Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured

In 1971, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) published the first edition of Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured and created the backbone of EMS education. Now, the Tenth Edition of this gold standard training program raises the bar even higher with its world-class content and instructional resources that meet the diverse needs of today's educators and students.

Based on the new National EMS Education Standards, the Tenth Edition offers complete coverage of every competency statement with clarity and precision in a concise format that ensures student comprehension and encourages critical thinking. The experienced author team and AAOS medical editors have transformed the Education Standards into a training program that reflects current trends in prehospital medicine and best practices. New cognitive and didactic material is presented, along with new skills and features, to create a robust and innovative training solution for your course that will engage student's minds.

Interactive resources, including online testing and assessment materials, learning management system, and eLearning student resources, allow you the flexibility to build the course that works best for you and your students. The Tenth Edition is the only way to prepare EMT students for the challenges they will face in the field.

NEW! New chapter on Patients with Special Challenges and coverage of new topic areas, including Life Span Development, Pathophysiology, & Public Health
NEW! Expanded progressive case studies - An expanded version of the classic "Orange Book" feature, vital signs tables are now included in each progression, detailed answers to critical-thinking questions are provided, and a complete patient care report reflects the patient in the case, teaching students how to properly document their assessment and management steps
NEW! Improved assessment and emergency care tables - New format crystallizes key assessment and management steps to ensure that students understand and retain information.
NEW! Medical terminology appendix
NEW! Medication formulary - Provides the crucial details that EMTs need to know about the drugs they will carry and help administer
Comprehensive presentation of patient assessment

Table of Contents
Section 1 Preparatory
Chapter 1 EMS Systems
Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness
Chapter 3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Chapter 4 Communications and Documentation
Chapter 5 The Human Body
Chapter 6 Life Span Development
Section 2 Pharmacology
Chapter 7 Principles of Pharmacology
Section 3 Patient Assessment
Chapter 8 Patient Assessment
Section 4 Airway
Chapter 9 Airway Management
Section 5 Shock and Resuscitation
Chapter 10 Shock
Chapter 11 BLS Resuscitation
Section 6 Medical
Chapter 12 Medical Overview
Chapter 13 Respiratory Emergencies
Chapter 14 Cardiovascular Emergencies
Chapter 15 Neurologic Emergencies
Chapter 16 Gastrointestinal and Urologic Emergencies
Chapter 17 Endocrine and Hematologic Emergencies
Chapter 18 Immunologic Emergencies
Chapter 19 Toxicology
Chapter 20 Psychiatric Emergencies
Chapter 21 Gynecologic Emergencies
Section 7 Trauma
Chapter 22 Trauma Overview
Chapter 23 Bleeding
Chapter 24 Soft-Tissue Injuries
Chapter 25 Face and Neck Injuries
Chapter 26 Head and Spine Injuries
Chapter 27 Chest Injuries
Chapter 28 Abdominal and Genitourinary Injuries
Chapter 29 Orthopaedic Injuries
Chapter 30 Environmental Emergencies
Section 8 Special Patient Populations
Chapter 31 Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
Chapter 32 Pediatric Emergencies
Chapter 33 Geriatric Emergencies
Chapter 34 Patients With Special Challenges
Section 9 EMS Operations
Chapter 35 Lifting and Moving Patients
Chapter 36 Transport Operations
Chapter 37 Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue
Chapter 38 Incident Management
Chapter 39 Terrorism Response and Disaster Management
Section 10 ALS Techniques
Chapter 40 ALS Assist
Appendix A Medical Terminology