PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support: . / Edition 9

by National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)

Overview

Over three decades ago, PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support transformed the assessment and management of trauma patients in the field. Throughout the years and across the globe, the PHTLS course has improved the quality of trauma patient care and has saved lives. The ninth edition of this trusted and reliable resource continues the PHTLS mission to promote excellence in trauma patient management by all providers involved in the delivery of prehospital care through global education.

This legendary program was first developed by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) in the early 1980s in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT). Its medical content is continuously revised and updated to reflect current, evidence-based knowledge and practice. PHTLS promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. It is based on the belief that EMS practitioners make the best decisions on behalf of their patients when given a solid foundation of knowledge and key principles to fuel their critical-thinking skills.

A Clear Approach to Assessing a Trauma Patient
In the field, seconds count. PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Ninth Edition teaches and reinforces the principles of rapidly assessing a trauma patient using an orderly approach, immediately treating life-threatening problems as they are identified, and minimizing any delays in initiating transport to an appropriate destination.

Dynamic Technology Solutions
World-class content joins instructionally sound design with a user-friendly online interface to give instructors and students a truly interactive and engaging learning experience with:
• eBook of the PHTLS Course Manual that reinforces key concepts presented in the PHTLS course

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781284171471
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	10/30/2018
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	762
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Formed in 1975 and more than 32,000 members strong, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) is the nation’s only organization solely dedicated to representing the professional interests of all EMS practitioners, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians, emergency medical responders and other professionals working in prehospital emergency medicine. NAEMT members work in all sectors of EMS, including government service agencies, fire departments, hospital-based ambulance services, private companies, industrial and special operations settings, and in the military. NAEMT represents all EMS practitioners in promoting: • Greater understanding and appreciation by government agencies at the local, state and national levels of the role that EMS plays in our nation's health care, public safety, and disaster response systems. • Pay and benefits that reflects their professional training, responsibilities and dedication. • Leadership at the federal level that fosters and supports the delivery of quality EMS nationwide. • Adequate and sustainable funding for EMS in all locations. • Public policy that supports EMS practitioners and the patients they serve.

Table of Contents

SectionDivision 1 Introduction
ChapterChapter 1 PHTLS: Past, Present, and Future
ChapterChapter 2 Injury Prevention
SectionDivision 2 Assessment and Management
ChapterChapter 3 The Science, Art, and Ethics of Prehospital Care: Principles, Preferences, and Critical Thinking
ChapterChapter 4 Physiology of Life and Death
ChapterChapter 5 Kinematics of Trauma
ChapterChapter 6 Scene Assessment
ChapterChapter 7 Patient Assessment and Management
ChapterChapter 8 Airway and Ventilation
ChapterChapter 9 Shock
SectionDivision 3 Specific Injuries
ChapterChapter 10 Head Trauma
ChapterChapter 11 Spinal Trauma
ChapterChapter 12 Thoracic Trauma
ChapterChapter 13 Abdominal Trauma
ChapterChapter 14 Musculoskeletal Trauma
ChapterChapter 15 Burn Injuries
ChapterChapter 16 Pediatric Trauma
ChapterChapter 17 Geriatric Trauma
SectionDivision 4 Summary
ChapterChapter 18 Golden Principles of Prehospital Trauma Care
SectionDivision 5 Mass Causalities and Terrorism
ChapterChapter 19 Disaster Management
ChapterChapter 20 Explosions and Weapons of Mass Destruction
SectionDivision 6 Special Considerations
ChapterChapter 21 Environmental Trauma I: Heat and Cold
ChapterChapter 22 Environmental Trauma II: Lightning, Drowning, Diving, and Altitude
ChapterChapter 23 Wilderness Trauma Care
ChapterChapter 24 Civilian Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS)

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Lesley A Osborn, MD (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)
Description: With the rapidly expanding research and education in prehospital care, this update of a book on prehospital trauma life support is more than necessary. It covers a broad range of topics in a concise and efficient manner. The layout is easy to follow, and pictures/images are appropriately placed. The accompanying website gives learners access to the book in a user-friendly format. It is easy to navigate and allows students to click on reference links, which likely will enhance their knowledge base. The prior edition was published in 2014.
Purpose: The purpose is to lay the groundwork for assessment of the trauma patient in the prehospital setting by nonphysician providers. This is a noteworthy objective as rapid assessment and resuscitation of this patient population is critical in improving morbidity and mortality. Providing this information in both print and online format allows readers the option to learn in a way that best fits their learning style as well as lifestyle. Adding the online format will allow students who wish to access this at work or on the go an easier option to do so.
Audience: The audience includes both civilian and military prehospital providers (EMTs, paramedics, students, etc.). The authors and contributors are well-respected and well-researched leaders in the field of prehospital medicine.
Features: The book presents a common approach to rapid assessment of the traumatically injured patient, as well as the physiology behind this unique subset of patients. It establishes a platform on which prehospital providers can confidently build their resuscitation skills. This book covers the physiology of hemorrhagic shock and the physiology of the trauma patient thoroughly. It presents one way of performing patient assessment along with acronyms to help learning providers. The organization of the chapters into different regions of trauma (head, torso, spine, etc.) is an easy way to break down the approach to trauma diagnosis and resuscitation. The book also manages to touch on special situations like MCI, environmental injuries, wilderness medicine, and tactical medicine. Though these are large topic areas that likely deserve their own book, it is appropriate to mention them in this fashion to familiarize providers with them.
Assessment: This book and website are thorough and meet all expectations for the intended audience of prehospital providers. There are not too many competing titles in this field as this book has been a staple for many years. The updated edition is refreshing and long overdue, although it is disappointing it did not further highlight the importance of prehospital blood product resuscitation, as its popularity is growing, along with the supporting literature. The most recent version of ATLS Student Manual: Advanced Trauma Life Support, 10th edition, ACS (American College of Surgeons, 2018) emphasizes this.

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