Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Volume 3: Patient Assessment (4th Edition)
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> <I>Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Fourth Edition, </I> </B>is intended to serve as a foundational guide and reference to paramedicine. Developed to stay ahead of current trends and practices in paramedicine, all seven volumes are based on the <I>National EMS Education Standards </I>and the accompanying <I>Paramedic Instructional Guidelines</I>. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Volume 3, <I>Patient Assessment</I> </B>, addresses the various steps and facets of patient assessment. Current terms for steps of the assessment have replaced older terms, for example “primary assessment†replaces the former term “initial assessmentâ€; “secondary assessment†replaces the former term “focused history and physical exam.â€</P>