Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO EMS: 1. The EMS System and the First Responder. 2. The Well Being of the First Responder.
3. Legal and Ethical Issues for the First Responder.
INTRODUCTION TO PATIENT CARE. 4. The Human Body.
5. Body Substance Isolation (BSI).
6. Lifting and Moving.
7.Patient Management Strategies. Scene Size-up:
8. Scene Size-up.
INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT. 9. Overview of Initial Assessment.
10. Airway and Breathing Management.
11. Circulation and CPR.
12. Shock and Bleeding Control.
PHYSICAL EXAM AND TREATMENT 13. The Physical Exam. Ongoing Assessment and Treatment.
14. Ongoing Assessment. Patient Hand-off:
15 Patient Hand-off. Emergency Care Plans—Medical Patients.
16. Overview to Managing Medical Patients.
17. Chest Pain.
18. Shortness of Breath.
19. Altered Mental Status.
20. Abdominal Pain.
21. Poisoning and Overdose.
22. Allergic Reactions.
23. Environmental Emergencies.
24. Childbirth.
25. Behavioral Emergencies.
EMERGENCY CARE PLANS—TRAMA PATIENTS. 26. Overview to Managing Trauma Patients.
27. Injuries to the Head and Spine.
28. Muscle and Bone Injuries.
29. Soft-tissue Injuries.
30. Infants and Children.
Appendices:
1. Defibrillation.
2. Answers to Application Questions.