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MODULE |
BRIEF CONTENTS |
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1. |
PREPARATORY
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Introduction
to Emergency Medical Care |
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Well-Being
of the EMT-Basic |
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Medical/Legal and Ethical Issues |
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The Human
Body |
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Lifting and
Moving Patients. |
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2. |
AIRWAY
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Airway
Management |
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3. |
PATIENT ASSESSMENT
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Scene
Size-up |
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The Initial
Assessment |
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Vital Signs
and Sample History |
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Assessment
of the Trauma Patient |
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Assessment
of the Medical Patient |
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Ongoing
Assessment |
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Communications |
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Documentation |
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4. |
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
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General
Pharmacology |
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Respiratory
Emergencies |
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Cardiac
Emergencies |
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Acute
Abdominal Emergencies |
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Diabetic
Emergencies & Altered Mental Status |
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Allergic
Reactions |
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Poisoning
and Overdose Emergencies |
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Environmental Emergencies |
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Behavioral
Emergencies |
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Obstetrics &
Gynecological Emergencies |
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Putting It
All Together for the Medical Patients |
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5. |
TRAUMA
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Bleeding and
Shock |
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Soft-Tissue
Injuries |
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Musculoskeletal Injuries |
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Injuries to
the Head and Spine |
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Putting It
All Together for the Trauma Patients. |
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6. |
YOUNGER AND OLDER PATIENTS
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Infants and
Children |
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Geriatric
Patients |
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7. |
OPERATIONS
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Ambulance
Operations |
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Gaining
Access and Rescue Operations |
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Special
Operations |
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EMS Response
to Terrorism |
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8. |
ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
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Advanced
Airway Management |
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9. |
APPENDICES
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Appendix A
- ALS-Assist Skills |
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Appendix B
- National Registry Skill Sheet |
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Appendix C
- Basic Cardiac Life Support Review |
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