This revised edition now includes an appendix on Weapons of Mass Destruction. In addition, this book, like the first edition, offers thorough background information and encourages critical thinking skills - and the new edition also presents the physical skills of the EMT in a user-friendly step-by-step format. The text's entire approach to emergency treatment has been drafted into an integrated series of algorithms throughout the text, allowing you to see the big picture as you learn about each part of process.