{"product_id":"9781593704988-ems-response-to-patients-with-special-needs","title":"EMS Response to Patients with Special Needs","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssessment, Treatment, and Transport\u003cbr\u003eToday, knowledge and understanding of prehospital emergency medicine and disabilities is limited. This valuable text is a new resource to start a discussion about the need to include disability education in EMT and paramedic curricula.\u003cbr\u003eToday, knowledge and understanding of prehospital emergency medicine and disabilities is limited. This valuable text is a new resource to start a discussion about the need to include disability education in EMT and paramedic curricula.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEMS Response to Patients with Special Needs: Assessment, Treatment and Transport\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive resource of its kind to address the emergency prehospital needs of people with disabilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A large subset of our population could be at risk for misunderstandings, potentially inadequate patient care, and incorrect or even dangerous interventions due to insufficient knowledge about disabilities in general and the issues particular to specific disabilities.” – Dr. Katherine Koch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Katherine Koch provides descriptions of a specific disability or disabilities and how the characteristics are relevant to a prehospital setting and to the paramedics and emergency medical technicians who are treating the patients.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFEATURES AND BENEFITS:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral suggestions for working with people with disabilities, such as person-first language, wheelchair etiquette, and interacting with service animals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggestions for assessment and treatment are specific to EMS.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThe disabilities discussed in this text include:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutism spectrum disorders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCauses and capacities of intellectual disabilities such as pain and Down syndrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHearing, vision and speech impairments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhysical disabilities such as arthritis, cerebral palsy and spinal cord injury\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMental health disorders such as ADHD, anxiety and schizophrenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraumatic brain injury\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlcohol use disorder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCystic fibrosis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePANDAS\/PANS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRett syndrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSickle cell disease\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSystemic lupus erythematosus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58391121461622,"sku":"9781593704988","price":53.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34851229.jpg?v=1785781594","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781593704988-ems-response-to-patients-with-special-needs","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}