1Preface
775 The Abdomen
2Chapter
785.1 Anatomical Landmarks
31 Emergency Medical Treatment Technician-Paramedic
795.1.1 Abdominal Wall
41.1 The Role and Responsibilities of the Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
805.1.2 Abdominal Spaces
51.1.1 The Health Care Professional
815.2 Abdominal Pain
61.1.2 Job Description
825.2.1 Referred Pain
71.2 The Emergency Medical Services System
835.2.2 Abdominal Organs
81.2.1 The EMS Chain-A Continuum
845.3 The Great Vessels
91.2.2 Emergency Medical Services in the United States
855.3.1 Aorta
101.2.3 Organization and Funding
865.3.2 Inferior Vena Cava
111.2.4 Air Ambulance
875.3.3 Urinary Tract
121.3 Standards
885.4 Exercises
131.3.1 Staffing
89Chapter
141.3.2 Training and Certification
906 Nervous System
151.3.3 Medical Control
916.1 Central Nervous System
161.3.4 Vehicles
926.1.1 The Brain
171.3.5 Dispatch
936.1.2 Cerebrum
181.3.6 Response Times
946.1.3 Thalamus
191.4 Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Identification
956.1.4 Hypothalamus
201.5 Issues Concerning the Emergency Medical Technician
966.1.5 Pituitary Gland
211.5.1 Medical Ethics
976.1.6 Cerebellum
221.5.2 Medical Practice Aids
986.1.7 Brain Stem
231.5.3 Good Samaritan Laws
996.1.8 Ventricles of the Brain
241.5.4 Professional Criteria
1006.1.9 Meninges
251.5.5 Duty to Act
1016.1.10 The Spinal Cord
261.5.6 Consent
1026.2 The Peripheral Nervous System
271.5.7 Abandonment
1036.2.1 Somatic Nervous System
281.5.8 Death and Dying
1046.2.2 Spinal Nerves
291.6 Synopsis of Legal Considerations in Prehospital Care
1056.2.3 Cranial Nerves
301.6.1 Introduction
1066.2.4 Autonomic Nervous System
311.6.2 Patient Consent and the Law
1076.3 Transmission of Nerve Impulses
321.6.3 Civil Rights
1086.3.1 Functions of Nervous Tissue
331.6.4 False Imprisonment
1096.3.2 How Is The “Message” Carried?
341.6.5 Counseling Therapy
1106.3.3 Excitability and Conductivity
351.7 Exercises
1116.3.4 Synaptic Transmission of the Nerve Impulse
36Chapter
1126.4 Pathologies of the Nervous System
372 Fluid Therapy
1136.4.1 Cerebrovascular Diseases
382.1 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
1146.4.2 Assessment of Brain Function
392.1.1 Distribution of Body Fluid
1156.4.3 Reflexes
402.1.2 Movement of Fluids and Electrolytes
1166.4.4 Facial Trauma
412.2 Conditions of Fluid Imbalance: 2.2.1 Volume Depletion
1176.4.5 Spinal Cord Injury
422.3 Exercises
1186.5 Exercises
43Chapter
119Chapter
443 Respiratory System
1207 Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
453.1 Respiratory Tracts
1217.1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Reproductive System
463.1.1 Upper Respiratory Tract
1227.1.1 Anatomy
473.1.2 Lower Respiratory Tract
1237.1.2 Pregnancy
483.1.3 Bronchi
1247.2 Pathophysiology and Management of Gynecologic Emergencies
493.1.4 Bronchioles
1257.2.1 Abdominal Pain
503.1.5 Alveolus
1267.2.2 Vaginal Bleeding
513.2 Major Organs
1277.2.3 Caring for the Rape Victim
523.2.1 Lungs
1287.3 Pathophysiology and Management of Obstetric Emergencies
533.2.2 Pleurae
1297.3.1 Ante Partum Hemorrhage Complications
543.2.3 Thorax
1307.3.2 Complications of Delivery
553.3 Mechanisms of Ventilation
1317.4 Exercises
563.3.1 Muscles of Inspiration
132Chapter
573.3.2 Muscles of Expiration
1338 Pediatrics
583.3.3 Mechanical Work of Breathing
1348.1 Patient Assessment: 8.1.1 Special Considerations
593.3.4 Lung Volumes and Capacities
1358.2 Pathophysiology and Management: 8.2.1 Respiratory Emergencies
603.4 Common Respiratory Illnesses
1368.3 Techniques of Management
613.4.1 Asthma
1378.3.1 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Infants and Children
623.4.2 Emphysema
1388.3.2 Intravenous Techniques
633.4.3 Bronchitis
1398.4 Exercises
643.5 Exercises
140Chapter
65Chapter
1419 Management of Emotional Crysis
664 Cardiovascular System
1429.1 Emotional Aspects of Illness and Injury
674.1 The Heart and its Conduction System
1439.1.1 Responses of Patients to Illness and Injury
684.1.1 Neuromuscular Electrophysiology
1449.1.2 Responses of the Family; Friends, or Bystanders
694.1.2 Practical Anatomy
1459.1.3 Responses of the Paramedic
704.1.3 Coronary Arteries
1469.1.4 Responses of Patients and Bystanders to Mass Casualties
714.1.4 Pulse Points
1479.1.5 Death and Dying
724.2 Physiology of Circulation
1489.2 Psychiatric Emergencies: 9.2.1 Specific Psychiatric Emergencies
734.2.1 Regulation of Blood Flow
1499.3 Exercises
744.2.2 Local Control
150Appendix
754.3 Exercises
151Glossary
76Chapter
152Index
