Emergency Medical Services: Finance is intended to be used as a resource for the application of finance principles in a managerial context. Written for non-financial managers, new managers, or professionals who aspire to become better managers, the text provides valuable finance knowledge that is easily incorporated into management processes. Encouraging critical-thinking skills, the text helps EMS managers gain an understanding of the €œwhy€s€ and €œhow€s€ and the €œrights€ and €œwrongs€ of tracking finances through an EMS organization, develop a fiscally sound EMS program, and analyze business activity in order to inform sound decision making.
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- Chapter Objectives: Objectives are identified at the beginning of each chapter and outline the material the reader should understand upon completion of the chapter.
- Key Terms: Key terms are listed at the beginning of each chapter and are bold upon introduction in the chapter. Each chapter’s terms are defined at the end of the chapter and all terms are included in the comprehensive glossary at the end of the book.
- What Would You Do? Case Study: Every chapter starts with an EMS manager tackling some issue related to public information and education that is related to the content of the chapter. How he or she resolved the issue based on information in the chapter is presented at the end in the What Would You Do? Reflection.
- Figures and Tables: Figures and tables are presented throughout the text to highlight and illustrate important concepts.
- Chapter Summaries: Chapter summaries recap the key content discussed in the chapter.
- Review Questions: Students are required to draw on the knowledge presented in the chapter to answer the questions.
- References: A complete list of references appears at the end of each chapter.
- Best Practice: A real-world example is presented at the end of each chapter that illustrates information from the chapter having been used successfully by an EMS agency.
- Your Web Connection: Students are encouraged to review the web links provided for further study.
- Resource Central, accessed through www.bradybooks.com, offers instructors online supplemental teaching material, such as test banks and customizable PowerPoint lectures to aid in the classroom. These instructor resources are also available through Pearson’s Instructor Resource Center.
- Chapter Objectives: Objectives are identified at the beginning of each chapter and outline the material the reader should understand upon completion of the chapter.
- Key Terms: Key terms are listed at the beginning of each chapter and are bold upon introduction in the chapter. Each chapter’s terms are defined at the end of the chapter and all terms are included in the comprehensive glossary at the end of the book.
- What Would You Do? Case Study: Every chapter starts with an EMS manager tackling some issue related to public information and education that is related to the content of the chapter. How he or she resolved the issue based on information in the chapter is presented at the end in the What Would You Do? Reflection.
- Figures and Tables: Figures and tables are presented throughout the text to highlight and illustrate important concepts.
- Chapter Summaries: Chapter summaries recap the key content discussed in the chapter.
- Review Questions: Students are required to draw on the knowledge presented in the chapter to answer the questions.
- References: A complete list of references appears at the end of each chapter.
- Best Practice: A real-world example is presented at the end of each chapter that illustrates information from the chapter having been used successfully by an EMS agency.
- Your Web Connection: Students are encouraged to review the web links provided for further study.
- Resource Central, accessed through www.bradybooks.com, offers instructors online supplemental teaching material, such as test banks and customizable PowerPoint lectures to aid in the classroom. These instructor resources are also available through Pearson’s Instructor Resource Center.
