Advanced Life Support Skills

Finally, a practical, straightforward, easy-to-use book on advanced life support skills written by experienced EMS educators and practitioners with both the student and practicing paramedic in mind. Advanced Life Support Skills is an ideal text for EMTs who are upgrading their skills and for paramedics who are training or recertifying. The step-by-step approach to skills training makes this text both a great quick reference and an in-depth teaching tool. Ample original photographs and illustrations are used to clarify the steps in the performance of each skill. Each chapter ends with "Testing Your Knowledge" review questions and skill practice sheets to reinforce the learning experience. "Pearls and Pitfalls" boxes dotted throughout the text convey words of wisdom and warnings that can only be learned after years of field experience.