Workbook for Paramedic Practice Today

Volume 1 Division 1: Preparatory 1. EMS Safety and Well-Being of the Paramedic 2. Roles and Responsibilities 3. Illness/Injury Prevention 4. Legal and Regulatory Issues 5. Ethics 6. Medical Terminology Review 7. Body Systems 8. Pathophysiology 9. Life Span Development 10. Public Health Principles Division 2: Pharmacology 11. Basic Principles of Pharmacology 12. Drug and Chemical Classes 13. Medication Administration Division 3: Airway Management and Ventilation 14. Airway and Ventilation Division 4: Patient Assessment 15. Therapeutic Communications 16. History Taking 17. Patient Assessment 18. Communications 19. Documentation Division 5: Medical 20. Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, and Throat Disorders 21. Pulmonary Disorders 22. Cardiovascular Disorders 23. Nervous System Disorders 24. Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders 25. Immune System Disorders 26. Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders 27. Renal and Urogenital Disorders 28. Musculoskeletal Disorders 29. Cutaneous Disorders 30. Toxicology 31. Infectious and Communicable Diseases 32. Behavioral/Psychiatric Disorders 33. Hematologic Disorders Division 6: Shock 34. Shock and Resuscitation Appendices A. Answer Key B. NREMT Skills Sheets Glossary Volume 2 Division 7: Special Patient Populations 35. Obstetrics and Gynecology 36. Neonatology 37. Pediatrics 38. Geriatrics 39. Abuse and Assault 40. Patients with Special Challenges 41. Societal Issues 42. Care for the Patient with a Chronic Illness Division 8: Trauma 43. Trauma Systems/Mechanism of Injury 44. Bleeding 45. Soft Tissue Trauma 46. Burns 47. Head and Face Trauma 48. Spinal Trauma 49. Thoracic Trauma 50. Abdominal Trauma 51. Musculoskeletal Trauma 52. Environmental Conditions 53. Farm Rescue 54. Wilderness EMS Division 9: Putting It All Together 55. Assessment-Based Management 56. Clinical Decision Making 57. Air and Ground Critical Care Transport Division 10: Operations 58. Access and Response 59. Crime Scene Operations 60. Dispatch Activities 61. Emergency Vehicle Operations 62. EMS Operations Command and Control 63. Extrication/Rescue 64. Hazmat 65. Tactical EMS Division 11: Disaster and Domestic Preparedness Issues (WMD) 66. Disaster and Domestic Preparedness (WMD) Appendices A. Answer Key B. NREMT Skills Sheets