Refresher: Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Second Edition is written with the experienced EMT-Basic in mind. It is designed to meet the needs of EMT-Basics who are in the process of recertifying, in all settings and at all skill levels.

Refresher is part of an integrated teaching and learning system that brings the best resources to both EMS instructors and recertifying EMT-Basics. It combines complete medical content with dynamic new features and interactive technology to support instructors and providers.

The Second Edition thoroughly covers the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) EMT-Basic Refresher National Standard Curriculum, and includes a wealth of enhancements to enrich EMT-Basic education.

Section 1. Preparatory

1. The Quality Improvement Process
2. The Well-Being of the EMT-B
3. Medical and Legal Issues
4. Lifting and Moving

Section 2. Airway

5. Airway

Section 3. Patient Assessment

6. Patient Assessment
7. Communications and Documentation

Section 4. Medical Emergencies

8. General Pharmacology
9. Respiratory Emergencies
10. Cardiovascular Emergencies
11. Neurologic Emergencies
12. Diabetic Emergencies
13. Allergic Reactions and Envenomations
14. Substance Abuse and Poisoning
15. Environmental Emergencies
16. Behavioral Emergencies
17. Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies

Section 5. Trauma

18. Kinematics of Trauma
19. Bleeding and Shock
20. Head and Spine Injuries
21. Soft-Tissue and Musculoskeletal Care
22. Chest and Abdomen Injuries

Section 6. Special Populations

23. Pediatric Emergencies
24. Pediatric Assessment and Management
25. Geriatric Emergencies
26. Geriatric Assessment and Management

Section 7. Advanced Skills

27. Response to Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
28. Advanced Airway Management
29. Assisting with IV Therapy
30. Assisting with Cardiac Monitoring