CCH_EMS-Community Paramedic knowledge base topics list

EMS-Community Paramedic

3-3-2 Rule

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Abdominal Exam

Abdominal Thrust Maneuver

Abnormal Respirations

Abuse and Neglect

Acetaminophen

Acetaminophen Toxicity

Active Shooter Response

Active Tuberculosis

Acute Compartment Syndrome

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Adenosine

Adrenal Crisis

Advanced Directives

Aeromedical Transport

Airway Management

Airway Obstruction

Airway, Assessment

Airway, Laryngeal Mask

Airway, Nasopharyngeal

Albuterol

Alcohol Sanitizer

Alcohol Use Disorder

Alcohol Withdrawal

Altitude Illness, High Altitude Cardiopulmonary Diseases

Amphetamine Toxicity

Anaphylaxis

Anatomy, Patient Positioning

Anatomy, Thorax, Heart

Anatomy, Thorax, Wall Movements

Anatomy, Thorax, Xiphoid Process

Anemia

Anemia, Sickle Cell

Angina, Unstable

Anoxia (Hypoxic Hypoxia)

Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Aspart Insulin

Asthma

Asystole

Atropine

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Bag Mask Ventilation (Bag Valve Mask, BVM)

Barbiturate Toxicity

Basilar Skull Fracture

Beta Blockers

Bite, Leach

Bites, Human

Blast Injuries

Bleach Toxicity

Blood Pressure Measurement

Blunt Force Trauma

Blunt Head Trauma

Bronchiolitis

Bronchodilators

Bullying

Burns, Electrical

Burns, Evaluation And Management

Burns, Hydrofluoric Acid

Burns, Thermal

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Carbon Dioxide Detector

Carbon Monoxide Toxicity

Cardiac Tamponade

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic

Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Cardioversion, Synchronized Electrical

Cervical, Disc Injuries

Cervical, Injury

Change, Mental Status

Chest Trauma

Cheyne Stokes Respirations

Child Abuse and Neglect

Child Abuse And Neglect, Physical Abuse

Child Abuse And Neglect, Sexual Abuse

Choking

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Compensatory Measure

Cocaine

Cocaine Toxicity

Coma

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

Cooling Techniques For Hyperthermia

Coronary Syndrome, Acute

Cultural Assessment

Cyanide Toxicity

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Death, Sudden, Cardiac

Defibrillation

Dehydration, Pediatric

Digit Replantation

Diphenhydramine

Disaster Planning

Disk Battery Ingestion

Dislocation, Knee

Domestic Violence

Dose Calculation

Drowning

Drug and Alcohol Use

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Eclampsia

Egophony

EMS, Asphyxiation And Other Gas And Fire Hazards

EMS, Capacity And Competence

EMS, Catastrophic Events

EMS, Clinical Diagnosis Without The Use Of A Thermometer

EMS, Confined Space Care

EMS, Crime Scene Responsibility

EMS, Disaster Planning And Operations

EMS, Disordered Sleep And Work Schedule

EMS, Documentation

EMS, Facilitated Intubation Without Paralytics

EMS, Field Identification Of CHF

EMS, Field Identification Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

EMS, Flight, Air Medical

EMS, Gaining Access and Extrication

EMS, Hazardous Waste Response

EMS, Helicopter EMS (HEMS) Activation

EMS, Immobilization (Seated and Supine)

EMS, Immobilization, Bone

EMS, Improvised Explosive Devices And Terrorist Activity

EMS, Incident Command System (ICS)

EMS, Legal and Ethical Issues

EMS, Lights And Sirens

EMS, Mass Casualty Management

EMS, Medical Oversight Of Systems

EMS, Methods To Cool A Patient In The Field

EMS, Pediatric Transport Safety and Secondary Transport

EMS, Physician Training And Drills In Disaster Response

EMS, Pneumothorax

EMS, Pneumothorax, Identifying Without Ancillary Testing

EMS, Pre-Arrival Instructions

EMS, Prehospital CPAP Devices

EMS, Prehospital Deliveries

EMS, Pre-Hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Asthma in Children

