EMS BLS Guide

The guide in every EMT’s pocket is available as an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Featuring: * Quick navigation to critical information * Custom bookmarks let you quickly return to your favorite pages * Search capability * Add notes to a page * Calculators * Contacts Applet * Incident Notepad “Informative, easy to follow and distinct in their message, I would recommend Informed’s guides without reservation.” —Joseph A. Grafft, Past President, National Association of EMS Educators Informed Publishing, the trusted leader in emergency reference information, introduced the original EMS Field Guide in 1986. Today it is still the most widely used reference in EMS history, trusted by millions of paramedics, nurses and physicians. Whether you are a student or a 20-year veteran of emergency medical services, this guide gives you fingertip access to all the essential information you need to perform your job.  This app puts critical information at your fingertips with rich content, detailed illustrations and pioneering features. The EMS Field Guide app is available in two editions, BLS and ACLS, each designed specifically to correspond with the respective tier of EMT certification and practice—so you know you have the right tool for your job. The Basic & Intermediate (BLS) app is designed for those with entry- through immediate-levels of EMT certification. It is updated with the latest cardiac arrest and CPR guidelines from the American Heart Association. This edition features the latest EMS protocols, and information about EKGs, home medications and much more. This is the resource you will use in classroom training and in practice throughout your career. The Advanced Life Support (ACLS) app equips the Paramedic or EMT-P to triage and address trauma. REVIEWS “As a new EMTB, it’s great to have a concise and easy to follow reference right at my fingertips—thank you.” —Eric DeMuth, EMTB “I use both [BLS and ALS guides] for reference and study, and to keep essential topics fresh in my mind.” —Christopher Matthews, NREMT-P, DTO, MedStar EMS TOPICS INCLUDE * Current AHA Guidelines * Prescription Drugs * Meds / Airway / Intubation * Basic & Intermediate EMS protocols * Basic & Intermediate Medications * Defibrillation * EKG Rhythms * Anatomy, Signs & Symptoms * Poisons & Overdoses * Infectious Diseases * Spell Checker * Medical Abbreviations * Mnemonics * Charting * Pediatric Emergencies * Pulse Oximetry * O2 Administration * Multiple Patients Triage Trauma * Trauma & Glasgow Coma Scales * Burn Charts * The “Rule of 9s” FOR MORE INFORMATION Informed Publishing offers a full product line of references for the medical and first response markets, as well as a consumer line for home and family emergency preparedness. Informed references are available in a variety of formats: pocket-size print guides, PDF editions and now, apps for the iPhone & iPod Touch. Learn more at www.informedguides.com. SUPPORT For questions, comments, or suggestions concerning this guide, contact Informed Publishing at apps@informedguides.com