Prehospital Emergency Care (Pearson+)

Part 1: Preparatory and public health

• • Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health
• • Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT
• • Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
• • Documentation
• • Communication
• • Lifting and Moving Patients

Part 2: Anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology

• • Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology

Part 3: Pathophysiology

• • Pathophysiology

Part 4: Life span development

• • Life Span Development

Part 5: Airway management, respiration, ventilation, and oxygenation

• • Airway Management, Respiration, Ventilation, and Oxygenation

Part 6: Assessment

• • Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking
• • Scene Size-up
• • Patient Assessment

Part 7: General pharmacology and medication administration

• • General Pharmacology and Medication Administration

Part 8: Shock and resuscitation

• • Shock and Resuscitation

Part 9: Medical

• • Respiratory Emergencies
• • Cardiovascular Emergencies
• • Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache
• • Seizures and Syncope
• • Acute Diabetic Emergencies
• • Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions
• • Toxicologic Emergencies and Infectious Diseases
• • Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies
• • Environmental Emergencies
• • Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies
• • Vulnerable Populations: Psychiatric Emergencies and Psychosocial Issues

Part 10: Trauma

• • Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and The Trauma System
• • Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma
• • Burns
• • Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures
• • Head Trauma
• • Spinal Injury and Spine Motion Restriction
• • Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma
• • Chest Trauma
• • Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
• • Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations

Part 11: Special patient populations

• • Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
• • Patients with Special Challenges
• • The Combat Veteran

Part 12: EMS operations

• • Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response
• • Gaining Access and Patient Extrication
• • Hazardous Materials
• • Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management
• • Ems Response to Terrorist Incidents and High Threat and Active Shooter Incidents

Chapter Appendices: Appendices

• • ALS-assist Skills
• • Advanced Airway Management
• • Agricultural and Industrial Emergencies