Textbooks

The following list of required textbooks is published in compliance with State of Arkansas General Assembly Act 175 of the 2007 Regular Session.

Contact UAMS Bookstore at 501-686-6160 or visit www.uamsbookstore.com for more information.

 

Fall 2013
 

EMS 1311  Anatomy & Physiology
 

Thibodeau, G. & Patton, K.  (2010). The Human Body in Health & Disease (5^th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. ISBN 9780323054928
 

Covers all human body systems and intended for entry-level health care professionals
 

EMS 1602  Introduction to Emergency Medical Technology
 

Limmer, D. & O’Keefe, M. (2012). Emergency Care (12^th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN 9780132824415
 

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) curriculum
 

EMS 1122  EKG Interpretation
 

Walraven, G. (2011). Basic Arrhythmias (7^th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN 9780135002384
 

Combination textbook and workbook for learning to interpret electrocardiographic (ECG) waveforms
 

Required supply for this course:
 

EKG calipers to measure EKG waveforms
 

EMS 2210  Foundations of the Paramedic
 

Chapleau, W., Burba, A., Pons, P., & Page, D. (2012). The Paramedic (Updated Edition). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780077563882
 

Primary textbook for the Paramedic Program
 

Hsieh, A. & Boone, K. (2012). The Paramedic Companion (Updated Edition). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780077563899           
 

Case-based workbook for the primary textbook
 

EMS 2220  Pathophysiology
 

Elling, B., Elling, K., & Rothenberg, M. (2006). Pathophysiology. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. ISBN 9780763737658
 

Covers key pathophysiological principles as related to paramedic field practices

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