This book is Volume 1 of annual compilations of EMS Literature Reviews written and edited by the International PreHospital Medicine Institute.

The Essentials of PreHospital Trauma Care (EPHTC) book covers the core information needed by EMS providers to care for the victims of trauma. The EPHTC book is unique in that it uses the M-A-R-C-H approach for the assessment and management of the trauma patient.The book utilizes Dynamic Editing that was created by IPHMI and allows the authors to continuously update the material as research dictates. This keeps the EPHTC book the most up-to-date prehospital trauma reference there is....

This is volume 5 of the annual compilation of EMS Literature Reviews written and edited by the International PreHospital Medicine Institute.

This is the second edition of this text. Civil disturbances are an all too common occurrence. These events may become violent resulting in traditional traumatic injuries to responders, participants, and innocent bystanders. These incidents may also cause injuries from other, less common causes including lasers, fireworks, and exposure to gas, smoke, and sometimes bodily fluids and substances. The Casualty Care for Civil Disturbances (CCC-D) Book and educational program describes these vari...

The terrorist threat is real. These agents can create lots of casualties and victims and every responder needs to be prepared. It is not only terrorism, many of these chemicals are on our streets and rails every day. Emerging infectious diseases are just as dangerous. This book provides healthcare responders the information needed to initiate the correct medical response and treatment actions in a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) terrorist incidents and other mass casualty events. This bo...

This is volume 6 of the annual compilation of EMS Literature Reviews written and edited by contributors to the International PreHospital Medicine Institute. These reviews were taken from scientific research published in the medical literature over the last 12-18 months.

This book is Volume 2 of annual compilations of EMS Literature Reviews written and edited by the International PreHospital Medicine Institute.

This book is Volume 3 of annual compilations of EMS Literature Reviews written and edited by the International PreHospital Medicine Institute.

This book is Volume 4 of annual compilations of EMS Literature Reviews written and edited by the International PreHospital Medicine Institute.

Articles include: Definition and Principles, Evidence-Based Orthopaedics: Is it possible? Conflict of Interest and Orthopaedic Publications, SPRINT Trial, Clavicle fractures, Intracapsular femur neck fractures, SPORT trial: Spinal stenosis, Cervical spondylotic myelopathy – anterior vs posterior approaches, Total disc replacement vs Fusion, Flexible constructs for spinal fusion, DVT prophylaxis in adult reconstruction, Hip resurfacing – what is the evidence, Graft selection/type in ACL sur...

This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics will include articles on the following topics: Non-invasive ventilation; Modes of mechanical ventilation; Mechanical ventilation effect on heart/lung interactions; Effect of ventilation on the lungs; VAP; Liberation/weaning & Sedation/pain control; Self/unplanned extubation; Communication; recovery and rehab post ICU; Airway protection with aging; home ventilation; monitoring of the mechanical vent patient; and Dyspnea.

Year Book of Critical Care Medicine 2011