Advanced Medical Life Support

Twink Dalton is a nurse and a paramedic.   She worked as an Emergency Department nurse, worked with EMS training programs, was a trauma coordinator and worked with the Omaha Fire Department and Pridemark Paramedic Services.   She is now the Director of the EMS Division of the Mountain View Fire Protection District.  Twink lectures nationally and is a well known author.

1. Assessment of the Medical Patient
2. Airway Management, Ventilation and Oxygen Therapy
3. IV Access and Medication Administration
4. Hypoperfusion (Shock)
5. Dyspnea, Respiratory Distress or Respiratory Failure
6. Chest Pain
7. Altered Mental Status
8. Acute Abdominal Pain
9. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
10. Seizures and Seizure Disorders
11. Syncope
12. Headache, Nausea and Vomiting
13. Putting It All Together:  Case Studies
APPENDIX A Pharmacology Index
APPENDIX B Electrocardiographic Interpretation
APPENDIX C Anatomy and Physiology Illustrations
APPENDIX D Normal Laboratory Values