EMS, Pros And Cons Of Drug-Assisted Intubation

EMS, Provider Health And Wellness

EMS, Remote Assessment

EMS, Resuscitation During Contamination While Wearing PPE

EMS, Reverse Triage

EMS, Tactical, Care and Evacuation Under Fire

EMS, Tactical, Personal, Patient, and Team Safety

EMS, Triage, Mass Casualty

EMS, Ultrasound Use

EMS, Utilization Of Electrocardiogram (ECG) In The Field

EMS, Weapons Of Mass Destruction And Related Injury

EMS, Zones of Care

Epidemiology, Prevention Communicable Diseases

Epidural Hematoma

Epiglottitis

Epinephrine

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Fatal Accidents

Femur Immobilization

First Degree Burn

Flumazenil

Fracture, Pelvic

Furosemide

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Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB, "G", Liquid X, Liquid E, Juice, Mils, Fantasy) Toxicity

Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Upper

Geriatric Trauma

Glasgow Coma Scale

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Hand, Washing (Hand Hygiene)

Head Trauma

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Health Screening

Heart Failure, Congestive (CHF)

Heroin

Heroin Toxicity

Human Trafficking

Hypercapnea

Hyperkalemia

Hyphema

Hypotension

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Increased Intracranial Pressure

Informed Consent

Insulin Resistance

Insulin, Lispro

International Normalized Ratio (INR)

Intubation, Endotracheal Tube, Medications

Intubation, Nasotracheal

Ipecac

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Language Barrier

Lightning Injuries

Lithium

Lithium Toxicity

Long Arm Splinting

Lung, Exam

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)

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Marijuana Toxicity

Medical Error

Medical Error Prevention

Medical History

Meningitis, Bacterial

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Morphine

Motor Vehicle Collision

Muscle Strength Grading

Myocardial Infarction, Acute

Myocardial Infarction, Inferior

Myocardial Infarction, Right Ventricular

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Naloxone

Neck Trauma

Needlestick

Nitroglycerin

Nursing, Advocacy

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Opioid Toxicity

Opioid, Addiction

Opioid, Overdose

Opioid, Withdrawal

Organophosphate Toxicity

Organophosphates

Orthostatic Hypotension

Oxygen Saturation

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Pacemaker, External

Patient Confidentiality

Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma (Shaken Baby Syndrome)

Pediatric Spine Trauma

Penetrating Abdominal Trauma

Phencyclidine (PCP) Toxicity

Physiology, Cardiac

Physiology, Pulse Pressure

Physiology, Respiratory Drive

Placental Abruption (Abruptio Placentae)

Pneumonia, Bacterial

Pneumothorax, Spontaneous

Pool Safety

Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)

Precautions, Universal

Pregnancy, Trauma

Pulse Oximetry

Purpura Fulminans

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Rattle Snake Toxicity

Recognizing Alcohol and Drug Impairment in the Workplace in Florida

Rhythm, Atrial Fibrillation (A Fib)

Rhythm, Pulseless Electrical Activity

Rhythm, Tachycardia, Paroxysmal Supraventricular (PSVT)

Rhythm, Tachycardia, Supraventricular (SVT)

Rhythm, Tachycardia, Ventricular (VT, V Tach)

Rule of Nines

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Salicylic Acid (Aspirin)

Seat Belt Injuries

Seizure

Seizure, Status Epilepticus

Sexual Assault, History and Physical

Shock

Shock, Cardiogenic

Shock, Hemorrhagic

Shock, Hypovolemic

Shock, Neurogenic

Shock, Septic (Sepsis)

Skin (Integument) Antiseptics

Smoking Cessation

Splenic Rupture

Splenic Trauma

Stress Management

Stridor

Stroke

Stroke Prevention

Suicide Risk

Sunscreens And Photoprotection

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Thermal Burns

Tick Removal

Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Torsade de Pointes

TPA Therapy

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Zika Virus

Zipper Injuries