Emergency Medical Services (EMS/EMT)

Welcome

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Sun, 10 May 2009 13:07:05 -0700

Welcome Emergency Medical Technician students to PCC Library services. Most of the books, articles and videos for your program will be located at the Cascade Library or will be available online.

When you visit the Cascade Library, you can browse the book and video shelves for items starting with the call number 616.02 to find resources on emergency medicine.

EMT Reserves

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:58:45 -0700

Your instructors have placed books and videos on reserve for you to use in the Cascade Library.
EMT reserves:

Ask for these items at the Cascade checkout desk.

Exam Preparation

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:56:27 -0800

Learning Express is your source for online practice exams for EMT Basic and Paramedic. Receive instant scoring on your practice exam and explanations about answers. You need to create a free account to take a practice exam. Available off campus with your student ID number (G-number).

Print examination guides for EMT Basic, Intermediate, and Paramedic are available for checkout from the Cascade Library.

Search the Library Catalog

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:15 -0700

Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.

News

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:47:50 -0700

Websites

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:56:34 -0700

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

EMS World
News and training for paramedics and EMTs

JEMS.com
Online information for EMTs, paramedics and EMS administrators, including training and webcasts.

NAEMT - National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

Quick Searches

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:05:51 -0700

Search the PCC catalog for books and videos on these topics:

Recommended Books

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:24:18 -0800

Guarding the gates : calming, control and de-escalation of mentally ill, emotionally disturbed and aggressive individuals (2011)

Prehospital behavioral emergencies and crisis response (2009)

Understanding EKGs: A Practical Approach (2010)

Pharmacology for the Prehospital Professional (2010)

Emergency Vehicle Operations (2007)

Get Help in Person or by Phone

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:41 -0700

You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

Need the phone number for your campus? Contact us! If you'd rather come by in person, check the PCC Library locations and hours.

Email Us

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:58 -0700

Need to ask a question by email? That's easy too. Use Ask a Librarian, or find your favorite librarian's email address on Library Staff.

Help from Tutors

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:15 -0700

Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

Tutoring at Sylvania

Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:

eTutoring at PCC

Chat or Text a Librarian for Help

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:30 -0700

You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail

You can also text a librarian for help at:
971-259-TEXT (8398)

Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.

Helping Yourself!

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:44 -0700

PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.

Databases

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:45:34 -0700

Magazines

rrichard@pcc.edu (Roberta Richards) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:55:20 -0700

The Cascade Library subscribes to these journals in print:

Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS)
JEMS reports on the issues that most affect the EMS work environment, such as life-support topics, management concerns and system design, legal questions and new product and book/video reviews.

Emergency Medical Services
An authoritative source for clinical and educational material designed to improve the delivery of prehospital emergency medical care.