Table of Contents
A Note from Our Author vi
About Our Book vii
About Our Practice Exam vii
About Our Author viii
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 Preparing for Success on the NREMT Certification Exam 3
Part II Preparing to Become an EMT Review plus end-of-chapter practice
Chapter 2 The Emergency Medical Services System: History, Public Health, and the EMT's Role 9
Chapter 3 EMT Safety and Wellness/Lifting and Moving/Patient Restraint 19
Chapter 4 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues, and EMS Research 31
Chapter 5 Communications 45
Chapter 6 Documentation 53
Chapter 7 Anatomy and Physiology/Medical Terminology 61
Chapter 8 Life Span Development 83
Part III Airway, Pharmacology, and Patient Assessment Review plus end-of-chapter practice
Chapter 9 Airway, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation 93
Chapter 10 History Taking, Vital Signs, and Monitoring Devices 117
Chapter 11 Pharmacology 133
Chapter 12 Patient Assessment 147
Part IV Shock, Resuscitation and Medical Emergencies Review plus end-of-chapter practice
Chapter 13 Shock, Resuscitation, and AED 163
Chapter 14 Respiratory Emergencies 177
Chapter 15 Cardiac Emergencies 185
Chapter 16 Neurologic Emergencies and Syncope 193
Chapter 17 Diabetic Emergencies 201
Chapter 18 Anaphylaxis 211
Chapter 19 Toxicology 215
Chapter 20 Abdominal, Gynecologic, and Genitourinary/Renal Emergencies 225
Chapter 21 Behavioral Emergencies 235
Part V Trauma and Environmental Emergencies Review plus end-of-chapter practice
Chapter 22 Kinematics of Trauma, Trauma Triage 243
Chapter 23 Bleeding and Soft Tissue Injuries 251
Chapter 24 Burn Injuries 259
Chapter 25 Musculoskeletal Injuries 267
Chapter 26 Head and Spinal Injuries 273
Chapter 27 Chest and Abdominal Trauma 281
Chapter 28 Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma 287
Chapter 29 Environmental Emergencies 293
Part VI Special Patient Populations Review plus end-of-chapter practice
Chapter 30 Childbirth, Obstetrical Emergencies, Newborn Care 303
Chapter 31 Pediatric Emergencies 317
Chapter 32 Geriatric Patients 323
Chapter 33 Special Patient Populations 331
Part VII EMS Operations Review plus end-of-chapter practice
Chapter 34 Ambulance and Air Medical Operations 341
Chapter 35 Vehicle Extrication 347
Chapter 36 Hazardous Materials 353
Chapter 37 Incident Management and Mass Casualty Incidents 359
Chapter 38 Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction 369
Part VIII The Practical Exam
Chapter 39 The NREMT Practical Exam 377
Chapter 40 After the Exam 379
Appendix References 383
Index 385
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