Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Vol. 1: Introduction to Paramedicine

by Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, Richard A. Cherry MS EMT-P

"Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Fourth Edition, "is intended to serve as a foundational guide and reference to paramedicine. Developed to stay ahead of current trends and practices in paramedicine, all seven volumes are based on the "National EMS Education Standards "and the accompanying "Paramedic Instructional Guidelines." Volume 1, "Introduction to Paramedicine, " provides paramedic students with the principles of advanced prehospital care and EMS operations, including an overview of the various aspects of paramedic practice as well as an introduction to workforce safety and wellness, EMS research, the EMS role in public health, legal and ethical considerations, and EMS system communications and documentation.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published February 12, 2012

About the author

Bryan E. Bledsoe (b. 1955) D.O., FACEP, EMT-P, is an emergency medicine physician, paramedic, author and educator. Bledsoe is Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine.

Reviews

[Dara Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is very dry with the delivery of information. Very boring read that put me to sleep many times. A necessary evil. The chapter on med math and administration was terrible at explaining the mathematics of med calculation because it threw formulas at you without walking you through everything. I’m not strong in math at all, so I need something that’s basically going to dumb it down to caveman levels for me to understand.