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Part 1 Preparatory and tPublic Health
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Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, an
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d Public Health
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Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT Cha
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,pter 3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
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Chapter 4 Documentation m m
Chapter 5 Communication m m
Chapter 6 Lifting and Moving Patients
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Part 2 Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology Chap
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ter 7 Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology Chapt
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er 8 Pathophysiology
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Part 4 Life Span Development Chapt
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er 9 Life Span Development
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Part 5 Airway Management, Respiration, Ventilation, and O
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xygenation
Chapter 10 Airway Management, Respiration, Ventilation, and Ox
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Part 6 Assessment
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Components of the Patient Assessment: an Overview
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Chapter 11 Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking C
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hapter 12 Scene Size-Up
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Chapter 13 Patient Assessment
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Part 7 General Pharmacology and Medication Administration Cha
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pter 14 General Pharmacology and Medication Administration Pa
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rt 8 Shock and Resuscitation
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Chapter 15 Shock and Resuscitation
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Chapter 16 Respiratory Emergencies Chapt
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er 17 Cardiovascular Emergencies
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Chapter 18 Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache Ch
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apter 19 Seizures and Syncope
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Chapter 20 Acute Diabetic Emergencies
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Chapter 21 Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions
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Chapter 22 Toxicologic Emergencies and Infectious Diseases Cha
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pter 23 Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and
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Chapter 24 Environmental Emergencies
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Chapter 25 Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emerge
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Chapter 26 Vulnerable Populations: Psychiatric Emergencies and
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Chapter 27 Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and t
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he Trauma System
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Chapter 28 Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma Cha
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pter 29 Burns m m
Chapter 30 Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures
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Chapter 32 Spinal Injury and Spine Motion Restriction Chap
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ter 33 Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma
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Chapter 34 Chest Trauma m m m
Chapter 35 Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
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Chapter 36 Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient
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Part 11 Special Patient Populations Chapt
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er 37 Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
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Chapter 38 Patients with Special Challenges Chap
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ter 39 The Combat Veteran
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Part 12 EMS Operations
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Chapter 40 Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response Ch
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apter 41 Gaining Access and Patient Extrication
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Chapter 42 Hazardous Materials m m m
Chapter 43 Multiple- m m
Casualty Incidents and Incident Management Chapter 44 EMS Re
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sponse to Terrorist Incidents and High Threat and Active Shoote
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Chapterm1m EmergencymCaremSystems,mResearch,mandmPublicmHeal
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