sections reinforce major concepts and tie information together.
Contents
- 1. Advanced Medical Life Support Assessment for the Medical Patient
- 2. Altered Mental Status and Neurologic Changes
- 3. Respiratory Dysfunction
- 4. Hypoperfusion
- 5. Chest Discomfort
- 6. Endocrine, Metabolic, and Environmental Disorders
- 7. Abdominal Discomfort
- 8. Infectious Diseases
- 9. Toxicological Emergencies
Appendices
- A. The AMLS Assessment Pathway
- B. 12-Lead Review
- C. Normal Lab Values
- D. Rapid Sequence Intubation
- E. Drug Profiles
- F. Quiz Answers
Glossary
Index
Product Details
- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Mosby/JEMS; 1 Pap/Chrt edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0323071600
- ISBN-13: 978-0323071604
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
List Price: $64.95