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Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide

Paula Derr, Jon Tardiff

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Must Have 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This pocket guide is a must for RNs in the Emergency Room. The drip tables alone make it worth the money.

ER must 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book is a MUST for all ER nurses, it is so helpful and a great quick reference.

light in carrying but heavy in its information 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

It is very useful for nurses as it is small and light in keeping in the pocket. it contain almost all what the nurse need to review in their duty time.it is very helpful as a quick refernce in busy time.

Editorial Review:

The 5th edition Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide™ contains the current AHA guidelines. Use of this popular reference helps physicians, paramedics and nurses check ACLS drug doses, interpret ECGs, look up patient medications, and much more.

Critical information covers use of; airway devices such as the Combitube, LMA, and King LT™ Airway, a complete list of emergency & ACLS drugs, including Natrecor and Ketamine, an extensive prescription drug list, Rapid 12-Lead EKG interpretation page, dermatomes, hemodynamics, lab values, and a complete list of abbreviations!

Only 3" x 5" it easily fits in your pocket, has color-coded tabs, and is waterproof, alcohol-fast, tear-resistant and incredibly durable.

Bls for Healthcare Providers

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

I may buy several for my sisters and mother, not in the medical field. 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I am keeping this one for myself. Such a great informative book. I will be getting another as a gift for my aging mother. If you are not a medical professional you may want this book.

Completely Worthless 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This manual is completely worthless. Do NOT buy if you are just re-certifying; I really don't know what I was thinking. I gaurantee that you will not learn anything new.

I suppose it is worthwhile for those learning CPR for the first time (at least it's cheap).

Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide 6th edition

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

This book is an excellent learning tool! 4 out of 5 stars.
12 of 14 people found this review helpful.

This book is a great textbook of emergency medicine, and I've chosen it over others simply because it's comprehensive without the useless drivel. Each section includes the necessary anatomy and pathophysiological considerations for the respective disoders. The subset of conditions are mentioned with just enough facts to understand the morbidity to treat it. The pictures, diagrams, algorithmic flow-charts, and drug regimens are a nice compliment, however, most of your clinical experience is going to come from interships and residency, so to assume this book is all you'll need to get by in EM is crazy. I still think it's the best out there to read before putting your mind to work.

Editorial Review:

The essential emergency medicine reference! Covers the gamut of emergency medicine practice in brief, clinically focused chapters. New to this edition are chapters on bioterroism and weapons of mass destruction, pharmacology of antimicrobials, antifungals, and antivirals, principles of drug interactions, endocarditis, and abdominal and pelvic pain in the non-pregnant patient. Pharmacologic considerations, tables of vital differential diagnoses, and observation criteria throughout are new features reflecting developments in this dynamic specialty..

. "considered by most in the discipline to be a bible of emergency medicine".
--Journal of Family Medicine, review of fourth edition..

. ENDORSED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS.

PREPAREDNESS NOW!: An Emergency Survival Guide for Civilians and Their Families

Aton Edwards

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• Paperback: 340 pages
• Author: Aton Edwards; Publisher: Process (May 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097608225X
• ISBN-13: 978-0976082255

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

"It's a great thing that we have Aton Edwards to help inform and prepare the public." -- Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone. "Aton's work is tremendously important. What we need to do for the next round is to get ourselves prepared. This can help us get it done. How can we afford to have so many adults that aren't prepared to face anything?" -- Chuck D., author, musician, and host of "On the Real" "As good or better than any operator I've worked with in my years with the special forces in Vietnam. If he can't make us safer, no one can." -- Richard Muldrow, US Army and Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM-Ref.) PREPAREDNESS NOW! is an essential guide for those who want to be ready and able to handle the new realities of 21st Century life: extreme weather, global warming, bird flue, terrorist attacks, and more. This book empowers individuals and communities to take care of themselves and each other in the face of any emergency, and build more sustainable lifestyles along the way. Packed with checklists, resources, and step-by-step instructions, PREPAREDNESS NOW! has everything from home, office and car preparedness to information on Buckminster Fuller and building disaster-resistant geodesicdomes. PREPAREDNESS NOW! is written by one of the most experienced experts in the field. Author Aton Edwards is Executive Director of the NYC-based non-profit organization, International Preparedness Network (IPN). IPN has worked with the Red Cross, Center for Disease Control, NYPD, and other organizations to train thousands domestically and overseas to prevent and respond to emergencies and disasters. This manual delivers pratical advice on: - Building your emergency kits for home, car, and office. - Water Quality Control and Storage. - Emergency Shelter, Power, Lighting and Heating. - Emergency Transportation, Communications, and Evacuation. - Extreme Weather, Defense against Infectious Diseases. - Chemical, Biowarfare and Nuclear Preparedness.

