Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide for Informed Medical Services

JI: Brilliant quick A&E reference!

United Kingdom on Jan 15, 2022

Placeholder: superb one

India on Oct 07, 2020

Alexist2109Alexist2109: This is a great little book to have in your scrub top. Easy to find different subjects due to the tabs. I wouldn't bother with this until MS1 if you are in nursing school. You will probably be able to read and understand this 3/4 of the way through med search one.I've passed both message one and two and there's still some items that I have to study on in there. It'll be great to freshen up on the ones that I've already learned though! Great for clinicals

United States on Oct 06, 2020

Daigoro: Perfecto

Mexico on Aug 12, 2019

Brandon Hagar: This is super handy to have working the road as a quick reference. I'm giving 4 stars due to the plastic spiral holding it together breaking apart and having to replace with another one. This isn't a manufacturer defect just from wear and tear. Wish the spiraling was metal instead.

United States on Apr 29, 2019

Ian: I own every other edition of this very handy and helpful pocket guide. It is particularly useful for review and in critical care moments when a smart phone app or accessing online information is impractical (ie. at the bedside or in back of an ambulance during an arrest) . The recent updates are inline with current ACLS guidelines and the med / practice updates are particularly helpful. The paper quality lends itself to being cleaned / disinfected rather easily, which is a bonus for infection control purposes (ie. removing blood and body fluid). Cleaning a smart phone contaminated with blood and body fluid, on the other hand, is not. Highly recommended as a resource for medical / nursing staff and first responders / paramedics.

Canada on Oct 24, 2017

totiz: Everything i need as an icu RN at my fingertops. american blood values sl different from canadian blood values but otherwise a useful piece of kit.

Canada on Oct 09, 2017

Bob: I've been an ER RN for ~5 years. I know my stuff pretty well, but every now and then you just need to quickly recall a number, or an EKG reciprocal change, or a drip reference. This book is great. It's conveniently sized, great page finish, durable, etc. I have used it many times already. I will say it's probably not ONE HUNDRED percent accurate, but it gets you in the range and gets you started. I am careful while using it in the hospital, r/t hospital policy compliance etc... but a great quick reference. Does not have as much information on critical drips as I was hoping for, either! Luckily, there's blank note pages in the back!

United States on Jan 17, 2017

Ibrahim: As an undergraduate paramedic, I found this very essential to whom studying or already working in the emergency medical field for the following reasons:-
1- Very comprehensive information regarding almost everything that may be encountered in the emergency medical field. It is true that most information is not mentioned in much details, but I think it is the sole purpose of this pocket guide. It is not a reference or textbook, it is a reminder/guide of information that could be forgotten or miss-retrieved.
2-The information is very accessible, no need for much effort looking for a specific drug or information.
3-The size is not too large to not be carriable. Which is very important, especially for paramedics.

United States on Nov 25, 2016

LitlRed_KS: Got this for my boyfriend who is in Paramedic school. I bought him the EMS field guide too and he definitely recommended this one over the EMS one. It was more comprehensive and had certain lab values in it that is helpful to him. Also has formulas/equations and reference ranges in it to help determine cardiac output, MAP pressures, systemic vascular resistance and numerous other equations.
**some of the med values are off, but those are usually determined by local protocols only and are only a recommended dosage in the book**

His classmates were also impressed and wanted to know where he got it. He keeps it in his cargo pocket while on duty.

United States on Jun 05, 2016