Books may be checked out for a 4 week period by LASD EMT by Instructors and Students. Only LASD personnel may borrow materials that belong to the program. A signed promissory note which includes your employee number must be submitted prior to receiving materials. Arrangements for pick-up and/or delivery may be made via email: waschues@lasd.org
BASIC EMT TEXTBOOK LIBRARY
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured – Textbook, 7th ed, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Editors: Browner, BD, Jacobs, LM, and Pollak, AN. Publisher: Jones and Bartlett, 1999. www.emtb.com ISBN# 0-7637-1073-3
“This book is part of an integrated training program that combines comprehensive medical content with exciting new features, design and technology to better support instructors and to help prepare students for the field. The seventh edition contains significantly increased coverage of: Patient Assessment; A&P; Neuro Emergencies; Acute Abd and Behavioral Emergencies; and more on Trauma, Peds and Geriatrics.”
(WE HAVE 10 COPIES)
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured – Student Workbook, 7th ed, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Editors: Brame, KS and McGregor, S. Publisher: Jones and Bartlett, 1999. www.emtb.com ISBN# 0-7637-1073-3
“This Student Workbook is intended solely as a guide to the appropriate procedures to be employed when rendering emergency care to the sick and injured.”
(WE HAVE 11 COPIES)
Refresher, Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Editor: Pollak, A.N., Publisher: Jones and Bartlett, 2000.
“Refresher is specifically created for EMT-Bs who are in the process of recertifying. The text thoroughly covers all of the information that is included in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) EMT-B Refresher Curriculum and many additional topics.”
(WE HAVE 2 COPIES)
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 5th ed, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Editor: Heckman, JD. Publisher: AAOS, 1992.
“This textbook is intended solely as a guide to the appropriate procedures to be employed when rendering emergency care to the sick and injured.”
(WE HAVE 2 COPIES)
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured – Student Workbook, 5th ed, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Editors: Heckman, JD. Publisher: AAOS, 1992.
“This Student Workbook is intended solely as a guide to the appropriate procedures to be employed when rendering emergency care to the sick and injured.”
(WE HAVE 2 COPIES)
Brady Pre-hospital Emergency Care, 5th Ed. Hafen, BQ, Karren, KJ and Mistovich, JJ. Prentice Hall Career and Technology, 1996.
Hardcover 900 pgs, “Meets the DOT 1994 revised EMT – Basic National Standard Curriculum”.
Brady Emergency Care – Instructor’s Hardcover Edition, 6th Ed, 1994. Prentice Hall Career and Technology.
“The 6th Edition of the Yellow Book features: Emphasis on patient assessment and patient care; new 1992 CPR guidelines issued by the AHA; new photos showing appropriate infection control protective equipment; expanded coverage of AED; 100% coverage of the 110 hours DOT course curriculum.”
Brady Emergency Care – Supplement Sampler, 6th Ed, 1994. Prentice Hall Career and Technology.
Softcover with examples of optional items for instruction avail from the publisher.
Brady Emergency Care – Self Instructional Workbook, 6th Ed, 1994. Prentice Hall Career and Technology.
Softcover with text fill in and questions and answers.
Brady 1994 Revised EMT – Basic National Standards Review Self Test, 7th Ed., 1995. Miller, CD and White, D.
Keyed to Brady’s Emergency Care Softcover 387pgs with questions and answers.
Bradys Essentials of Emergency Care – Refresher for the Practicing EMT-B. Limmer, D, Elling, R, and O’Keefe, MF. Prentice Hall, 1996.
“Meets the US DOT 1994 Revised EMT – Basic National Standards.”
Mosby’s EMT-Basic Textbook, Stoy, WA. Mobsy 1996. ISBN# 0-8151-7958-8
“This text focuses on what the EMT – Basics need to know. The topics in this book are more concise and focused that that of similar texts.”
The JEMS EMT-B Certification Preparation and Review, Mack, D. Mosby-Year Book 1996.
Softcover, 189 pages of questions with answers and explanations.
The Basic EMT – Comprehensive Pre-hospital Patient Care. McSwain, NE et al. Mosby 1997.
Hardcover 824 pgs, “Each chapter provides a real life emergency scenario and concludes with an overview of appropriate assessment and management.”
