Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide, Revised Eighth Edition: . 8th Edition

Good to keep in my work bag.

Comes in handy when I do non emergency transports and I need to reference for a specific lab value.

Hellos is the back of an ambulance

It has become so useful and helpful.

First thing's first, this is a fantastic guide. I'm a paramedic student and it has been a GREAT reference while in class, on clinicals, and on the job. With that being said, I have noticed that it is organized in a very weird way, and took a while for me to learn where certain sections are.Some big examples: the "Trauma" section has two pages, 'how to triage' and 'facial fracturs.' Both good sections to include, however, when I think trauma I'm probably looking for my Parkland formula or a GCS score breakdown. The following sections are found under the "Medical Emergencies" Tab: "BURNS" , "ABUSE" , "HEAD INJURIES" , "TRAUMA" (which includes my "pediatric trauma score". Also, why is my "Maternal Cardiac Arrest" section in "Medical Emergencies" instead of "ACLS"? The Spanish translation section is helpful, however it is buried in the "LABS" tab.Again, the information in the guide has proven helpful, however, if I wasn't familiar with the weird layout this guide would be unhelpful in the field when I would need to reference it. I hope the next version of this pocket book is better organized.

My paramedic preceptor basically forced me to get this. As a broke student I was hesitant because do I really NEED another book/booklet? Yes. Yes I did. This was awesome for running scenarios in class, looking up info on the way to a call, and now that I'm studying up for my exams. I had a ped anaphylaxis call and it was super easy to look up the information I'd need based on the call notes and get prepared. Definitely took a nerve-wracking call and made me feel significantly more prepared.

The book is excellent. Im using it as a reference guide. I'm a Paramedic Student, this small, pocket size book has huge information compressed. I wonder how the authors literally squeezed all that information. Its informative. Everything i need is right there nicely sorted with colour coding for categories. I'm happy

Very easy to flip through. The whole thing is plastic coated paper so it’s more durable and will last longer. I prefer this one as a paramedic. Definitely offers more information necessary for ground ALS medics but allows for in depth learning as well as all the basics for knowledge