Prehospital Emergency Care - Tenth Edition - Comprehensive Prehospital EMS Training

Sep 23, 2026

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Prehospital Emergency Care (Tenth Edition) by Joseph J. Mistovich, Keith J. Karren, and Brent Hafen presents a structured EMT/prehospital education framework covering emergency medical care systems, workforce safety and wellness, and key medical, legal, and ethical issues. The book emphasizes documentation and communication, scene size-up, patient assessment, airway management, baseline vital signs, history taking, and pharmacology. It addresses life-span development, shock and resuscitation, respiratory and cardiovascular emergencies, neurologic and behavioral presentations, trauma, and special situations including pediatrics and geriatrics.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages143

Reading Time6 h 0 min

AccessFree to download

Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health

Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT

Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues

Documentation

Communication

Lifting and Moving Patients

Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology

Pathophysiology

Life Span Development

Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation

Baseline Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking

Scene Size-up

Patient Assessment

Pharmacology Medication and Administration

Shock and Resuscitation

Respiratory Emergencies

Cardiovascular Emergencies

Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache

Seizure and Syncope

Acute Diabetic Emergencies

Anaphylactic Reactions

Toxicologic Emergencies

Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies

Environmental Emergencies

Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies

Behavioral Emergencies

Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System

Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma

Burns

Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures

Head Trauma

Spinal Column and Spinal Cord Trauma

Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma

Chest Trauma

Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma

Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations

Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn

Pediatrics

Geriatrics

Patients with Special Challenges

The Combat Veteran

Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response

Gaining Access and Patient Extrication

Hazardous Materials

Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management

EMS Response to Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction

Appendix: ALS-Assist Skills

Appendix: Advanced Airway Management

Index

Prehospital Emergency Care Joseph J . Mistovich Keith J . Karren Brent Hafen Tenth Edition Pearson New International Edition Prehospital Emergency Care Joseph J. Mistovich Keith J. Karren Brent Hafen Tenth Edition Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated Companies throughout the world Visit us on [the World Wide Web at:](the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk)[ www.pearsoned.co.uk](the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk)[ ](the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk)© Pearson Education Limited 2014 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without either the prior written permission of the publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. The use of any trademark in this text does not vest in the author or publisher any trademark ownership rights in such trademarks, nor does the use of such trademarks imply any afﬁliation with or endorsement of this book by such owners. ISBN 10: 1-292-03924-8 ISBN 13: 978-1-292-03924-4 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Printed in the United States of America P E A R S O N C U S T O M L I B R A R Y Table of Contents 1. Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 1 2. Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 19 3. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 43 4. Documentation Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 61 5. Communication Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 79 6. Lifting and Moving Patients Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 101 7. Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 129 8. Pathophysiology Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 179 9. Life Span Development Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 209 10. Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 223 11. Baseline Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 289 12. Scene Size-up Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 319 13. Patient Assessment Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 339 14. Pharmacology Medication and Administration Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 425 15. Shock and Resuscitation Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 441 16. Respiratory Emergencies Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 479 17. Cardiovascular Emergencies Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 525 18. Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 561 19. Seizure and Syncope Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 585 20. Acute Diabetic Emergencies Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 603 21. Anaphylactic Reactions Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 629 22. Toxicologic Emergencies Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 651 23. Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 695 24. Environmental Emergencies Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 727 25. Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 767 26. Behavioral Emergencies Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 785 27. Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 807 28. Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 831 29. Burns Joseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 873 30. Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures Joseph J. Misto

FAQs

What major topics does the book cover for prehospital emergency care?

It covers EMS systems and public health, EMT safety and wellness, legal and ethical issues, documentation and communication, patient assessment, airway management, monitoring, and pharmacology, followed by organ-system and trauma emergencies.

How does the book organize its emergency and trauma content?

It presents sequential chapters for respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, metabolic, toxicologic, and environmental emergencies, then moves through trauma topics from overview and bleeding to burns and region-specific injuries, ending with special populations and complex incident responses.

Are appendices included for advanced prehospital skills?

Yes. The appendices list ALS-assist skills and advanced airway management, supporting deeper technical guidance beyond the main chapter sequence.

Sep 23, 2026

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