Table of Contents

Section 1. Preparing to Be a First Responder
Chapter 1. Introduction to the EMS System
Chapter 2. The Well-Being of the First Responder
Chapter 3. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Chapter 4. The Human Body
Chapter 5. Lifting and Moving Patients

Section 2. Airway
Chapter 6. Airway Management

Section 3. Patient Assessment
Chapter 7. Patient Assessment
Chapter 8. Communications and Documentation

Section 4. Circulation
Chapter 9. Professional Rescuer CPR

Section 5. Illness and Injury
Chapter 10. Medical Emergencies
Chapter 11. Poisoning and Substance Abuse
Chapter 12. Behavioral Emergencies
Chapter 13. Bleeding, Shock, and Soft-Tissue Injuries
Chapter 14. Injuries to Muscles and Bones

Section 6. Childbirth, Pediatrics, and Geriatrics
Chapter 15. Childbirth
Chapter 16. Pediatric Emergencies
Chapter 17. Geriatric Emergencies

Section 7. EMS Operations
Chapter 18. EMS Operations
Chapter 19. Terrorism Awareness

Section 8. Enrichment
Chapter 20. Special Rescue
Chapter 21. Supplemental Skills