Emergency Care

Section 1 – Foundations



Introduction to Emergency Medical Services and the Health Care System
The Well-being of the EMT
Lifting and Moving Patients
Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology
Principles of Pathophysiology
Life Span Development

Section 2 – Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation



Airway Management
Respiration and Artificial Ventilation (Sample Chapter)

Section 3 – Patient Assessment



Scene Size-up
The Primary Assessment
Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
Assessment of the Trauma Patient (includes history-taking specific to the trauma patient)
Assessment of the Medical Patient (includes history-taking specific to the medical patient)
Reassessment
Critical Thinking and Decision Making
Communication and Documentation

Section 4 – Medical Emergencies



General Pharmacology
Respiratory Emergencies
Cardiac Emergencies
Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
Allergic Reaction
Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies
Abdominal Emergencies
Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide
Hematologic and Renal Emergencies

Section 5 – Trauma Emergencies



Bleeding and Shock
Soft Tissue Trauma
Chest and Abdominal Trauma
Musculoskeletal Trauma
Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine
Multisystem Trauma
Environmental Emergencies

Section 6 – Special Populations



Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
Pediatric Emergencies
Geriatric Emergencies
Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges

Section 7 – Operations



EMS Operations
Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management
Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
EMS Response to Terrorism  

Appendices



Basic Cardiac Life Support Review
Medical Terminology
Answer Key 

Index