EMT-Basic Review Manual for National Certification

Stephen J. Rahm

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Excellent NREMT exam prep 5 out of 5 stars.
19 of 19 people found this review helpful.

This is an excellent review for the NREMT exam for EMT-B certification. It is well organized, helps you pinpoint areas where you need to study more, and is written very much like the actual test.

The questions in these practice tests are much more difficult than those found in online practice tests, which tend to be over-simplified. Just as important, this book is from an authoritative source; I found some answers in the online sources which were just plain wrong.

The NREMT exam is as much about test-taking ability as it is about subject matter knowledge, and that's where this book really helps. In particular, there are many questions on the actual exam where the choices contain information which looks very simple at first glance, but which in fact contains very subtle differences. The questions in this book give you those types of choices, and train you to read each question carefully looking for those nuances which are the difference between a right answer and a wrong answer.

Your first time through the questions in this book may be a wake-up call if you don't really know your stuff. But it's better to get a wake-up call before the test, rather than during the test. I passed on the first try. Good luck!

Editorial Review:

This four section review manuel has been developed as a tool to prepare you for the National Registry Basic written and practical examination

Wilderness Medicine, Beyond First Aid, 5th Edition

William Forgey

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Contest with Nature 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

Living out in the wild, in the wilderness, is a contest with Nature. Most of the time, man wins the contest, but sometimes ... stuff happens.

Chapter One is about Assessment and starts with that key question: scene safe? Then Dr Forgey takes his reader through the ABCD's, vital signs, levels of consciousness, head to toe examination, shock, respiration rates, heart rates, and CPR. (The numbers for chest compressions and breaths has been changed by the AHA since Dr Forgey updated this book, but that is a minor issue.)

Chapter Two is about body system management. The focus of this chapter is on the systems in the head but the abdomen and reproductive system are given sections as well. There is also a very good, short section on poisoning from food poisoning to shellfish poisoning.

Chapter Three covers soft tissue wounds and treatments ... and suturing and stapling.

Chapter Four covers orthopedic injuries from head to foot.

Chapter Five covers bites and stings and anaphylactic shock. Interest-ingly Dr Forgey finds that rubber suction cups are as worthless as mouth suction. His lone endorsement is the Sawyer Extractor (which is available from Amazon.com).

Chapter Six is on infectious disease. Dr Forgey lists the most signif-icant *wilderness* diseases for North America and the world should one be contesting Nature abroad.

Chapter Seven's environmental injuries include hypothermia, heat stress, high altitude related illnesses, and ... being struck by lightning. Step current is caused when lightning hass struck and the current spreads out like a wave across the ground and the victim's feet are different distances from the strike point. Since the body has less resistance than the ground, a circuit is completed.

There are two useful appendices at the end of the book.

I am EMS certified and as a BLS instructor. I had a few quibbles with Dr Forgey such as his choice of prescription medications to list in one of the appendices. However I had no major disagreements and found the book to be more easily readable than any EMS book I have read. Lots of nuts and bolts and no fluff.

Also as I write this review, I am preparing a first aid segment for a TCLEOSE course on mantracking. Dr Forgey's book provided me with a lot of detail and anecdotes to include. However just as the title says this book is about wilderness medicine *beyond* first aid.

Editorial Review:

You and your group are on the adventure of a lifetime, far from civilization, surrounded by wilderness. Someone gets hurt or sick. What do you do? With Dr. William Forgey's comprehensive Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid in hand, you can recognize, assess, and treat many kinds of medical emergencies. This illustrated text is essential reading for anyone from trip leaders, guides, and search and rescue groups to EMTs, paramedics, and physicians who must provide immediate care when access to a medical facility is difficult or impossible. Learn how to survey, assess, and stabilize the victim and the medical situation, what questions to ask to gain necessary vital information, how to manage physical symptoms as well as care for wounds and orthopedic injuries and much more.

Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Ninth Edition

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

It's the only choice 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This is the textbook that all EMT-B classes use, it's really the only choice you have. I found the companion study guide very helpful for studying. The 9th edition includes a CD and the on-line resources were great too. I especially like the chapter on Terrorist response, rather interesting comment about society and the times we live in.

