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• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Contents
• Skill Drills
• Acknowledgments
• COVID-19 Disclaimer
• 1 EMS Systems
• Introduction
• The EMS System
• A Word About Transportation
• EMR Training
• Goals of EMR Training
• Additional Skills
• Roles and Responsibilities of the EMR
• Medical Oversight
• Quality Improvement
• Your Certification
• 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness
• Introduction
• Emotional Aspects of Emergency Medical Care
• Normal Reactions to Stress
• Crew Resource Management
• Workforce Safety
• 3 Lifting and Moving Patients
• Introduction
• General Principles
• Recovery Position
• Body Mechanics
• Emergency Movement of Patients
• Equipment
• Treatment of Patients With Suspected Head or Spine Injuries
• 4 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
• Introduction
• Duty to Act
• Standard of Care
• Scope of Care
• Ethical Responsibilities and Competence
• Consent for Treatment
• Patient Refusal of Care
• Advance Directives
• Legal Concepts
• Good Samaritan Laws
• Regulations
• Reportable Events
• Crime Scene Operations
• Documentation
• 5 Communications and Documentation
• Introduction
• Data and Communications Systems
• Verbal Communication
• Medical Terminology
• Documentation
• 6 The Human Body
• Introduction
• Topographic Anatomy
• Body Systems
• Stages of Life: Growth and Development
• 7 Airway Management
• Introduction
• Anatomy and Function of the Respiratory System
• A Is for Airway
• B Is for Breathing
• Airway and Breathing Review
• Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
• Oxygen Administration
• Pulse Oximetry
• Special Considerations
• 8 Professional Rescuer CPR
• Introduction
• Anatomy and Function of the Circulatory System
• Cardiac Arrest
• Components of CPR
• The Cardiac Chain of Survival
• When to Start CPR
• When to Stop CPR
• External Cardiac Compression
• Adult CPR
• Infant CPR
• Child CPR
• Signs of Effective CPR
• Complications of CPR
• Creating Sufficient Space for CPR
• Early Defibrillation by EMRs
• CPR Training
• Legal Implications of CPR
• 9 Patient Assessment
• Introduction
• Patient Assessment Sequence
• Scene Size-Up
• Primary Assessment
• History Taking
• Secondary Assessment
• Reassessment
• A Word About Medical and Trauma Patients
• 10 Medical Emergencies
• Introduction
• General Medical Conditions
• Specific Medical Conditions
• Infectious Diseases and Epidemics
• 11 Poisoning and Substance Abuse
• Introduction
• Patient Assessment for Poisoning
• Ingested Poisons
• Inhaled Poisons
• Injected Poisons
• Absorbed Poisons
• Nerve Agents
• Substance Abuse
• Intentional Poisoning
• 12 Behavioral Emergencies
• Introduction
• Patient Assessment in Behavioral Emergencies
• Behavioral Crises
• What Is a Situational Crisis?
• Phases of a Situational Crisis
• Crisis Management
• Coping With Work-Related Stress
• 13 Environmental Emergencies
• Introduction
• Patient Assessment for Environmental Emergencies
• Exposure to Heat
• Exposure to Cold
• Drowning and Submersion
• Other Environmental Emergencies
• 14 Bleeding, Shock, and Soft-Tissue Injuries
• Introduction
• Patient Assessment for Bleeding, Shock, and Soft-Tissue Injuries
• Standard Precautions and Soft-Tissue Injuries
• Parts and Function of the Circulatory System
• Shock
• Bleeding
• Wounds
• Burns
• Multisystem Trauma
• 15 Injuries to Muscles and Bones
• Introduction
• Patient Assessment of Injuries to Muscles and Bones
• The Anatomy and Function of the Musculoskeletal System
• Mechanism of Injury
• Types of Injuries
• Standard Precautions and Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Examination of Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Treatment of Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Injuries of the Head (Skull and Brain)
• Injuries of the Face
• Injuries to the Spine
• Injuries of the Chest
• 16 Childbirth
• Introduction
• The Anatomy and Function of the Female Reproductive System
• Assessing the Birth Situation
• Standard Precautions and Childbirth
• Equipment
• Assisting With Delivery
• Aftercare of the Mother and Newborn
• Resuscitating the Newborn
• Complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Vehicle Crashes and Pregnant Women
• 17 Pediatric Emergencies
• Introduction
• General Considerations
• Pediatric Anatomy and Function
• Examining a Child
• Respiratory Care
• Sudden Illness and Medical Emergencies
• Pediatric Trauma
• Emergency Medical Responder Debriefing
• 18 Geriatric Emergencies
• Introduction
• Sensory Changes
• Musculoskeletal and Mobility Issues
• Medical Considerations
• Patients Who Require Long-Term Care
• Mental Health Considerations
• End-of-Life Issues
• Elder Abuse
• 19 Transport Operations
• Introduction
• Preparing for a Call
• Phases of an EMR Call
• Helicopter Operations
• 20 Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue
• Introduction
• Extrication
• Water and Ice Rescue
• Confined Space Rescue
• Farm Rescue
• Bus Rescue
• 21 Incident Management
• Introduction
• Hazardous Materials Incidents
• Mass-Casualty Incidents
• Terrorism Awareness
• Appendix: Medical Terminology
• Glossary
• Index