Prehospital Emergency Care

<p>PART 1</p> <p>Standard Preparatory </p> <p>Standard Public Health </p> <p>1.&nbsp; Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>2.&nbsp; Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>3.&nbsp; Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>4.&nbsp; Documentation&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>5.&nbsp; Communication&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>6.&nbsp; Lifting and Moving Patients&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>PART 2</p> <p>Standard Anatomy and Physiology </p> <p>Standard Medical Terminology </p> <p>7.&nbsp; Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>PART 3</p> <p>Standard Pathophysiology </p> <p>8.&nbsp; Pathophysiology&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>PART 4</p> <p>Standard Life Span Development </p> <p>9.&nbsp; Life Span Development&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>PART 5</p> <p>Standard Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation </p> <p>10. Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>PART 6</p> <p>Standard Assessment </p> <p>11. Baseline Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>12. Scene Size-Up&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>13. Patient Assessment&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>PART 7</p> <p>Standard Pharmacology </p> <p>14. Pharmacology and Medication Administration&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>PART 8</p> <p>Standard Shock and Resuscitation </p> <p>15. Shock and Resuscitation&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>PART 9</p> <p>Standard Medicine </p> <p>16. Respiratory Emergencies&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>17. Cardiovascular Emergencies&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>18. Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>19. Seizures and Syncope&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>20. Acute Diabetic Emergencies&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>21. Anaphylactic Reactions&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>22. Toxicologic Emergencies&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>23. Abdominal, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>24. Environmental Emergencies&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>25. Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>26. Behavioral Emergencies&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>PART 10</p> <p>Standard Trauma </p> <p>27. Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>28. Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>29. Burns&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>30. Musculoskeletal Trauma&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>31. Head Trauma&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>32. Spinal Column and Spinal Cord Trauma&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>33. Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>34. Chest Trauma&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>35. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>36. Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>PART 11</p> <p>Standard Special Patient Populations </p> <p>37. Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>38. Pediatrics&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>39. Geriatrics&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>40. Patients with Special Challenges</p> <p>41. The Returning Combat Veteran &nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>PART 12</p> <p>Standard EMS Operations </p> <p>42. Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>43. Gaining Access and Patient Extrication&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>44. Hazardous Materials&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>45. Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>46. EMS Response to Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Appendix 1.&nbsp; ALS-Assist Skills&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Appendix 2.&nbsp; Advanced Airway Management&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Answer Key</p> <p>Glossary&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Index&nbsp;</p>