EMS: A Practical Global Guidebook

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Judith E. Tintinalli, MD, MS, Department of Emergency Medicine,, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine
Peter Cameron MBBS, MD, FACEM, Monash University, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Academic Director of the Emergency, and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital,, Head of the Prehospital, Emergency and Trauma Group, and Associate Director of the National Trauma Research Institute
James Holliman, M.D., Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Program Manager, Afghanistan Healthcare Sector Reachback Project; Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

EMS: A Practical Global Guidebook is the first international resource for EMS services edited by an international team of experts.

The World Health Organization recognizes that each year more than 100 million people worldwide sustain injuries, that more than five million people die from violence and injury, and that 90% of the global burden of violence and injury mortality occurs in low- and middle-income countries.

The WHO also recognizes that improved organization and planning for provision of trauma and emergency care is an essential part of integrated health-care delivery that it plays an important role in preparedness for, and response to, mass-casualty incidents. EMS organization and planning lowers mortality, reduces disability, and prevents other adverse health outcomes arising from the burden of everyday injuries.

In response to a growing need for coordination and communication across nations and cultures, this book is designed to help the Global EMS community come together to establish and develop coordinated components of global and national EMS systems.

Key Features

International editorial and author team
Highly illustrated with four-color illustrations and photographs
Extensive, descriptive procedures section
Website with updated content and links to videos: www.pmph-usa.com/ems
First International resource for EMS physicians, paramedics, EMTs, and health policymakers. Comprehensive in theory and in practice.
Chapters written by world authorities in prehospital care, with narratives describing the challenges to EMS development around the world
Global focus to EMS organization to match unique needs and environments

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