Paramedic Care (5^th Ed.) Principles & Practice, Volume 3 Paramedic Series

1. Pulmonology
2. Cardiology
3. Neurology
4. Endocrinology
5. Immunology
6. Gastroenterology
7. Urology and Nephrology
8. Toxicology and Substance Abuse
9. Hematology
10. Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
11. Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders
12. Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
13. Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders

BRYAN E. BLEDSOE, DO, FACEP, FAAEM, EMT-P

Dr. Bryan Bledsoe is an emergency physician, researcher, and EMS author. Presently he is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the EMS Fellowship program at the University of Nevada School of Medicine and an Attending Emergency Physician at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas. He is board-certified in emergency medicine. Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Bledsoe worked as an EMT, a paramedic, and a paramedic instructor. He completed EMT training in 1974 and paramedic training in 1976 and worked for six years as a field paramedic in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1979, he joined the faculty of the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center and served as coordinator of EMT and paramedic education programs at the university.

Dr. Bledsoe is active in emergency medicine and EMS research. He is a popular speaker at state, national, and international seminars and writes regularly for numerous EMS journals. He is active in educational endeavors with the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Dr. Bledsoe is the author of numerous EMS textbooks and has in excess of 1 million books in print. Dr. Bledsoe was named a “Hero of Emergency Medicine” in 2008 by the American College of Emergency Physicians as a part of their 40th anniversary celebration and was named a “Hero of Health and Fitness” by Men’s Health magazine as part of their 20th anniversary edition in November of 2008. He is frequently interviewed in the national media. Dr. Bledsoe is married and divides his time between his residences in Midlothian, TX, and Las Vegas, NV.

RICHARD A. CHERRY, MS, EMT-P

Richard Cherry is a Training Consultant for Northern Onondaga Volunteer Ambulance (

• UPDATED: Chapter 2, “Cardiology,” contains a detailed new section on cardiac arrest in pregnancy. This chapter (and all chapters in all five volumes) are updated for consistency with the 2015 AHA guidelines.
• UPDATED: Chapter 6, “Gastroenterology,” contains a new section on cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS) and a new section on irritable bowel disease (IBS).
• UPDATED: Chapter 8, “Toxicology and Substance Abuse,” contains updated tables listing toxic syndromes and drugs of abuse.
• UPDATED: Chapter 10, “Infectious Diseases and Sepsis,” includes new discussions on infectious diseases: New information on the brain-eating amoeba (Naegleria fowler); a new section on Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS); a new section on Ebola virus disease; a new section on Zika virus disease; a new section on Chikungunya virus disease; an extensive new section on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Enhanced Precautions to protect EMS personnel at risk of exposure to Ebola or other highly contagious disease; information on antiviral drugs to treat hepatitis C; information on the increase in the occurrence of measles related to “anti-vaccine” movement among some parents.
• UPDATED: Chapter 11, “Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders,” includes new information regarding increasing use of ketamine as a chemical restraint in the prehospital management of excited delirium.

• Chapter-opening Objectives keep students focused on learning the core concepts covered in the chapter.
• Key Terms with page references  showing where they first appear help students master new terminology.
• A Case Study