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ChapterPart One Preparatory
ChapterChapter 1 EMS Systems: Roles, Responsibilities, and Professionalism
ChapterChapter 2 Well-Being of the Paramedic
ChapterChapter 3 Injury Prevention and Public Health
ChapterChapter 4 Documentation
ChapterChapter 5 EMS Communications
ChapterChapter 6 Medical and Legal Issues
ChapterChapter 7 Ethics
ChapterChapter 8 Research Principles and Evidence-Based Practice
ChapterPart Two Anatomy and Physiology
ChapterChapter 9 Medical Terminology
ChapterChapter 10 Review of Human Systems
ChapterChapter 11 General Principles of Pathophysiology
ChapterChapter 12 Life Span Development
ChapterPart Three Pharmacology
ChapterChapter 13 Principles of Pharmacology and Emergency Medications
ChapterChapter 14 Venous Access and Medication Administration
ChapterPart Four Airway
ChapterChapter 15 Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation
ChapterPart Five Patient Assessment
ChapterChapter 16 Scene Size-Up
ChapterChapter 17 Therapeutic Communications
ChapterChapter 18 History Taking
ChapterChapter 19 Primary Assessment
ChapterChapter 20 Secondary Assessment
ChapterChapter 21 Clinical Decision Making
ChapterPart Six Cardiovascular
ChapterChapter 22 Cardiology
ChapterPart Seven Medical
ChapterChapter 23 Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
ChapterChapter 24 Respiratory
ChapterChapter 25 Neurology
ChapterChapter 26 Endocrinology
ChapterChapter 27 Immune System Disorders
ChapterChapter 28 Infectious and Communicable Diseases
ChapterChapter 29 Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders
ChapterChapter 30 Genitourinary and Renal Disorders
ChapterChapter 31 Gynecology
ChapterChapter 32 Hematology
ChapterChapter 33 Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders
ChapterChapter 34 Toxicology
ChapterChapter 35 Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders
ChapterPart Eight Shock and Resuscitation
ChapterChapter 36 Shock
ChapterPart Nine Trauma
ChapterChapter 37 Trauma Overview and Mechanism of Injury
ChapterChapter 38 Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma
ChapterChapter 39 Burns
ChapterChapter 40 Head, Face, and Neck Trauma
ChapterChapter 41 Spine and Nervous System
ChapterChapter 42 Chest Trauma
ChapterChapter 43 Abdominal Trauma
ChapterChapter 44 Orthopedic Trauma
ChapterChapter 45 Environmental Conditions
ChapterPart Ten Special Patient Populations
ChapterChapter 46 Obstetrics
ChapterChapter 47 Neonatal Care
ChapterChapter 48 Pediatrics
ChapterChapter 49 Geriatrics
ChapterChapter 50 Abuse and Neglect
ChapterChapter 51 Patients with Special Challenges
ChapterChapter 52 Acute Interventions for Home Care
ChapterPart Eleven EMS Operations
ChapterChapter 53 Ground and Air Ambulance Operations
ChapterChapter 54 Medical Incident Command
ChapterChapter 55 Rescue Awareness and Operations
ChapterChapter 56 Crime Scene Awareness
ChapterChapter 57 Hazardous Materials Awareness
ChapterChapter 58 Bioterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
ChapterChapter 59 Putting It All Together: Assessment-Based Management
AppendixEmergency Drug Index (EDI)
AppendixGlossary
ChapterCCT Appendix Advanced Practice Procedures for The Critical Care Paramedic
