Prehospital Emergency Care, 12th Edition © 2024

PART 1: PREPARATORY AND PUBLIC HEALTH

• Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health
• Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT
• Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
• Documentation
• Communication
• Lifting and Moving Patients

 

PART 2: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

• Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology

 

PART 3: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

• Pathophysiology

 

PART 4: LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT

• Life Span Development

 

PART 5: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATION, VENTILATION, AND OXYGENATION

• Airway Management, Respiration, Ventilation, and Oxygenation

 

PART 6: ASSESSMENT

• Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking
• Scene Size-Up
• Patient Assessment

 

PART 7: GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY AND MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

• General Pharmacology and Medication Administration

 

PART 8: SHOCK AND RESUSCITATION

• Shock and Resuscitation

 

PART 9: MEDICAL

• Respiratory Emergencies
• Cardiovascular Emergencies
• Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache
• Seizures and Syncope
• Acute Diabetic Emergencies
• Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions
• Toxicologic Emergencies and Infectious Diseases
• Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies
• Environmental Emergencies
• Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies
• Vulnerable Populations: Psychiatric Emergencies and Psychosocial Issues

 

PART 10: TRAUMA

• Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System
• Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma
• Burns
• Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures
• Head Trauma
• Spinal Injury and Spine Motion Restriction
• Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma
• Chest Trauma
• Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
• Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations

 

PART 11: SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS

• Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
• Patients with Special Challenges
• The Combat Veteran

 

PART 12: EMS OPERATIONS

• Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response
• Gaining Access and Patient Extrication
• Hazardous Materials
• Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management
• EMS Response to Terrorist Incidents and High Threat and Active Shooter Incidents

 

APPENDICES

• ALS-Assist Skills
• Advanced Airway Management
• Agricultural and Industrial Emergencies

 

Answer Key
Glossary

Grades 10-12

This program is designed for courses in EMT Training and Certification.

Available Student Resources include the print Student Edition, the Bookshelf by VitalSource® eText, and student access to the Pearson MyLab® Brady course.

Available Teacher Resources include the downloadable Teacher Resource Manual, teacher access to the Pearson MyLab® Brady course, TestGen® Test Bank, PowerPoint® presentations, and an Image Library.

Pearson MyLab® Brady student licenses can be purchased for 1 year.
Student access to the Bookshelf by VitalSource® eText can be purchased for 1 or 6 years.