MedEMT: A Learning System for Prehospital Care Book

1. Introduction to Emergency Medical Care.
2. The Well-Being of the EMT-Basic.
3. Medical/Legal and Ethical Issues.
4. The Human Body.
5. Vital Signs and SAMPLE History.
6. Lifting and Moving Patients.
7. Airway Management.
8. Scence Size-up and Initial Assessment.
9. History and Physical Exam.
10. General Pharmacology.
11. Respiratory Emergencies.
12. Cardiovascular Emergencies.
13. Neurological, Diabetic, and Behavioral Emergencies.
14. Allergic Reactions.
15. Poisonings.
16. Environmental Emergencies.
17. Obstetrics/Gynecology.
18. Trauma-Mechanism of Injury.
19. Trauma-Bleeding and Shock.
20. Trauma-Soft Tissue Injuries.
21. Trauma-Musculoskeletal Injuries.
22. Trauma-Head and Spine Injuries.
23. Infants and Children.
24. Operations.
Appendix A: Infection Control.
Appendix B: Basic Life Support.
Appendix C: Advanced Airway Management.
Appendix D: Medical Terminology.
Glossary.
Index.