Basic Rescue and Emergency Care, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons w/assistance of the National Association for Search and Rescue. Editor: Worsing, RA. AAOS, 1990.
Softcover 333pgs’ “As a logical extension of the classic Orange Book-Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured-this text continues to emphasize state of the art emergency care as the cornerstone of modern search and rescue. The reader is presumed to be an EMT trained to the basic level.”
Mosby’s Paramedic Textbook. Sanders, MJ. Mosby 1996.
Hardcover 1048 pgs, “Mosby’s 1st Paramedic Text”.
JEMS EMS Pocket Guide. Miller, CD. Mosby, 1996
Small softcover book of advanced EMS flow charts and tables.
ACLS – Quick Review Study Guide. Aehlert, B. Mosby Lifeline, 1994.
Paramedic Training Internship Manual, Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Revised July 1985.
Immediate Prehospital Care. Baskett, PJ. Wiley & Sons, 1981.
Hardcover 290 pgs. “This book is a collection of the outstanding papers presented at the First International Congress on Immedate Care in 1980.”
Emergency Psychiatry – Concepts, Methods and Practices. Bassuk, EL. and Birk, AW. Plenum Press, 1984.
Hardcover 445 pgs. “This volume presents a systematic model for the provision of emergency care, emphasizing the interconnection between the process of emergency intervention and the specific features of clinical crisis.”
Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care. Forgey, WW. ICS Books, 1995.
Softcover 70 pgs, “Takes us the next logical step beyond standard urban first aid to a new first aid, a wilderness first aid.”
When Violence Erupts – A Survival Guide for Emergency Responders. Krebs, DR., Henry, KC., and Gabriele, MB. Mosby 1990.
Softcover 228 pgs. “Most emergency response personnel are under the impression that they are viewed by their constituency as helpers. This image gives them the false security that they are immune to harm from those they help.”
ASTM Standards on Emergency Medical Services, 1st Ed, 1994
Softcover book, 300 pgs.
1996 Basic SEMS Field Course (Standard Emergency Management System). Campbell, N. 1996.
Three ring binder with ~ 200 pgs of Incident Command System information.
Disaster 98 – 1998 International Disaster Management Conference. Florida Emergency Medical Foundation, 1998.
Softcover, 248 pgs including “Assessing Threats to Your Community and Children’s Emergencies in Disasters.”
Emergency Care: Diversity in Practice. 3rd Annual West Coast Emergency Medical Symposium, 1999.
Softcover ~ 200 pgs.
Critical Care Manual – Principles and Techniques of Critical Care. Wilson, RF. Upjohn, 1977?
Three ring binder with ~ 1000 pgs covering the CV, Resp and Renal Systems.
You Are The EMT Video Series, 10 Video Set by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2000.
ISBN: 0-7637-1020-2 www.emtb.comVideos in this series include:
1. The EMS Call
2. The Well-Being of the EMS Provider
3. Lifting and Moving
4. Airway Management
5. Patient Assessment
6. Communications
7. Managing the Geriatric Patient
8. Trauma Management and Spinal Immobilization
9. Pediatric Emergencies 1
10. Pediatric Emergencies 2
“These 10 compelling videos capture real-life scenes and are enriched with thought-provoking questions to stimulate classroom discussion and encourage critical thinking. This exciting series gives your students the chance to witness pre-hospital professionals in action and in real time.”
Multiple Victim Incident Training Video. Hoag Hospital Paramedic Department. 22 minutes.
“This 20 min videotape simulates a fire department response to a Multiple Victim Incident.”
Assessing Chest Pain, 30 minutes (1990).
Assessing Breath Sounds, 30 minutes (1988).
Hepatitis B Video.
IV Therapy Problems.
Kinematics: Understanding Mechanism of Injury (1990).
Reading EKGs.
Sam Splint Training Video.
Shock, 30 minutes (1990).
Shock Early Recognition and Management (1990).
Spinal Trauma: Are You Meeting the Patient’s Needs (1990).
Stiffneck Training Video.
SIDS for EMS Personnel.
V-Vac Training Video.
AUDIO TAPE LIBRARY
Normal and Abnormal Breath Sounds. Springhouse Corp, 1990.
Normal and Abnormal Heart Sounds. Springhouse Corp, 1990.