Emergency Medical Technology (Paramedic)

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Emergency Medical Technology (Paramedic)

Subject Guide

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LIBRARY CATALOG

The Delaware Library Catalog is the library's online catalog, and will help you search for books, periodicals, pamphlets and audiovisual materials. If you want to limit your search to items located at a specific Delaware Tech campus library only, use the drop down menu for "library" and select that campus library.

You can search the Delaware Library Catalog using a title or author's name if you have that information. If not, you can search using a keyword or subject heading. In a keyword search, type a word or phrase in the search box and click on the "search" button. The catalog will look for that word or phrase somewhere in an item's title or subject content. In a subject search, type a word or phrase in the search box and select "subject" from the drop down menu and then click search. The catalog will look for that word or phrase in the list of subject headings related to the item. Some examples of subject headings are listed below.

Ambulance Service--United States		Medical care--Law and legislation--United States
Ambulances		Medical emergencies
Cardiac arrest--treatment		Medical ethics
Cardiovascular emergencies		Medical laws and legislation--United States
CPR (first aid)		Medicine--Terminology
Drugs		Pediatric emergencies
Emergency medical technicians		Rescue work
Emergency medical technicians--Training of		Respiratory emergencies
Emergency medicine		Traumatology
Human anatomy		Wounds and injuries

Additional subject headings may be found on the screen with detailed information about a specific title.

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CALL NUMBERS

Browsing the shelves in your library's Reference and Nonfiction (Circulating) Collections can also lead you to books you may not otherwise find. The main call numbers for materials on or related to emergency medical technology (paramedics) are:

KF 3821	Medical laws and legislation	RA 645.5 - RA 645.9	Emergency medical services
QM 23.2	Human anatomy for emergency services	RA 995	Ambulance service
R 123	Medicine - Terminology	RC 86 - RC 88.9	Medical emergencies. Critical care. First aid
R 723 - R 726	Medical ethics	TL 235.8	Ambulances

PERIODICALS AND DATABASES

You can find additional information on a topic by researching articles in periodicals, e.g. journals, magazines or newspapers. To find an article you will look up a specific topic in an online database. Delaware Tech's online databases can be found on the Online Databases page.

Typically, an online database will allow you to search for your topic by typing a keyword or phrase, e.g. emergency medical technology (paramedic). The results from your search will display in a list of articles related to your topic. You will have access to the entire article online if there is a "Full Text" icon. If you find an article using an online database, keep in mind that these are actual periodical articles, not web sites.

If an article you want is not available in hardcopy format in the library or full-text online, consult with the librarian about requesting it via interlibrary loan.

The online databases listed below may be used to locate articles on or related to emergency medical technology (paramedic). Use subject headings such as those used in searching the library catalog to locate articles on emergency medical technology (paramedic) in these databases.

EBSCOhost (online database) - Select Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, CINAHL with Full Text, Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive, and/or MEDLINE.

FirstSearch (online database) - Select the Medicine/Health, Consumer or Medicine/ Health, Professional Topic Area, then select one or more databases for that area.

R2Library (online database) - A web-based database composed of full-text e-books in the allied health, nursing and medical fields.

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WEB RESOURCES

DTCC Recommended Websites for Emergency Medical Technology (Paramedic)

American Ambulance Association

Journal of Emergency Medical Services

National Association of State EMS Directors

National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics

SearchMedica

STUDENT RESOURCES

Subject Guides from Other Institutions/Websites -- this link can provide you with additional research assistance.

Best Search Tools Chart -- another option is to click on this link which is accessible from the Student Resources page (under "Miscellaneous"). This will lead you to a listing of search engines and directories. Choose one to begin searching the World Wide Web.

Criteria for Web Page Evaluation -- ask the library staff for a copy of this handout to help you evaluate the websites you find.

APA Citation Style Guide

RELATED SUBJECT GUIDES

There are other subject guides that you may find useful in conjunction with this one. You may request the following from a librarian:

Health - General

Health Information

Respiratory Care

For additional assistance in your research, please consult the Librarian.

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