Includes bibliographical references and index.

Advanced medical life support assessment for the medical patient -- Respiratory disorders -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Shock -- Neurological disorders -- Abdominal disorders -- Endocrine and metabolic disorders -- Infectious diseases -- Environmental disorders -- Toxicology, hazardous materials, and weapons of mass destruction -- Sepsis -- Medication/pharmacology.

"NAEMT's Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) course is the first EMS education program that fully addresses how to best assess and manage the most common medical crises in patients, offering a "think outside the box" methodology. It is for all levels of practitioners with a strong commitment to patient care, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists and physicians"-- Provided by publisher.