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Table of Contents


	Preface	vi
	Acknowledgments	viii
	Module 1
1	Introduction to EMS Systems	1
	Reading Assignment	1
	Education Standards	1
	Key Terms & Definitions	1
	Exercises	2
	Personal Development	4
	Application	4
2	Legal and Ethical Principles of Emergency Care	5
	Reading Assignment	5
	Education Standards	5
	Key Terms & Definitions	5
	Exercises	6
	Personal Development	7
	Application	8
3	Wellness and Safety of the Emergency Medical Responder	9
	Reading Assignment	9
	Education Standards	9
	Key Terms & Definitions	9
	Exercises	10
	Personal Development	11
	Application	12
4	Introduction to Medical Terminology, Human Anatomy, and Lifcspan Development	13
	Reading Assignment	13
	Education Standards	13
	Key Terms & Definitions	13
	Exercises	14
	Personal Development	18
	Application	18
	Module 1 Review	19
	Module 2
5	Principles of Lifting, Moving, and Positioning of Patients	22
	Reading Assignment	22
	Education Standards	22
	Key Terms & Definitions	22
	Exercises	23
	Personal Development	24
	Application	25
6	Principles of Effective Communication	26
	Reading Assignment	26
	Education Standards	26
	Key Terms & Definitions	26
	Exercises	27
	Personal Development	28
	Application	28
7	Principles of Effective Documentation	29
	Reading Assignment	29
	Education Standards	29
	Key Terms & Definitions	29
	Exercises	29
	Personal Development	30
	Application	30
	Module 2 Review	31
	Module 3
8	Airway Management and Ventilation	33
	Reading Assignment	33
	Education Standards	33
	Key Terms & Definitions	33
	Exercises	34
	Personal Development	38
	Application	38
9	Oxygen Therapy	40
	Reading Assignment	40
	Education Standards	40
	Key Terms & Definitions	40
	Exercises	41
	Personal Development	42
	Application	42
	Module 3 Review	43
	Module 4
10	Resuscitation and the Use of the Automated External Defibriltator	46
	Reading Assignment	46
	Education Standards	46
	Key Terms & Definitions	46
	Exercises	47
	Personal Development	51
	Application	52
	Module 4 Review	53
	Module 5
11	Obtaining a Medical History and Vital Signs	55
	Reading Assignment	55
	Education Standards	55
	Key Terms & Definitions	55
	Exercises	56
	Personal Development	59
	Application	59
12	Principles of Patient Assessment	60
	Reading Assignment	60
	Education Standards	60
	Key Terms & Definitions	60
	Exercises	61
	Personal Development	66
	Application	67
	Module 5 Review	68
	Module 6
13	Caring for Cardiac Emergencies	71
	Reading Assignment	71
	Education Standards	71
	Key Terms & Definitions	71
	Exercises	72
	Personal Development	74
	Application	74
14	Caring for Respiratory Emergencies	75
	Reading Assignment	75
	Education Standards	75
	Key Terms & Definitions	75
	Exercises	76
	Personal Development	77
	Application	78
15	Caring for Common Medical Emergencies	79
	Reading Assignment	79
	Education Standards	79
	Key Terms & Definitions	79
	Exercises	80
	Personal Development	83
	Application	83
16	Caring for Environmental Emergencies	85
	Reading Assignment	85
	Education Standards	85
	Key Terms & Definitions	85
	Exercises	86
	Personal Development	90
	Application	90
	Module 6 Review	91
	Module 7
17	Caring for Soft-Tissue Injuries and Bleeding	94
	Reading Assignment	94
	Education Standards	94
	Key Terms & Definitions	94
	Exercises	95
	Personal Development	99
	Application	99
18	Recognition and Care of Shock	101
	Reading Assignment	101
	Education Standards	101
	Key Terms & Definitions	101
	Exercises	102
	Personal Development	103
	Application	103
19	Caring for Muscle and Bone Injuries	105
	Reading Assignment	105
	Education Standards	105
	Key Terms & Definitions	105
	Exercises	106
	Personal Development	109
	Application	110
20	Caring for Head and Spine Injuries	111
	Reading Assignment	111
	Education Standards	111
	Key Terms & Definitions	111
	Exercises	112
	Personal Development	115
	Application	115
21	Caring for Chest and Abdominal Emergencies	116
	Reading Assignment	116
	Education Standards	116
	Key Terms & Definitions	116
	Exercises	117
	Personal Development	118
	Application	119
	Module 7 Review	120
	Module 8
22	Care During Pregnancy and Childbirth	125
	Reading Assignment	125
	Education Standards	125
	Key Terms & Definitions	125
	Exercises	126
	Personal Development	131
	Application	131
	Module 8 Review	133
	Module 9
23	Caring for Infants and Children	136
	Reading Assignment	136
	Education Standards	136
	Key Terms & Definitions	136
	Exercises	137
	Personal Development	141
	Application	141
24	Special Considerations for the Geriatric Patient	143
	Reading Assignment	143
	Education Standards	143
	Key Terms & Definitions	143
	Exercises	144
	Personal Development	145
	Application	145
	Module 9 Review	147
	Module 10
25	Introduction to EMS Operations and Hazardous Response	150
	Reading Assignment	150
	Education Standards	150
	Key Terms & Definitions	150
	Exercises	151
	Personal Development	153
	Application	153
26	Introduction to Multiple-Casualty Incidents, the Incident Command System, and Triage	155
	Reading Assignment	155
	Education Standards	155
	Key Terms & Definitions	155
	Exercises	156
	Personal Development	157
	Application	157
	Module 10 Review	159
	APPENDICES
Appendix 1	Patient Monitoring Devices	161
	Reading Assignment	161
	Key Terms & Definitions	161
	Exercises	161
	Personal Development/Application	163
	Appendix 1 Review	164
Appendix 2	Principles of Pharmacology	165
	Reading Assignment	165
	Key Terms & Definitions	165
	Exercises	166
	Persona! Development/Application	167
	Appendix 2 Review	168
Appendix 3	Air Medical Transport Operations	169
	Reading Assignment	169
	Key Terms & Definitions	169
	Exercises	169
	Personal Development/Application	170
	Appendix 3 Review	172
Appendix 4	Introduction to Terrorism Response and Weapons of Mass Destruction	173
	Reading Assignment	173
	Key Terms & Definitions	173
	Exercises	173
	Personal Development/Application	175
	Appendix 4 Review	176
	Posttest	177
	Reference Section	183
	Answer Key	201