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The original EMS field guide has grown into the most used reference guide in EMS history, the one that EMS Magazine calls "the original and still the best." The Twenty-First Edition of the EMS Field Guide, ALS Version makes it easy for AEMTs, paramedics, nurses, and physicians to look up their patients' medications, check drug doses, quickly interpret 12-Lead ECGs, and much more!New in the Twenty-First Edition: Revised and updated content to reflect the most current guidelines and medication dosage recommendationsMore detailed ECG analyses illustrationsNew content on I-gel supraglottic airwayEnhanced information on noninvasive ventilationUpdated content on pediatric medications to reflect best practice recommendationsCompletely revised Emergency Medications chapter to include dozens of new medications and pediatric dosingNew content on Ebola, mpox, and COVID-19Completely revised trauma triage algorithm to reflect 2022 recommendationsCompletely revised Poisoning chapter, adding GHB, beta-blocker overdose, calcium channel blocker overdose, Jimson weed, khat, LSD, and mushroomsCompletely revised Prescription Drugs chapter to reflect hundreds of new brand-name and generic drugsLike all of our Informed field guides, the EMS Field Guide, ALS Version, Twenty-First Edition is a resource you'll use in class and take with you throughout your career in the field. All Informed professional field guides are 3x5, fit easily in your pocket, have color-coded tabs, and are water-resistant, alcohol-fast, and durable. (c) 2025 240 pages