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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 | |