Editorial Review:

For nearly 35 years, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has been a driving force in the field of EMS education, first by publishing Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured. Now, the Ninth Edition continues that dedication and commitment to training future EMT-Basics and the instructors who are paving their way.

Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Ninth Edition is the center of an integrated teaching and learning system that will help define the future direction of EMS education. It combines comprehensive medical content with dynamic new features and interactive technology to better support instructors and to help prepare students for the field.

An interactive skills DVD is packaged free with each copy of the text.

EMT-Basic - Interactive Flashcards Book for EMT (REA) (REA Test Preps)

Jeffrey Lindsey, Darrell DeMartino

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Total reviews: 19 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

EMT Basic Flashcards 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I encourage my EMT-B students to purchase this book at the beginning of each course. I have found it to be extremely helpful in studying for their lessons and constant review. Many of my students have come back to me when the course was over and they had tested nationally to tell me they felt this book was a tremendous help to them.

Johnye Williams
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Nice Little Book of Flashcards 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

Overall, I found this to be a nice book. The questions are marked with images that make it easy to look up certain topics you are interested in studying or reviewing. There is an index section for this too.

The only "problem" I had with this book is that the rational for only the correct answer is given. I think it would have been better to have the rationals for each answer given.

Editorial Review:

Get Ready for the EMT Basic Exam with REA's Interactive Flashcards!

- 300 Must-Study Questions!
- Each page contains on-topic EMT professional questions that are simply the best way to check your "test readiness"
- REA's Flashcards are "Unique" - they come in a BOOK, much easier to manage than loose cards
- Perfect for self-study, for reference, or for a quick review!
- Comprehensive index provides fast facts and smart searches
- Bonus material on the history of EMTs, medical emergencies, and the growing EMT profession

Pocket Emergency Medicine (Pocket Notebook Series)

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

EASILY the best ER handbook 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Arranged by chief complaint, with instant access to the most pertinent information on workup and treatment.

There really is no comparable book in existence. I saw a recent review comparing it to 'Pocket Medicine'? There's no comparison. If you have a patient with chest pain, this book puts all the possible diagnoses in one section with the labs/imaging/physical exam tips that you need to decide which one is most likely...followed by the treatment. With 'Pocket Medicine' you'd have to jump from ACS, to PE, to esophageal spasm, to AAA, to tamponade, and on and on. You better not forget any possible causes because it's not arranged by complaint but by body system (like all internal medicine guides)

I had to write a review because I don't want medical students, interns, or residents thinking the 'Pocket Medicine' will help you in the ER.

'Pocket Medicine' is for internists or your internal medicine rotations.

'Pocket Emergency Medicine' is the ONLY handbook to carry in the ER.

Editorial Review:

This handy pocket-sized looseleaf reference contains the essential information that residents and medical students in the emergency department need to have at their fingertips. The first section covers 57 chief complaints in alphabetical order; other sections cover trauma, pediatric emergencies, environmental exposures, and airway management. Information is presented in concise, rapid-access format, with easy-to-scan bulleted lists and tables. Chapters follow a standard structure--history, classic findings, critical studies, ED interventions, pearls, and references. The six-ring binder can accommodate the student's or resident's own notes. Pocket Emergency Medicine is also available electronically for handheld computers. See Media Products section for details.

Emergency Medicine: Just the Facts, 2/e (Just the Facts)

O. John Ma, David M. Cline, Judith E. Tintinalli, Gabor D. Kelen, J. Stephan Stapczynski

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Excellent for ConCert in EM 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

I used this review book to study for my recert exam (ConCert) on Nov 3'07. I went back to the book immediately after the exam and found ~95% or more of the answers to the questions that were on the exam. If you are worried about detail - use tintinalli (and take a year to prepare!)This review book does not get into great detail, but neither did the exam! Most info is upto date (except recommend cipro for GC and no mention of MRSA). If you give yourself 2 months, you can easily cover the 600+ pages. there are no questions and no pics/stimulus type items. I would highly recommend this review book for the recertifying exam, and have so to the other attendings in my ED. i don't think i would recommend this to residents.

Editorial Review:

The best study guide for emergency medicine board exams! This rapid, comprehensive review of emergency medicine succinctly covers all the information needed for emergency medicine board exam success or as a clinical refresher. Featuring a bulleted format, this valuable guide includes only the most important facts as well as test-taking tips and strategies. Referenced to the new edition Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine, 6/e.

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