Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured: 40th Anniversary Edition

NEW! Expand Progressive Case Studies – An expanded version of the classic "Orange Book" feature, vital signs tables are now included in each progression, detailed answers to critical-thinking questions are provided, and a complete Patient

Section1 Preparatory
Chapter1 EMS Systems
Chapter2 Workforce Safety and Wellness
Chapter3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Chapter4 Communications and Documentation
Chapter5 The Human Body
Chapter6 Life Span Development
Section2 Pharmacology
Chapter7 Principles of Pharmacology
Section3 Patient Assessment
Chapter8 Patient Assessment
Section4 Airway
Chapter9 Airway Management
Section5 Shock and Resuscitation
Chapter10 Shock
Chapter11 BLS Resuscitation
Section6 Medical
Chapter12 Medical Overview
Chapter13 Respiratory Emergencies
Chapter14 Cardiovascular Emergencies
Chapter15 Neurologic Emergencies
Chapter16 Gastrointestinal and Urologic Emergencies
Chapter17 Endocrine and Hematologic Emergencies
Chapter18 Immunologic Emergencies
Chapter19 Toxicology
Chapter20 Psychiatric Emergencies
Chapter21 Gynecologic Emergencies
Section7 Trauma
Chapter22 Trauma Overview
Chapter23 Bleeding
Chapter24 Soft-Tissue Injuries
Chapter25 Face and Neck Injuries
Chapter26 Head and Spine Injuries
Chapter27 Chest Injuries
Chapter28 Abdominal and Genitourinary Injuries
Chapter29 Orthopaedic Injuries
Chapter30 Environmental Emergencies
Section8 Special Patient Populations
Chapter31 Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
Chapter32 Pediatric Emergencies
Chapter33 Geriatric Emergencies
Chapter34 Patients With Special Challenges
Section9 EMS Operations
Chapter35 Lifting and Moving Patients
Chapter36 Transport Operations
Chapter37 Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue
Chapter38 Incident Management
Chapter39 Terrorism Response and Disaster Management
Section10 ALS Techniques
Chapter40 ALS Assist
AppendixA Medical Terminology