<h3>SECTION 1: PREPARING FOR ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PRACTICE</h3> <ol> <li>Introduction to Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Practice</li> <li>Emergency Medical Services, Health Care, and Public Health Systems</li> <li>Workforce Wellness and Personal Safety</li> <li>Ethical and Medical/Legal Considerations in Advanced EMT Practice</li> <li>Ambulance Operations and Responding to EMS Calls</li> <li>Communication and Teamwork</li> </ol> <h3>SECTION 2: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND DISEASE</h3> <ol start="7"> <li>Medical Terminology</li> <li>Human Body Systems</li> <li>Life Span Development and Cultural Considerations</li> <li>Pathophysiology: Selected Impairments of Homeostasis</li> </ol> <h3>SECTION 3: PHARMACOLOGY</h3> <ol start="11"> <li>Principles of Pharmacology</li> <li>Medication Administration</li> <li>Medications</li> </ol> <h3>SECTION 4: ASSESSMENT AND INITIAL MANAGEMENT</h3> <ol start="14"> <li>General Approach to Patient Assessment and Clinical Reasoning</li> <li>Scene Size-Up and Primary Assessment</li> <li>Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygenation</li> <li>Resuscitation: Managing Shock and Cardiac Arrest</li> <li>Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices</li> <li>History Taking, Secondary Assessment, and Reassessment</li> </ol> <h3>SECTION 5: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES</h3> <ol start="20"> <li>Respiratory Disorders</li> <li>Cardiovascular Disorders</li> <li>Neurologic Disorders</li> <li>Endocrine Disorders</li> <li>Abdominal Pain and Gastrointestinal Disorders</li> <li>Renal, Genitourinary, and Gynecologic Disorders</li> <li>Hematologic Disorders</li> <li>Immunologic Disorders</li> <li>Infectious Illnesses</li> <li>Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal and Soft-Tissue Disorders</li> <li>Disorders of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Oral Cavity</li> <li>Mental Illness and Behavioral Emergencies</li> <li>Toxicologic Emergencies</li> </ol> <h3>SECTION 6: TRAUMA</h3> <ol start="33"> <li>Trauma Systems and Incident Command</li> <li>Mechanisms of Injury, Trauma Assessment, and Trauma Triage Criteria</li> <li>Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns</li> <li>Musculoskeletal Injuries</li> <li>Head, Brain, Face, and Neck Trauma</li> <li>Thoracic Trauma</li> <li>Abdominal Trauma</li> <li>Spine Injuries</li> <li>Environmental Emergencies</li> <li>Multisystem Trauma and Trauma Resuscitation</li> </ol> <h3>SECTION 7: SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS</h3> <ol start="43"> <li>Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn</li> <li>Pediatric Emergencies</li> <li>Geriatrics</li> <li>Patients with Special Challenges</li> </ol> <h3>SECTION 8: RESCUE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS</h3> <ol start="47"> <li>Rescue Operations and Vehicle Extrication</li> <li>Hazardous Materials</li> <li>Response to Terrorism and Disasters</li> </ol> <h3>APPENDICES</h3> <ol> <li>Endotracheal Intubation</li> <li>Advanced ECG Recognition</li> <li>Adult Intraosseous Infusion</li> <li>Additional Emergency Medications</li> </ol>
