BTLS Basic Prehospital Trauma Care Author:John E. Campbell From the Basic Trauma Life Support series. — This text and program is for all those Basics who want to practice the best possible trauma care. It contains all of the fundamental principles of patient evaluation and managment. Its purpose is to focus the Basic EMT's concentration for two days on: — What the acutely injured patient looks like; What ... more »the signs and symptoms are;
What conclusion may be drawn from these symptoms and findings;
How these acute conditions should be managed.
Throughout, the skills section of this course has been redesigned to add further emphasis on the all-important assessment skills. In addition, neary 200 illustrations bring the text's material to life.