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Preparing For Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Practice | |
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Introduction to Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Practice | |
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Emergency Medical Services, Health Care, and Public Health Systems | |
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Workforce Wellness and Personal Safety | |
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Ethical and Medical/Legal Considerations in Advanced EMT Practice | |
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Ambulance Operations and Responding to EMS Calls | |
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Communication and Teamwork | |
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Human Development, Health, And Disease | |
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Medical Terminology | |
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Human Body Systems | |
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Life-Span Development and Cultural Considerations | |
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Pathophysiology: Selected Impairments of Homeostasis | |
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Pharmacology | |
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Pharmacology | |
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Medication Administration | |
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Medications | |
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Assessment And Initial Management | |
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General Approach to Patient Assessment and Clinical Reasoning | |
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Primary Assessment | |
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Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygenation | |
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Resuscitation: Managing Shock and Cardiac Arrest | |
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Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices | |
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History Taking, Secondary Assessment, and Reassessment | |
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Medical Emergencies | |
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Respiratory Emergencies (Sample Chapter) | |
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Cardiovascular Emergencies | |
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Neurological Disorders | |
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Endocrine Disorders | |
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Abdominal Pain and Gastrointestinal Disorders | |
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Renal, Genitourinary, and Gynecologic Disorders | |
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Hematological Disorders | |
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Immunological Disorders | |
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Infectious Illnesses | |
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Non-traumatic Musculoskeletal and Soft-Tissue Disorders | |
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Disorders of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Oral Cavity | |
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Mental Illness and Behavioral Emergencies | |
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Toxicological Emergencies | |
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Trauma | |
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Trauma Systems and Incident Command | |
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Mechanisms of Injury, Trauma Assessment, and Trauma Triage Criteria | |
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Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns | |
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Musculoskeletal Injuries | |
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Head, Brain, Face, and Neck Injuries | |
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Thoracic Trauma | |
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Abdominal Trauma | |
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Spine Injuries | |
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Environmental Emergencies | |
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Multisystems Trauma and Trauma Resuscitation | |
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Special Patient Populations | |
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Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn | |
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Pediatric Emergencies | |
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Geriatrics | |
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Patients with Special Challenges | |
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Rescue And Special Operations | |
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Rescue Operations and Vehicle Extrication | |
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Hazardous Materials | |
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Response to Terrorism and Disasters | |
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Appendices | |
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Endotracheal Intubation | |
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Advanced ECG Recognition | |
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Adult Intraosseous Infusion | |
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Additional Emergency Medications | |
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Answer Key | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |