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Paramedic: Pharmacology Applications

Overview

Pharmacologic intervention is a cornerstone of paramedic treatment. Paramedic: Pharmacology Applications covers the relevant issues of pharmacology as they relate to the field practice of the paramedic. The text gives students a comprehensive understanding of the indications, contraindications, and side effects of medications, as well as insight into the pathophysiology and etiology of conditions requiring rapid pharmacologic intervention. In addition, progressive case studies are found in each chapter. The cases follow patients from dispatch through delivery to the emergency department and cover every aspect of assessment and treatment. Each case study includes eight critical thinking questions.

A complete Medication Formulary is also included.

Click the Additional Resources link to view samples chapters from the book. 

ShowKey Features

  • Progressive Case Studies: Case studies in each chapter follow the patient from dispatch to delivery at the emergency department and include detailed drug tables based on the “six rights” of drug administration.
  • Skill Drills: Step-by-step explanations including visual summaries of the various routes of medication administration are provided in chapter one. 
  • Safety Tips: Reinforce safety concerns for both the paramedic and the patient.
  • Special Needs Tips: Highlight specific concerns for the elderly and/or pediatric patient.
  • Physiology Tips: Tie concepts into practice.
  • Medication Review: The indications, contraindications, and dosage and administration information is provided at the end of each chapter for the drugs discussed within the chapter.  A complete medication formulary is also provided in the Appendix.

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ShowTable of Contents

1  General Pharmacology and Medication Administration
2  Trauma
3  Pulmonary and Respiratory Emergencies
4  Cardiovascular Emergencies
5  Neurologic Emergencies
6  Endocrine Emergencies
7  Allergic and Anaphylactic Emergencies
8  Renal and Urologic Emergencies
9  Toxicology and Behavioral Emergencies
10  Environmental Emergencies
11  Obstetric Emergencies
12  Neonatal Emergencies
13  Pediatric Emergencies
14  Geriatric Emergencies
15  Rescue Awareness, Operations, and Terrorism Response
A  The Metric System and Drug Calculations
B  Rapid Sequence Intubation
C  Medication Review
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ShowAbout the Author(s)

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) provides education and practice management services for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals. The Academy also serves as an advocate for improved patient care and informs the public about the science of orthopaedics. Founded at Northwestern University as a not-for-profit organization in 1933, the Academy has grown from a small organization serving less than 500 members to the world's largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists. The Academy now serves about 24,000 members internationally.

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Bob Elling, MPA, EMT-P

Bob has been involved in EMS since 1975. He is a full time clinical instructor for Albany Medical Center working in the Hudson Valley Community College Paramedic Program. He is also a paramedic with the Town of Colonie EMS Department, Times Union Center, and Whiteface Mountain Medical Services. He has served as National and Regional Faculty for the AHA, and Regional Faculty for the NYS Bureau of EMS. He also has served as a paramedic and lieutenant for NYC EMS, a Paramedic Program Director, Associate Director of the NYS EMS Bureau, and the Education Coordinator for PULSE: Emergency Medical Update.

 

He is an author/coauthor of these Jones and Bartlett/AAOS books: Paramedic: Anatomy and Physiology, Paramedic: Pathophysiology, Paramedic: Pharmacology, Paramedic Field Guide, Student Workbook for Emergency Care in the Streets, and Editor of Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets.

 

Bob was also a co-author of the National First Responder, Paramedic and EMT-Intermediate curricula, the 2007 Paramedic Practice Guidelines, as well as a co-author of the AHA Guidelines 2005 which have paved the way to improving successful resuscitation of cardiac arrest.  He is an AHA Board member and a passionate advocate for strengthening the links in the chain of survival.

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Kirsten M. Elling-BS, REMT-P

Kirsten (Kirt) Elling is a career paramedic who works for the Town of Colonie in upstate New York.  She began EMS work in 1988 as an EMT/firefighter and has been a National Registered paramedic since 1991.  She has been an EMS educator since 1990 teaching basic and advanced EMS programs at the Institute of Prehospital Emergency Medicine in Troy, New York.  Kirt serves as Regional Faculty for the NYS DOH, Bureau of EMS and the American Heart Association.  She has written numerous scripts for the EMS training video series PULSE: Emergency Medical Update, is the author of Jones & Bartlett/AAOS books: Paramedic: Anatomy & Physiology, Paramedic: Pathophysiology and Paramedic: Pharmacology.  Kirt was also a contributing author of the IPEM Paramedic Lab Manual, and an adjunct writer for the 1998 revision of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, EMT-Paramedic and EMT-Intermediate: National Standard Curricula and the 2007 Paramedic Practice Guidelines.

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ShowReviews

  • "I believe this is the pharmacology book I have been searching for for the past 2 years!  I received a copy of the  Paramedic: Pharmacology Applications and I am convinced that we will be changing to this text for our summer EMS 120 pharmacology course."

    Edward "Ted" Lee, A.A.S., BA, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P
    EMT-Paramedic Program Coordinator
    Trident Technical College
    Charleston, South Carolina

     

    "This book is great!!  We are going to use it for the evening paramedic class that we are starting in January.  I am already teaching out of it for the EMS inservices I do with area fire departments and EMS services.  The book is extremely well done and I think it will be a great text for those starting down the paramedic road."

    Deborah Harrington
    Roane State Community College
    Harriman, Tennessee

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ShowResources

    • show overview$271.95 Add to Cart

      Instructor's ToolKit CD-ROM

      ISBN-13: 9780763752118

      Preparing for class is easy with the resources found on this CD-ROM, including:

      • PowerPoint Presentations: Providing you with a powerful way to make presentations that are educational and engaging to your students.  The slides can be edited and modified to meet your needs.
      • Lecture Outlines: Providing you with complete ready-to-use lesson plans that outline all of the topics covered in the text.  The lesson plans can be modified and customized to fit your needs.
      • Image Bank: Providing you with a selection of images found in the text.  You can use them to incorporate more images into the PowerPoint presentation, make handouts, or enlarge a specific image for further discussion.
      • Test Bank: Create quizzes and exams with the questions provided on this electronic test bank.
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      PharmaFlash Cards

      ISBN-13: 9780763769130

      These handy flashcards will help paramedic students learn critical information about each medication they will use in the field. The name of the drug is printed on the front of each card, along with a pronunciation key. The back of the card lists indications, contraindications, and adult doses.

      Click the links below to view sample PharmaFlash Cards:

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      JBCourse Manager: Paramedic Pharmacology Applications

      ISBN-13: 9780763784218

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