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Prehospital Emergency Care, Tenth Edition, meets the National EMS Education Standards and is the most complete resource for EMT training. This best-selling, student-friendly book contains clear, step-by-step explanations with comprehensive, stimulating, and challenging material that prepares users for real on-the-job situations. Featuring case studies, state-of-the-art scans, algorithms, protocols, and the inclusion of material above and beyond the the minimum National EMS Education Standards, the tenth edition effectively prepares students for success. The assessment and emergency care sections provide the most up-to-date information for providing competent care; and the expanded information on pathophysiology further enhance students’ ability to understand conditions, signs and symptoms, and assess and manage ill and injured patients in prehospital environments. The text’s table of contents is organized to follow the National EMS Educational Standards.