Textbooks

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

Spring 2013
 

EMS 1602  Introduction to Emergency Medical Technology  
 

Limmer, D. & O’Keefe, M. (2012). Emergency Care (12^th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN 978-0-13-254380-4
 

 Emergency medical technician (EMT) course      
      

EMS 1201  Patient Assessment
EMS 1340  Trauma Management
EMS 1210  Clinical Preparation
 

Chapleau, W., Burba, A. C., Pons, P. T., & Page, D. (2012). The Paramedic. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-756388-3
 

(must include version with AHA 2010 guidelines)
 

Primary textbook for the Paramedic Program
 

Hsieh, A. & Boone, K. (2012). The Paramedic Companion. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-756389-9 
 

Case-based workbook for the primary textbook

EMS 1122  EKG Interpretation
 

Walraven, G. (2011). Basic Arrhythmias (7^th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0-13-500238-4 
 

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

Required supply for this course: 
 

EKG calipers to measure EKG waveforms  
 

EMS 1320 Pharmacology 
 

Guy, J. S. (2010). Pharmacology. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

ISBN 978-0-323-03590-3 
 

This course includes the most common medications utilized by paramedics
 

EMS 1311  Anatomy & Physiology 
 

Thibodeau, G. A. & Patton, K. T. (2010).  The Human Body in Health & Disease (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-05492-8
 

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

EMS 2501 Cardiovascular Care
 

*American Heart Association. (2011). Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Manual. Dallas: Channing Bete Co. ISBN 978-1-61669-010-6  

Primary textbook for the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course 
 

*American Heart Association. (2010). 2010 Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Dallas: Channing Bete Co. ISBN 078-1-61669-000-7             
 

Designed to accompany the ACLS Provider Manual 

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