WolfmanHarris Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 I was browsing Amazon today looking for a good resource for 12 lead interpretation and I got to thinking. The further you move away from Paramedic specific textbooks the harder it can be to recognize an excellent text, that is relevant to the practice of prehospital care. So I thought we should share some of our recommended reading for furthering your education. Anything goes, but please provide a short blurb on why you'd recommend it. For me: Diagnostic/General Reference - Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms Provides some great information on some of the less obvious chief complaints including red flags for more serious conditions. Provides the prehospital care provider with a more in depth understanding of what will be done for a patient at the hospital in terms of diagnostic testing and definitive care. Most importantly, shows just how many "BS" complaints have lots of potential serious underlying conditions and reinforces the necessity of a good assessment. Small enough to fit in a gear bag, so great for bringing to work. Pharmacology: - CPS (Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties) Reason should be self-evident but worth noting how to get one. Make friends with someone in a clinical setting. At the end of the year when the new one's come out, you can often ask for one of the old one's that are on the way out. The book is $245.00 online. Pathophysiology - "Handbook of Pathophysiology" Merckle, Carrie. Lipincott, PUB: Williams and Wilkins Another small format paperwork that fits easily in a gear bag. Provides a patho-based explanation of conditions with a good background on diagnosis and definitive treatment. Not the best at any specific topic, but I've found it to be a good starting point. Trauma I don't actually have a good recommendation, but I do want to speak to ITLS and PHTLS' texts. I find the coverage in Bledsoe's "Essentials of Paramedic Care" to be better then the treatment given in these books. They are very skill oriented and despite some good pictures don't give provide in depth info on the patho of trauma. Looking for a good resource in that direction. Unless you need the merit badge course for work or school, you might be better off skipping these ones.
Kiwiology Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 For 12 leads get Lipincott's 12 lead book (it's a little brown manual) it's bloody fantastic eh!
WolfmanHarris Posted September 27, 2009 Author Posted September 27, 2009 For 12 leads get Lipincott's 12 lead book (it's a little brown manual) it's bloody fantastic eh! Is it like a field reference, a full text or a workbook? I'd be interested in recommendations for all three.
fireflymedic Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 For just learning EKG's I personally like EKG Made Easy by Barbara Aehlert. It seems to break it down pretty well for those just learning and also has a field reference with it, plus some really decent practice strips.
Kiwiology Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 Is it like a field reference, a full text or a workbook? I'd be interested in recommendations for all three. Oh no it's not a field reference it's a text/workbook ... it's about 150 pages so it's not something you can flick through in an upside down car in a ditch at 1am during a riot because the Canedians got beaten by the Maple Leafs. Those little slim sexy designer ALS field guides could work; have you tried looking at something more ED RN or CC RN aimed? They often have little plastic cards whcih I dear say you can get online.
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