Emergency Care Workbook

by Elling, Robert; Bergeron, J. David

• ISBN13: 9780131142466
• ISBN10: 0131142461
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Module 1 Preparatory
Introduction to Emergency Medical Care	1	(4)
The Well-Being of the EMT-Basic	5	(6)
Medical/Legal and Ethical Issues	11	(8)
The Human Body	19	(10)
Lifting and Moving Patients	29	(10)
Module 2 Airway
Airway Management	39	(16)
Interim Exam 1	55	(143)
Module 3 Patient Assessment
Scene Size-up	66	(5)
The Initial Assessment	71	(5)
Vital Signs and Sample History	76	(9)
Assessment of the Trauma Patient	85	(12)
Assessment of the Medical Patient	97	(6)
Ongoing Assessment	103	(4)
Communications	107	(5)
Documentation	112	(6)
Module 4 Medical Emergencies
General Pharmacology	118	(4)
Respiratory Emergencies	122	(7)
Cardiac Emergencies	129	(11)
Acute Abdominal Emergencies	140	(5)
Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status	145	(7)
Allergic Reactions	152	(8)
Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies	160	(10)
Environmental Emergencies	170	(11)
Behavioral Emergencies	181	(4)
Obstetrics and Gynecological Emergencies	185	(10)
Putting It All Together for the Medical Patient	195	(3)
Interim Exam 2	198	(113)
Module 5 Trauma
Bleeding and Shock	209	(11)
Soft-Tissue Injuries	220	(11)
Musculoskeletal Injuries	231	(9)
Injuries to the Head and Spine	240	(12)
Putting It All Together for the Trauma Patient	252	(3)
Module 6 Younger and Older Patients
Infants and Children	255	(12)
Geriatric Patients	267	(4)
Module 7 Operations
Ambulance Operations	271	(10)
Gaining Access and Rescue Operations	281	(6)
Special Operations	287	(11)
EMS Response to Terrorism	298	(5)
Module 8 Advanced Airway Management
Advanced Airway Management	303	(8)
Interim Exam 3	311	(36)
Appendices
Appendix A ALS-Assist Skills	323	(6)
Appendix B National Registry Skill Sheets	329	(12)
Appendix C Basic Cardiac Life Support Review	341	(6)
Answer Key	347