Topics covered:
Section 1 preparatory
Chapter 1 EMS Systems
Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness
Chapter 3 Public Health
Chapter 4 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Chapter 5 Communications
Chapter 6 Documentation
Chapter 7 Medical Terminology
Section 2 The Human Body and Human Systems
Chapter 8 Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 9 Pathophysiology
Chapter 10 Life Span Development
Section 3 Patient Assessment
Chapter 11 Patient Assessment
Chapter 12 Critical Thinking and Clinical Decision Making
Section 4 Pharmacology
Chapter 13 Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 14 Medication Administration
Section 5 Airway Management
Chapter 15 Airway Management and Ventilation
Section 6 Medical
Chapter 16 Respiratory Emergencies
Chapter 17 Cardiovascular Emergencies
Chapter 18 Neurologic Emergencies
Chapter 19 Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
Chapter 20 Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Chapter 21 Genitourinary and Renal Emergencies
Chapter 22 Gynecologic Emergencies
Chapter 23 Endocrine Emergencies
Chapter 24 Hematologic Emergencies
Chapter 25 Immunologic Emergencies
Chapter 26 Infectious Diseases
Chapter 27 Toxicology
Chapter 28 Psychiatric Emergencies
Section 7 Trauma
Chapter 29 Trauma Systems and Mechanism of Injury
Chapter 30 Bleeding
Chapter 31 Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chapter 32 Burns
Chapter 33 Face and Neck Trauma
Chapter 34 Head and Spine Trauma
Chapter 35 Chest Trauma
Chapter 36 Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
Chapter 37 Orthopaedic Trauma
Chapter 38 Environmental Emergencies
Section 8 Shock and Resuscitation
Chapter 39 Responding to the Field Code
Chapter 40 Management and Resuscitation of the Critical Patient
Section 9 Special Patient Populations
Chapter 41 Obstetrics
Chapter 42 Neonatal Care
Chapter 43 Pediatric Emergencies
Chapter 44 Geriatric Emergencies
Chapter 45 Patients With Special Challenges
Section 10 Operations
Chapter 46 Transport Operations
Chapter 47 Incident Management and Mass-Casualty Incidents
Chapter 48 Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue
Chapter 49 Hazardous Materials
Chapter 50 Terrorism Response
Chapter 51 Disaster Response
Chapter 52 Crime Scene Awareness
Section 11 Career Development
Chapter 53 Career Development
