Workbook for Prehospital Emergency Care

PART 1 Preparatory/Public Health
Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health
Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT
Chapter 3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Chapter 4 Documentation
Chapter 5 Communication
Chapter 6 Lifting and Moving Patients
PART 2 Anatomy and Physiology/Medical Terminology
Chapter 7 Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology
PART 3 Pathophysiology
Chapter 8 Pathophysiology
PART 4 Life Span Development
Chapter 9 Life Span Development
PART 5 Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation
Chapter 10 Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation
PART 6 Assessment
Chapter 11 Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking
Chapter 12 Scene Size-Up
Chapter 13 Patient Assessment
PART 7 Pharmacology
Chapter 14 General Pharmacology and Medication Administration
PART 8 Shock and Resuscitation
Chapter 15 Shock and Resuscitation
PART 9 Medicine
Chapter 16 Respiratory Emergencies
Chapter 17 Cardiovascular Emergencies
Chapter 18 Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache
Chapter 19 Seizures and Syncope
Chapter 20 Acute Diabetic Emergencies
Chapter 21 Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions
Chapter 22 Toxicologic Emergencies
Chapter 23 Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies
Chapter 24 Environmental Emergencies
Chapter 25 Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies
Chapter 26 Psychiatric Emergencies
PART 10 Trauma
Chapter 27 Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System
Chapter 28 Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma
Chapter 29 Burns
Chapter 30 Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures
Chapter 31 Head Trauma
Chapter 32 Spinal Injury and Spine Motion Restriction
Chapter 33 Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma
Chapter 34 Chest Trauma
Chapter 35 Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
Chapter 36 Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations
PART 11 Special Patient Populations
Chapter 37 Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn
Chapter 38 Pediatrics
Chapter 39 Geriatrics
Chapter 40 Patients with Special Challenges
Chapter 41 The Combat Veteran
PART 12 EMS Operations
Chapter 42 Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response
Chapter 43 Gaining Access and Patient Extrication
Chapter 44 Hazardous Materials
Chapter 45 Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management
Chapter 46 EMS Response to Terrorist Incidents
Self-Test: Course Review
Answers: Chapter Exercises
Answers: Course Review Self-Test