Emergency Medical Technician

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Reference Resources

Use these reference books at the Cascade Library for background information. Check the library catalog, for other books & AV materials.

Call #	Title
R 610.148 S74 1999	Stedman's Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols
R 610.3 M67 2006	Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Professions
R 610.321 T32 2005	Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
R 611 G73 1995	Gray's Anatomy
R 611.00222 R65 1998	Color Atlas of Anatomy
R 615 P59 2007	Physician's Desk Reference
R 615.02 M47 2006	The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (also available online)
ONLINE	EMT and paramedic practice tests - You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. You must sign in before taking a test.
ONLINE	Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health

Magazine and Journal Articles (print)

PCC subscribes to these journals in print at the Cascade Library

Emergency Medical Services
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS)

Magazine and Journal Articles (online)

PCC students can also access articles from hundreds of health and medicine journals electronically. Browse electronic copies of journals related to Emergency Medicine

Search for articles by topic in a magazine and journal article databases:

Magazine Articles Online Several magazine article databases are available through EBSCOhost.. You can choose one database or search several at once. You might try:

MasterFILE Premier

Academic Search

HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition

Science Direct Health and Life Sciences Journals Collection Full text for over 890 peer reviewed journals. For best results click on SEARCH to get started. Limit your search to SUBSCRIBED Journals to see only those articles available full-text.

PubMed
Search Medline via this free service, from on campus or at home.

PubMed Central
A digital archive of full text life sciences journal literature. These articles will also be listed in PubMed, above.

Internet resources

American Medical Association

Health Topics A-Z
Health information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Librarian's Index to the Internet
This site, produced and maintained by librarians, provides links to EMS web sites which have been evaluated for content. Try typing "emergency medical" into the search box.

MEDLINEplus Dictionary

MEDLINEplus Drug Information

MEDLINEplus Health Topics

MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia

NAEMT - National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

Occupational Outlook Handbook -- Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
Career description and job outlook information

How to cite your sources

Look here for guidelines on APA and other formats.

For more help

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Sylvania: (503) 977-4500
Rock Creek: (503) 614-7239
Cascade: (503) 978-5269

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