PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support

PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support is a comprehensive resource that has transformed the assessment and management of trauma patients in the field, improving the quality of trauma patient care and saving lives worldwide. The tenth edition of this trusted resource continues the PHTLS mission to promote excellence in trauma patient management through global education. It includes updated medical content to reflect current, evidence-based knowledge and practice, and promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. The book teaches EMS practitioners to rapidly assess a trauma patient using an orderly approach, immediately treating life-threatening problems, and minimizing delays in initiating transport to an appropriate destination. It also covers special considerations, such as weapons of mass destruction and environmental trauma.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 785 pages
Publication date: 19 October 2022
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc

Over three decades ago, PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support revolutionized the assessment and management of trauma patients in the field, enhancing the quality of trauma patient care and saving countless lives worldwide. The tenth edition of this renowned and comprehensive resource, continues the PHTLS mission to promote excellence in trauma patient management by all prehospital care practitioners through global education. Initially developed by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) in the early 1980s in collaboration with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), this proven program incorporates updated medical content to reflect current, evidence-based knowledge and practice. PHTLS emphasizes critical thinking as the cornerstone for delivering quality care, recognizing that EMS practitioners make the best decisions on behalf of their patients when provided with a solid foundation of knowledge and key principles to fuel their critical-thinking skills.

In the field, seconds matter. The tenth edition of PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support educates and reinforces the principles of rapidly assessing a trauma patient through an organized approach, promptly addressing life-threatening issues as they arise, and minimizing delays in initiating transport to an appropriate destination. PHTLS, Tenth Edition offers:- The revised ACS National Guidelines for the Field Triage of Injured Patients- A comprehensive exploration of the challenges associated with prolonged scene time- Consideration of when to transition from search and rescue to recovery in the context of a drowning victim- The United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Guidelines for search and rescue- New content on blast injuries- Clarification on the role of pelvic binders.

Weight: 1446g
ISBN-13: 9781284272277
Edition number: 10 ed