First Responder

by Bergeron, J. David; Le Baudour, Chris; Bizjak, Gloria

• ISBN13: 9780131180888
• ISBN10: 0131180886
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Workbook
• Copyright: 2004-12-31
• Publisher: Pearson

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
Acknowledgments	viii
UNIT 1: Preparatory
Introduction to EMS Systems	1	(4)
Reading Assignment	1	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	1	(1)
Exercises	1	(2)
The EMS System	2	(1)
The First Responder	2	(1)
Personal Development	3	(1)
Application	4	(1)
Additional Resources	4	(1)
Legal and Ethical Issues	5	(6)
Reading Assignment	5	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	5	(1)
Exercises	6	(2)
Scope of Care and Consent	6	(1)
Negligence and Abandonment	7	(1)
Confidentiality and Special Situations	7	(1)
Personal Development	8	(1)
Application	8	(1)
Additional Resources	9	(2)
Well-Being of the First Responder	11	(4)
Reading Assignment	11	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	11	(1)
Exercises	12	(2)
Emotional Aspects of Emergence, Medical Care	12	(1)
Body Substance Isolation (BSI)	13	(1)
Scene Safety	13	(1)
Personal Development	14	(1)
Application	14	(1)
Additional Resources	14	(1)
The Human Body	15	(8)
Reading Assignment	15	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	15	(1)
Exercises	15	(5)
Overview of the Human Body	16	(1)
Body Systems	17	(3)
Relating Structures to the Body	20	(1)
Personal Development	20	(1)
Application	21	(1)
Additional Resources	21	(2)
Lifting, Moving, and Positioning Patients	23	(10)
Reading Assignment	23	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	23	(1)
Exercises	24	(1)
Body Mechanics and Lifting Techniques	24	(1)
Moving and Positioning Patients	24	(1)
Equipment Familiarity	25	(1)
Personal Development	25	(1)
Application	26	(1)
Additional Resources	26	(7)
Review	27	(6)
UNIT 2: Airway
Airway Management	33	(12)
Reading Assignment	33	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	33	(1)
Exercises	34	(6)
Breathing	34	(2)
Pulmonary Resuscitation	36	(2)
Airway Obstruction	38	(1)
Aids to Resuscitation (Airway Adjuncts)	39	(1)
Personal Development	40	(1)
Application	40	(1)
Additional Resources	40	(5)
Review	41	(4)
UNIT 3: Patient Assessment
Assessment of the Patient	45	(14)
Reading Assignment	45	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	45	(1)
Exercises	46	(7)
Patient Assessment Components	46	(1)
Scene Size-Up	47	(1)
The Initial Assessment	47	(2)
Focused History and Physical Exam	49	(4)
Detailed Physical Exam and Ongoing Assessment	53	(1)
Personal Development	53	(1)
Application	54	(1)
Additional Resources	54	(5)
Review	55	(4)
UNIT 4: Circulation
CPR and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)	59	(14)
Reading Assignment	59	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	59	(1)
Exercises	60	(7)
The Chain of Survival	61	(1)
Cardiac Arrest and CPR	61	(1)
The Techniques of CPR	62	(5)
Personal Development	67	(1)
Application	67	(1)
Additional Resources	68	(5)
Review	69	(4)
UNIT 5: Illness and Injury
Medical Emergencies	73	(10)
Reading Assignment	73	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	73	(1)
Exercises	74	(5)
Medical Emergencies	75	(1)
Specific Medical Emergencies	75	(1)
Poisonings, Bites, and Stings	76	(1)
Heat Emergencies	77	(1)
Cold Emergencies	78	(1)
Behavioral Emergencies	78	(1)
Personal Development 1	79	(1)
Personal Development 2	79	(1)
Application	80	(1)
Additional Resources	81	(2)
Bleeding, Shock, and Soft-Tissue Injuries	83	(10)
Reading Assignment	83	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	83	(1)
Exercises	84	(6)
The Blood and Types of Bleeding	84	(1)
