Prehospital Emergency Care

PART 1

Standard Preparatory

Standard Public Health

1.  Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health  

2.  Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT  

3.  Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues  

4.  Documentation  

5.  Communication  

6.  Lifting and Moving Patients  

 

PART 2

Standard Anatomy and Physiology

Standard Medical Terminology

7.  Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology  

 

PART 3

Standard Pathophysiology

8.  Pathophysiology  

 

PART 4

Standard Life Span Development

9.  Life Span Development  

 

PART 5

Standard Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation

10. Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation  

 

PART 6

Standard Assessment

11. Baseline Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking  

12. Scene Size-Up  

13. Patient Assessment  

 

PART 7

Standard Pharmacology

14. Pharmacology and Medication Administration  

 

PART 8

Standard Shock and Resuscitation

15. Shock and Resuscitation  

 

PART 9

Standard Medicine

16. Respiratory Emergencies  

17. Cardiovascular Emergencies  

18. Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache  

19. Seizures and Syncope  

20. Acute Diabetic Emergencies  

21. Anaphylactic Reactions  

22. Toxicologic Emergencies  

23. Abdominal, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies  

24. Environmental Emergencies  

25. Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies  

26. Behavioral Emergencies  

 

PART 10

Standard Trauma

27. Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System  

28. Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma  

29. Burns  

30. Musculoskeletal Trauma  

31. Head Trauma  

32. Spinal Column and Spinal Cord Trauma  

33. Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma  

34. Chest Trauma  

35. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma  

36. Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations  

 

PART 11

Standard Special Patient Populations

37. Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn  

38. Pediatrics  

39. Geriatrics  

40. Patients with Special Challenges

41. The Returning Combat Veteran   

 

PART 12

Standard EMS Operations

42. Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response  

43. Gaining Access and Patient Extrication  

44. Hazardous Materials  

45. Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management  

46. EMS Response to Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction  

 

Appendix 1.  ALS-Assist Skills  

Appendix 2.  Advanced Airway Management  

 

Answer Key

Glossary  

Index