Section 1 Preparatory
Chapter 1 EMS Systems
Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness
Chapter 3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Chapter 4 Communication and Documentation
Chapter 5 The Human Body
Chapter 6 Life Span Development
Section 2 Pharmacology
Chapter 7 Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 8 Vascular Access and Medication Administration
Section 3 Assessment
Chapter 9 Patient Assessment
Section 4 Airway
Chapter 10 Airway Management
Section 5 Shock and Resuscitation
Chapter 11 Shock
Chapter 12 BLS Resuscitation
Section 6 Medical
Chapter 13 Medical Overview
Chapter 14 Respiratory Emergencies
Chapter 15 Cardiovascular Emergencies
Chapter 16 Neurologic Emergencies
Chapter 17 Gastrointestinal and Urologic Emergencies
Chapter 18 Endocrine and Hematologic Emergencies
Chapter 19 Immunologic Emergencies
Chapter 20 Toxicologic Emergencies
Chapter 21 Psychiatric Emergencies
Chapter 22 Gynecologic Emergencies
Section 7 Trauma
Chapter 23 Trauma Overview
Chapter 24 Bleeding
Chapter 25 Soft-Tissue Injuries
Chapter 26 Face and Neck Injuries
Chapter 27 Head and Spine Injuries
Chapter 28 Chest Injuries
Chapter 29 Abdominal and Genitourinary Injuries
Chapter 30 Orthopaedic Injuries
Chapter 31 Environmental Emergencies
Section 8 Special Patient Populations
Chapter 32 Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
Chapter 33 Pediatric Emergencies
Chapter 34 Geriatric Emergencies
Chapter 35 Patients With Special Challenges
Section 9 EMS Operations
Chapter 36 Lifting and Moving Patients
Chapter 37 Transport Operations
Chapter 38 Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue
Chapter 39 Incident Management
Chapter 40 Terrorism Response and Disaster Management
Appendix Appendix A Medical Terminology
Appendix Glossary
Appendix Index
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