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• PART 1Standard Preparatory Standard Public Health 1.  Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health  2.  Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT  3.  Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues  4.  Documentation  5.  Communication  6.  Lifting and Moving Patients    PART 2Standard Anatomy and Physiology Standard Medical Terminology 7.  Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology    PART 3Standard Pathophysiology 8.  Pathophysiology    PART 4Standard Life Span Development 9.  Life Span Development    PART 5Standard Airway Management, Respiration, and Artificial Ventilation 10. Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation    PART 6Standard Assessment 11. Baseline Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking  12. Scene Size-Up  13. Patient Assessment    PART 7Standard Pharmacology 14. Pharmacology and Medication Administration    PART 8Standard Shock and Resuscitation 15. Shock and Resuscitation    PART 9Standard Medicine 16. Respiratory Emergencies  17. Cardiovascular Emergencies  18. Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache  19. Seizures and Syncope  20. Acute Diabetic Emergencies  21. Anaphylactic Reactions  22. Toxicologic Emergencies  23. Abdominal, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies  24. Environmental Emergencies  25. Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies  26. Behavioral Emergencies    PART 10Standard Trauma 27. Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System  28. Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma  29. Burns  30. Musculoskeletal Trauma  31. Head Trauma  32. Spinal Column and Spinal Cord Trauma  33. Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma  34. Chest Trauma  35. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma  36. Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations    PART 11Standard Special Patient Populations 37. Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn  38. Pediatrics  39. Geriatrics  40. Patients with Special Challenges41. The Returning Combat Veteran     PART 12Standard EMS Operations 42. Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response  43. Gaining Access and Patient Extrication  44. Hazardous Materials  45. Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management  46. EMS Response to Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction    Appendix 1.  ALS-Assist Skills  Appendix 2.  Advanced Airway Management    Answer KeyGlossary  Index