PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Military Edition

As the required textbook for NAEMT's worldwide prehospital trauma life support course, Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is the comprehensive, internationally renowned resource for learning basic and advanced prehospital trauma skills and concepts. Fully revised and updated, the 7th edition provides state-of-the-art, evidence-based trauma treatment and guidelines that are proven to reduce morbidity and mortality. Tailored expressly for the military environment, this book diverges in the last 12 chapters to reflect the special considerations of the military. These unique chapters are written by the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Committee on Trauma, the leading body that oversees trauma care. The Instructor's Electronic Resource CD-ROM is available for certified PHTLS instructors only. It can be ordered through Elsevier/MosbyJems, but customers must first obtain an access code from the National PHTLS office at 1-800-94-PHTLS or 1-601-924-7744. Individuals may also call the above numbers for information on How to Become a PHTLS Instructor.

PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Military Edition, 7th Edition

By NAEMT

Division 1: Energy and Injury

1. PHTLS Past, Present, and Future (previously, Introduction to PHTLS)

2. Injury Prevention

3. NEW! Art and Science of Medicine

4. Assessment of Kinematics

Division 2: Assessment and Management

5. Scene Assessment and Management

6. Patient Assessment and Management

7. Airway and Ventilation Assessment and Management

8. Shock Assessment and Management

Division 3: Specific Injuries

9. Head Trauma

10. Spinal Trauma

11. Thoracic Trauma

12. Abdominal Trauma

13. Musculoskeletal Trauma

14. Burn Trauma

15. Pediatric Trauma

16. Geriatric Trauma

Division 4: Summary

17. Golden Principles of Prehospital Trauma Care

Division 5: Mass Casualties and Terrorism

18. Disaster Management

19. Explosives and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction

Division 6: Special Considerations

20. Environmental Trauma I: Heat and Cold

21. Environmental Trauma II: Drowning, Lightning, Diving, and Altitude

22. Wilderness Trauma Care

23. Civilian Tactical Emergency Medical Support

Division 7: Military Medicine

24. Introduction to Tactical Combat Casualty Care

25. Care Under Fire

26. Tactical Field Care

27. Tactical Evacuation Care

28. Aeromedical Evacuation in a Combat Theater

29. NEW! Joint Theater Trauma System

30. Triage in Tactical Combat Casualty Care

31. Injuries from Explosives

32. NEW! Treatment of Burn Casualties in TCCC

33. NEW! TCCC Casualty Response Planning

34. Medical Support of Urban Operations

35. Ethical Considerations for the Combat Medic

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[PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Military Edition, 7th Edition]

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* Pages: 656
* Imprint: Mosby/JEMS
* ISBN: 978-0-323-06503-0
* Copyright: 2011

PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Military Edition, 7th Edition

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As the required textbook for NAEMT's worldwide prehospital trauma life support course, Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is the comprehensive, internationally renowned resource for learning basic and advanced prehospital trauma skills and concepts. Fully revised and updated, the 7th edition provides state-of-the-art, evidence-based trauma treatment and guidelines that are proven to reduce morbidity and mortality. Tailored expressly for the military environment, this book diverges in the last 12 chapters to reflect the special considerations of the military. These unique chapters are written by the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Committee on Trauma, the leading body that oversees trauma care. The Instructor's Electronic Resource CD-ROM is available for certified PHTLS instructors only. It can be ordered through Elsevier/MosbyJems, but customers must first obtain an access code from the National PHTLS office at 1-800-94-PHTLS or 1-601-924-7744. Individuals may also call the above numbers for information on How to Become a PHTLS Instructor.
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Key Features

* Provides CEUs for military prehospital care providers, first responders, EMTs, paramedics, nurses, and physicians; proceeds from the course go to the NAEMT and are used to support the profession; helps you improve the quality of care (based on available research); can be incorporated into initial training or as a stand-alone continuing education course; promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care.
* PHTLS is a continuing education program authored and administered by the PHTLS division of the National Association of EMTs (NAEMT) in conjunction with the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.
* Comprehensive, evidenced-based coverage incorporates the latest research across all aspects of prehospital trauma in one convenient resource.
* Heavily illustrated presentation guides you step-by-step through essential airway, thoracic, and spinal skills.
* Each chapter details important prolonged transportation guidelines.
* Includes more information on kinematics than any similar book on the market.
* A consistent approach for every body system makes it easy to reference key content on anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and assessment and management.
* Chapter Objectives and closing Summaries break down must-know information for each chapter.
* Two Environmental Trauma chapters provide response protocols for a wide variety of environmental emergencies.
* Wilderness Trauma Care chapter helps you confidently treat trauma patients in wilderness situations and includes information on extended transport times.
* Civilian Tactical EMS chapter details steps you can take to support police operations, promote crime scene awareness, and apply PHTLS concepts to civilian tactical settings.
* Burns chapter guides you through the treatment of burn trauma patients.

New to This Edition

* Three new Military Medicine chapters add to coverage for the military environment: Joint Theater Trauma System, Treatment of Burn Casualties in TCCC, and TCCC Casualty Response Planning.
* More than 30 video demonstrations on the companion DVD provide step-by-step procedural guidance for key skills, including 20 fully re-shot demonstrations and four brand-new skills for King Airway, Sitting Immobilization (Vest Type), Cervical Collar Sizing and Application, and Needle Cricothyrotomy; subtitles are available in eight languages (Danish, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, German, and Chinese (Mandarin).
* Extensively updated photos clarify key concepts and techniques.
* New Art and Science of Medicine chapter helps you build the critical thinking skills to determine the best way to manage trauma patients based on each individual situation and condition.
* Expanded chapter on Explosives and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction outlines essential steps for responding to accidents involving biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical, or explosive agents.
* Updated Disaster Management chapter details the latest management techniques and protocols.
* All-new Scenarios and Scenario Solutions challenge you to apply treatment concepts to realistic situations you may encounter in the field.
* Enhanced organization reflects the most up-to-date research and mirrors the content and presentation of the American College of Surgeons' Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) 8th Edition course.

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