Dressings and Bandages	85	(1)
Internal Bleeding	86	(1)
Shock	87	(1)
Types of Injuries	87	(1)
Burns	88	(2)
Personal Development 1	90	(1)
Personal Development 2	90	(1)
Application	90	(1)
Additional Resources	91	(2)
Muscle and Bone Injuries	93	(14)
Reading Assignment	93	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	93	(1)
Exercises	94	(6)
The Musculoskeletal System	94	(1)
Injuries to Extremities	94	(3)
Splinting	97	(1)
Injuries to the Head, Spine, and Chest	97	(3)
Personal Development 1	100	(1)
Personal Development 2	100	(1)
Application	100	(1)
Additional Resources	101	(6)
Review	102	(5)
UNIT 6: Childbirth and Children
Childbirth	107	(8)
Reading Assignment	107	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	107	(1)
Exercises	108	(5)
Understanding Childbirth	108	(1)
Delivery	109	(1)
Caring for the Newborn	110	(1)
Caring for the Mother	110	(1)
Complication and Emergencies	111	(2)
Personal Development	113	(1)
Application	113	(1)
Additional Resources	114	(1)
Infants and Children	115	(12)
Reading Assignment	115	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	115	(1)
Exercises	116	(4)
Age, Size, and Response	116	(1)
Special Considerations	117	(1)
Patient Assessment	118	(1)
Managing Specific Medical and Trauma Situations	118	(2)
Personal Development	120	(1)
Application	120	(1)
Additional Resources	121	(6)
Review	122	(5)
UNIT 7: EMS Operations
Gaining Access and Hazards, on Scene	127	(4)
Reading Assignment	127	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	127	(1)
Exercises	127	(3)
Safety	127	(1)
Motor Vehicle Incidents	128	(1)
Buildings	129	(1)
Hazards	129	(1)
Helicopter Operations	130	(1)
Personal Development	130	(1)
Application	130	(1)
Additional Resources	131	(1)
Multiple-Casualty Incidents, Triage, and the Incident Management System	131	(36)
Reading Assignment	131	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	131	(3)
Exercises	134	(1)
Personal Development	135	(1)
Additional Resources	135	(4)
Review	136	(3)
Appendices
Appendix 1: Determining Blood Pressure	139	(4)
Reading Assignment	139	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	139	(1)
Exercises	140	(1)
Introduction	140	(1)
Measuring Blood Pressure	140	(1)
Personal Development/Application	141	(1)
Appendix 1 Review	142	(1)
Appendix 2: Breathing Aids and Oxygen Therapy	143	(6)
Reading Assignment	143	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	143	(1)
Exercises	144	(1)
The First Responder's Role	144	(1)
Ventilation-Assist Devices	144	(1)
Oxygen Therapy	145	(1)
Equipment and Supplies for Oxygen Therapy	145	(1)
Administering Oxygen	145	(1)
Personal Development/Application	146	(1)
Appendix 2 Review	147	(2)
Appendix 3: Pharmacology	149	(4)
Reading Assignment	149	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	149	(1)
Exercises	150	(1)
Medications	150	(1)
Personal Development/Application	151	(1)
Appendix 3 Review	152	(1)
Appendix 4: Swimming and Diving Incidents	153	(6)
Reading Assignment	153	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	153	(1)
Exercises	154	(1)
Incidents Involving the Water	154	(1)
Care for the Patient	154	(1)
Diving Incidents	155	(1)
Incidents Involving Ice	155	(1)
Personal Development/Application	156	(1)
Appendix 4 Review	157	(2)
Appendix 5: Response to Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)	159	(4)
Reading Assignment	159	(1)
Key Terms & Definitions	159	(1)
Exercises	160	(1)
Personal Development/Application	160	(3)
Appendix 6: First Responder Roles and Responsibilities	163	(4)
Reading Assignment	163	(1)
The Beginning	163	(1)
The Journal---Its Form and Sources	163	(1)
Example	164	(3)
Posttest	167	(6)
Reference Section	173	(22)
Answer Key	195