ACEP's Paramedic Field Care is a core paramedic textbook that supports the EMT-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum, yet moves in a bold new direction. Its patient-presentation (complaint-based) approach encourages linkage of information gleaned from lectures and books to actual field care. * Patient-presentation based -- a first for a paramedic reference! * Supports the EMT-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum to keep you up to date * Includes a Conditions by Diagnosis section, a Prehospital Medications section, and a Skills section with fully-illustrated, step-by-step demonstrations of 40 skills you need to know * Real-life approach reflects the growth of EMS and the paramedic's level of involvement in the emergency system