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Mistovich Keith J . Karren  \nBrent Hafen  \nTenth Edition  \nPearson New International Edition  \nPrehospital Emergency Care Joseph J. Mistovich Keith J. Karren Brent Hafen Tenth Edition  \nPearson Education Limited  \nEdinburgh Gate Harlow  \nEssex CM20 2JE  \nEngland 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  \nAll 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.  \nAll 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.  \nISBN 10: 1-292-03924-8  \nISBN 13: 978-1-292-03924-4  \nBritish Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nP E A R S O N C U S T O M L I B R A R Y  \nTable of Contents  \n1. Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 1  \n2. Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 19  \n3. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 43  \n4. Documentation  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 61  \n5. Communication  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 79  \n6. Lifting and Moving Patients  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 101  \n7. Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 129  \n8. Pathophysiology  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 179  \n9. Life Span Development  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 209  \n10. Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 223  \n11. Baseline Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 289  \n12. Scene Size-up  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 319  \n13. Patient Assessment  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 339  \n14. Pharmacology Medication and Administration  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 425  \n15. Shock and Resuscitation  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 441  \n16. Respiratory Emergencies  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 479  \n17. Cardiovascular Emergencies  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 525  \n18. Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 561  \n19. Seizure and Syncope  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 585  \n20. Acute Diabetic Emergencies  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 603  \n21. Anaphylactic Reactions  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 629  \n22. Toxicologic Emergencies  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 651  \n23. Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 695  \n24. Environmental Emergencies  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 727  \n25. Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 767  \n26. Behavioral Emergencies  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 785  \n27. Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 807  \n28. Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 831  \n29. Burns  \nJoseph J. Mistovich/Keith J. Karren 873  \n30. Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures  \nJoseph J. 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