section. 1. Foundations. Introduction to emergency medical care -- The well-being of the EMT -- Lifting and moving patients -- Medical/legal and ethical issues -- Medical terminology -- Anatomy and physiology -- Ventilation, perfusion, and shock: understanding pathophysiology -- Life span development -- section. 2. Airway management, respiration, and artifical ventilation. Airway management -- Respiration and artifical ventilation -- section. 3. Patient assessment. Scene size-up -- The primary assessment -- Vital signs and monitoring devices -- The secondary assessment -- Communication and documentation -- section. 4. Medical emergencies. General pharmacology -- Respiratory emergencies -- Cardiac emergencies -- Diabetic emergencies and altered mental status -- Allergic reaction -- Poisoning and overdose emergencies -- Abdominal emerencies -- Behavioral and psychiatric emergencies and suicide -- Hematologic and renal emergencies -- section. 5. Trauma. Bleeding and shock -- Soft-tissue trauma -- Chest and abdominal trauma -- Musculoskeletal trauma -- Trauma to the head, neck, and spine -- Multisystem trauma -- Environmental emergencies -- section. 6. Special populations. Obstetric and gynecologic emergencies -- Pediatric emergencies -- Geriatric emergencies -- Emergencies for patients with special challenges -- Section 7. Operations. EMS operations -- Hazardous materials, multiple-casualty incidents, and incident management -- Highway safety and vehicle extrication -- EMS response to terrorism -- Appendix A. EMT practice examination -- Appendix B. Basic cardiac life support review -- Reference. Medical terms -- Anatomy and physiology illustrations.