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