Table of Contents

Part I. Practice and Patient Care Issues 1.Emergency and transport nursing education and preparation for practice.2.Patient assessment and priority setting: triage3.Abdominal emergencies4.Cardiovascular emergencies 5.Dental, ear, nose, and throat emergencies6.Environmental emergencies7.Facial emergencies8.Genitourinary emergencies9.Medical emergencies 10.Mental health emergencies 11.Neurological emergencies12.Obstetrical and gynecological emergencies13.Ocular emergencies14.Organ and tissue donation and post transplant emergencies15.Orthopedic emergencies16.Pain management17.Respiratory emergencies18.Shock emergencies19.Toxicological emergencies20.Wound management emergencies21.Disaster preparedness22.Bioterrorism – NEW!23.Legal and ethical issues24.Research25.Education: patient family and community, safety trainingPart 2. Prehospital and Transport Issues26.Transport physiology27.Transport safety a.Extricationb.Survivalc.Stress Management28.Patient care during transport29.CAMTS Standards – NEW!30.Transport Operations – NEW!Part 3: Critical Care Issues – NEW! 31.Invasive Interventions – NEW!32.Pharmacology – NEW!33.Invasive monitoring – NEW!