Brady paramedic emergency care : workbook / Bryan E. Bledsoe, Robert S. Porter, Bruce R. Shade ; with contributions from Richard A. Cherry, Gary P. Morris, Rod Dennison ; with a foreword by James O. Page.

Contents

DIVISION I. PREHOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT.
Chapter 1. Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic.
Chapter 2. Emergency Medical Service Systems.
Chapter 3. Medical-Legal Considerations of Emergency Care.
Chapter 4. EMS Communications.
Chapter 5. Rescue Operations.
Chapter 6. Major Incident Response.
Chapter 7. Stress Management in Emergency Services.

DIVISION II. PREPARATORY INFORMATION
Chapter 8. Medical Terminology.
Chapter 9. Anatomy & Physiology.
Chapter 10. Comprehensive Patient Assessment.
Chapter 11. Airway Management and Ventilation.
Chapter 12. Pathophysiology of Shock.
Chapter 13. Emergency Pharmacology.

DIVISION III. TRAUMA EMERGENCIES.
Chapter 14. The Kinetics of Trauma.
Chapter 15. Head, Neck, and Spine Trauma.
Chapter 16. Body Cavity Trauma.
Chapter 17. Musculoskeletal Injuries.
Chapter 18. Soft-Tissue Trauma and Burns.
Chapter 19. Shock Trauma Resuscitation.

DIVISION IV. MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.
Chapter 20. Respiratory Emergencies.
Chapter 21. Cardiovascular Emergencies.
Chapter 22. Endocrine & Metabolic Emergencies.
Chapter 23. Nervous System Emergencies.
Chapter 24. Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, and Reproductive System Emergencies.
Chapter 25. Anaphylaxis.
Chapter 26. Toxicology and Substance Abuse.
Chapter 27. Infectious Diseases.
Chapter 28. En-vironmental Emergencies.
Chapter 29. Emergencies in the Elderly Patient.
Chapter 30. Pediatric Emergencies.

DIVISION V. Obstetrical & Gynecological Emergencies.
Chapter 31. Gynecological Emergencies.
Chapter 32. Obstetrical Emergencies.
Chapter 33. Emergency Management of the Neonate.

DIVISION VI. Psychiatric Emergencies.
Chapter 34. Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.