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Library Research on Emergency Medical Services Topics

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Popular Databases

Available to current students, faculty and staff.

FAQs for accessing Collin databases

Academic Search Complete  
   Includes Full-text
   Links to cited references
   1865-present, many full-text.
   Academic and peer reviewed journals,
      magazines
   Use for: General information on a wide variety
      of subjects

An@tomy.tv (STAT!Ref)
   3D Interactive Model of Human Anatomy Online
   Updated Regularly
   Includes interactive quizzes, MRIs, clinical slides
      and x-rays, live action movies, animations,
      radiology slides, dissection videos and
      slides,surface anatomy videos and slides.
   Use for: Anatomy & Physiology, Allied Health
      Sciences, Medicine and Health

CINAHL Plus with Full Text
  Includes Full-text
  1937 to present
  Academic and peer reviewed journals,
      magazines, care sheets, quick lessons
  Use for: Nursing, Allied Health Sciences,
      Medicine and Health

Health Reference Center-Academic 
   Includes Full-text
   Encyclopedias, reference book articles,
      pamphlets, health news, drug and herb
      information, alternative health sources
   Use for: Consumer Health, Patient Education,
      Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Lexi-Comp ONLINE
   Drug Information Reference
   Updated Regularly
   Pharmacology, drug interactions, drug
      identifications, medical calculations, I.V.
      compatibility, patient education materials,
      web searching
   Use for: Medicine and Health, Nursing, Allied
      Health Sciences, Chemistry

Medline with Mesh
 
   Mostly Citations and Abstracts
   Updated regularly
   Technical biomedical journals
   Use for: Medicine, biology, chemistry,
      psychology

MedlinePlus
   Includes Full-text
   Updated regularly
   Comprehensive consumer health information,
      tutorials, videos, drug information, medical
      encyclopedia
   Use for: Medicine, Biology, Chemistry,
      Psychology, General Health Information,
      Consumer Health
   *includes some information in Spanish

Nursing and Allied Health Source (Proquest)
   Includes Full-text
   Updated regularly
   Academic and peer reviewed journals, magazines
   Use for: Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Medicine
      and Health,
   Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
      consumer Health

PubMed
   Mostly Citations and Abstracts
   Updated regularly
   Technical biomedical journals
   Use for: Medicine, Biology, Chemistry,
      Psychology

Science Direct
   Full-Text for subscribed journals from 2001-
      present, Citations and Abstracts for all
      journals 1823 to present
   Academic and peer-reviewed journals,
      magazines
   Use for: Science, technology, medicine

STAT!Ref
   Includes Full-text
   Updated regularly
   Medical publications, medical coding, drug
      information, drug calculation software
   Use for: Medicine, Drugs, Medical Coding

Find a Specific Journal Title
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or newspaper is available

Finding Books and Video

Find Emergency Medical Services books and videos in the library catalog.

Electronic books can be found in the
library catalog or on the library's eBooks page.


Citing Sources

Citing Sources-Duke University
Examples of citations in common formats

KnightCite
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Formatting Your Paper

MLA Format
APA Format


Selected Websites

Emergency Medical Services Web Resources

Texas Bureau of Emergency Management
Texas Health and Human Services
National Association of EMTs
EMS Live Radio
Instructional Resources from EMS Educators
EMS Magazine
Journal of EMS

General Emergency Medical Services Websites

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Paramedic.com
National Highway Traffic Safety Commission
National Association of State EMS Officials
American Ambulance Association
FEMA
Disasterhelp.gov
eMedicine.com
University of Iowa: Emergency Medicine

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