The 60 Second EMT
Thoroughly updated, the new second edition incorporates the latest ACLS protocols from the AHA and is compatible with the latest DOT curriculum for EMT-Basic. New chapters have been added on the assessment of drug reactions, hazardous waste emergencies, and the AIDS patient. An invaluable tool to the certified EMS provider and a helpful classroom text for the student.\ \ \ The book contains no figures.\
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Thoroughly updated, the new second edition incorporates the latest ACLS protocols from the AHA and is compatible with the latest DOT curriculum for EMT-Basic. New chapters have been added on the assessment of drug reactions, hazardous waste emergencies, and the AIDS patient. An invaluable tool to the certified EMS provider and a helpful classroom text for the student. Phillip M. Harter This book takes the unusual form of a story, with the narrator in search of the 60 Second EMT. Each chapter is another vignette based on a different presenting symptom, such as syncope, chest pain, abdominal pain, or trauma. This book is designed to teach an EMT skills necessary to detect diagnostic clues and to select and implement triage and treatment with a decreased reaction time. The book is written primarily for paramedics and basic EMTs. Both students and practicing prehospital providers can benefit from it. Although written for these prehospital providers, medical students and interns with an interest in emergency medicine might find this an entertaining review of basic emergency care. Each chapter addresses a different presenting complaint and sorts through the differential diagnosis, physical assessment, and emergency management of the various possible diagnoses. Pearls are outlined at the end of each chapter and important concepts are presented in a box on the page of the text. The table of contents and index are adequate. The appendix has a series of algorithms on the rapid assessment of the ABCs. There are no illustrations or references. This book is an entertaining adjunct to classic basic EMT or paramedic training. In no way can this be used as a basic text. Therefore, it is worthwhile, but not essential. It is a good review of common, and often difficult, clinical conditions. It would be useful for a practicing EMT, paramedic, or student to use to sharpen his or her skills.
1The Search for the 60-Second EMT13The Golden Minute73The 60-Second Syncope Assessment154The 60-Second Assessment of Chest Pain295The 60-second Special Lecture: Code Blue516The 60-Second Abdominal Assessment657The 60-Second Assessment of the HIV-Positive Patient818The 60-Second Multiple Trauma Assessment899The 60-Second Coma Exam9910The 60-Second Toxicology Exam11511The 60-Second Special Lecture: Hazardous Materials12912The 60-Second Respiratory Exam13913The 60-Second Assessment of Thermoregulatory Disorders15914The 60-Second Neurologic Exam16915The 60-Second Geriatric Assessment18916The 60-Second Pediatric Assessment21117The 60-Second Case Presentation to the ED22718The 60-Second EMT: Epilogue233Appendix: 60-Second Rapid Assessment Modules for ABCs237
\ From The CriticsReviewer: Phillip M. Harter, MD, FACEP(Stanford University Medical Center)\ Description: This book takes the unusual form of a story, with the narrator in search of the "60 Second" EMT. Each chapter is another vignette based on a different presenting symptom, such as syncope, chest pain, abdominal pain, or trauma.\ Purpose: This book is designed to teach an EMT skills necessary to detect diagnostic clues and to select and implement triage and treatment with a decreased reaction time.\ Audience: The book is written primarily for paramedics and basic EMTs. Both students and practicing prehospital providers can benefit from it. Although written for these prehospital providers, medical students and interns with an interest in emergency medicine might find this an entertaining review of basic emergency care.\ Features: Each chapter addresses a different presenting complaint and sorts through the differential diagnosis, physical assessment, and emergency management of the various possible diagnoses. "Pearls" are outlined at the end of each chapter and important concepts are presented in a box on the page of the text. The table of contents and index are adequate. The appendix has a series of algorithms on the rapid assessment of the ABCs. There are no illustrations or references.\ Assessment: This book is an entertaining adjunct to classic basic EMT or paramedic training. In no way can this be used as a basic text. Therefore, it is worthwhile, but not essential. It is a good review of common, and often difficult, clinical conditions. It would be useful for a practicing EMT, paramedic, or student to use to sharpen his or her skills.\ \ \ \ \ Phillip M. HarterThis book takes the unusual form of a story, with the narrator in search of the 60 Second EMT. Each chapter is another vignette based on a different presenting symptom, such as syncope, chest pain, abdominal pain, or trauma. This book is designed to teach an EMT skills necessary to detect diagnostic clues and to select and implement triage and treatment with a decreased reaction time. The book is written primarily for paramedics and basic EMTs. Both students and practicing prehospital providers can benefit from it. Although written for these prehospital providers, medical students and interns with an interest in emergency medicine might find this an entertaining review of basic emergency care. Each chapter addresses a different presenting complaint and sorts through the differential diagnosis, physical assessment, and emergency management of the various possible diagnoses. Pearls are outlined at the end of each chapter and important concepts are presented in a box on the page of the text. The table of contents and index are adequate. The appendix has a series of algorithms on the rapid assessment of the ABCs. There are no illustrations or references. This book is an entertaining adjunct to classic basic EMT or paramedic training. In no way can this be used as a basic text. Therefore, it is worthwhile, but not essential. It is a good review of common, and often difficult, clinical conditions. It would be useful for a practicing EMT, paramedic, or student to use to sharpen his or her skills.\ \ \ 3 Stars from Doody\ \
