EMR Complete: A Worktext, CourseSmart eTextbook

This worktext is a new solution for your Emergency Medical Responder course and Brady’s first EMR offering that meets the National EMS Education Standards. With a focus on student learning, this combination text/workbook enables students to instantly apply knowledge learned throughout a chapter and learn from the perspective of the most important person in the EMS system–the one who arrives first.

SECTION 1 PREPARATORY

1. Introduction to EMS Systems    
2. EMR Safety and Wellness    
3. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues    
4. Medical Terminology    
5. Anatomy and Physiology    
6. Lifespan Development    

Section Review    

SECTION 2 AIRWAY AND CARDIAC RESUSCITATION

1. Airway  
2. Cardiac Resuscitation and Defibrillation 

Section Review  

SECTION 3 PATIENT ASSESSMENT

1. Patient Assessment: Scene Size-up  
2. Patient Assessment: Primary Survey    
3. Patient Assessment: History and Vital Signs  
4. Patient Assessment: Secondary Assessment  
5. Communication and Documentation  

Section Review  

SECTION 4 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

1. Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies  
2. Altered Mental Status    
3. Medical Emergencies    

Section Review  

SECTION 5 TRAUMA

1. Overview of Trauma and Trauma Systems  
2. Bleeding and Shock    
3. Chest and Abdominal Emergencies    
4. Soft Tissue Injuries    
5. Injuries to the Head and Spine    
6. Musculoskeletal Injuries    
7. Environmental Emergencies    

Section Review

SECTION 6 SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS

1. Obstetrics and Neonatal Care    
2. Pediatric Emergencies   
3. Geriatric Patients   
4. Special Populations and Situations    

Section Review  

SECTION 7 OPERATIONS

1. Operations    
2. Incident Management    
3. Special Operations    
4. Terrorism and Natural Disasters