The Comprehensive Guide for Medical Emergencies
The fourth edition of AMLS: Advanced Medical Life Support is your indispensable companion in the fast-paced world of emergency medical services. This resource is designed for learning and implementing critical assessments and treatments in medical crises. With updates reflecting the most current medical practices, it’s the handbook every prehospital practitioner needs.
Prehospital Care Guide
- New Chapter on Women’s Health: Understand and tackle women’s health crises, including intricate postpartum scenarios.
- Innovative Pharmacology Solutions: Navigate today’s challenge of drug shortages while maintaining exceptional patient care, thanks to the clinical approach to pharmacology.
- Engaging Case Studies: The fourth edition incorporates real-life situations in its course manual, making the learning process interactive and practical for EMS students.
AMLS Assessment Pathway
The AMLS Assessment Pathway is at the core of this resource, guiding practitioners through a structured process to assess medical patients quickly and accurately. This methodical approach is crucial for on-the-spot diagnoses and forming effective management plans in emergencies.
Designed for Today’s EMS Educators and Students
With an emphasis on interactive learning, AMLS combines superior content with a user-friendly design, ensuring instructors and students benefit from a truly engaging educational experience. This resource is not just a book but a comprehensive toolkit for advanced life support training.
- Advanced Medical Life Support Assessment for the Medical Patient
- Clinical Approach to Pharmacology
- Respiratory Disorders
- Cardiovascular Disorders and Conditions Presenting as Chest Pain
- Shock
- Sepsis
- Infectious Diseases
- Neurologic Disorders
- Mental Health Emergencies
- Abdominal Disorders
- Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
- Women’s Health Emergencies
- Environmental Disorders
- Toxicology
Appendix A: AMLS Patient Assessment Pathway
Appendix B: Normal Lab Values Reference Ranges
Please note that this product includes the print version of the AMLS main text packaged with the print version of the AMLS Course Manual.
About the Author
Formed in 1975 and with more than 32,000 members, 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 the military. NAEMT represents all EMS practitioners in promoting a greater understanding and appreciation by government agencies at the local, state, and national levels of EMS’s role in our nation’s health care, public safety, and disaster response systems. • Pay and benefits that reflect 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.
