Paramedic Care Principles & Practice Volume 1 Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care Second Edition Chapter 1 Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care

Figure 1-1 The paramedic of the twenty-first century is a highly trained health care professional. Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, and Richard A. Cherry Paramedic Care, Principles & Practice: Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care Copyright ©2006 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

Figure 1-2 The paramedic must always be an advocate for the patient. (© Craig Jackson/In the Dark Photography) Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, and Richard A. Cherry Paramedic Care, Principles & Practice: Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care Copyright ©2006 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

Figure 1-3 Public education is an important part of the paramedic’s job. (Both © Craig Jackson/In the Dark Photography) Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, and Richard A. Cherry Paramedic Care, Principles & Practice: Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care Copyright ©2006 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

Figure 1-3 (continued) Public education is an important part of the paramedic’s job. (Both © Craig Jackson/In the Dark Photography) Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, and Richard A. Cherry Paramedic Care, Principles & Practice: Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care Copyright ©2006 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

Figure 1-4 The 1998 EMT-Paramedic Curriculum. Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, and Richard A. Cherry Paramedic Care, Principles & Practice: Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care Copyright ©2006 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

Figure 1-5 The modern critical care transport vehicle provides virtually all of the capabilities of the hospital intensive care unit. Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, and Richard A. Cherry Paramedic Care, Principles & Practice: Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care Copyright ©2006 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

Figure 1-6 Critical care transport provides for the safe transfer of critically ill or injured patients between health care facilities. (© Eddie Sperling) Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, and Richard A. Cherry Paramedic Care, Principles & Practice: Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care Copyright ©2006 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

Figure 1-7 The industrial paramedic provides several important services in addition to emergency care. Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, and Richard A. Cherry Paramedic Care, Principles & Practice: Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care Copyright ©2006 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.