CONTENTS PART 1: PREPARATORY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 1. Emergency Medical Service 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: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 7. Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology PART 3: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 8. Pathophysiology PART 4: LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT 9. Life Span Development PART 5: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATION, VENTILATION, AND OXYGENATION 10. Airway Management, Respiration, Ventilation, and Oxygenation PART 6: ASSESSMENT 11. Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking 12. Scene Size-Up 13. Patient Assessment PART 7: GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY AND MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION 14. General Pharmacology and Medication Administration PART 8: SHOCK AND RESUSCITATION 15. Shock and Resuscitation PART 9: MEDICAL 16. Respiratory Emergencies 17. Cardiovascular Emergencies Prof.Exams 18. Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache 19. Seizures and Syncope 20. Acute Diabetic Emergencies 21. Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions 22. Toxicologic Emergencies and Infectious Diseases 23. Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies 24. Environmental Emergencies 25. Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies 26. Vulnerable Populations: Psychiatric Emergencies and Psychosocial Issues PART 10: TRAUMA 27. Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System 28. Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma 29. Burns 30. Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures 31. Head Trauma 32. Spinal Injury and Spine Motion Restriction 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: SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS 37. Obstetrics and Neonatal Care 38. Patients with Special Challenges 39. The Combat Veteran PART 12: EMS OPERATIONS 40. Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response 41. Gaining Access and Patient Extrication 42. Hazardous Materials 43. Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management 44. EMS Response to Terrorist Incidents and High Threat and Active Shooter Incidents