Since 1971, Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured has advanced how EMS students are trained around the globe, becoming the #1 EMT training resource instructors have trusted for decades. This powerful digital and print resource enables EMS instructors to progressively build student knowledge, teach them to effectively assess and treat patients, and prepare them for the intellectual and emotional challenges EMTs face every day.
Developed by Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group—in partnership with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and renowned EMS experts in the field—Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Thirteenth Edition with Navigate Advantage Access is the comprehensive digital and print EMT training solution EMS instructors have been looking for.
Find everything you need to train your EMT students to become deeply knowledgeable, effective, and confident clinicians in your community:
Comprehensive content is aligned to current standards and current research.
- The Thirteenth Edition’s text has been thoroughly updated to align with the most current national certification standards and authorities, namely the National EMS Education Standards 2021, the National Scope of Practice Model, the National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines, and the 2025 ILCOR/AHA guidelines for CPR/ECC and first aid.
- Pediatric and geriatric content is now seamlessly integrated throughout the training materials. In keeping with current EMS Education Standards, content on pediatric and geriatric care is given the same level of importance as other EMS education topics, ensuring that practitioners will be knowledgeable on how to best assess and treat all patients, including these special populations.
Soft-skills development and mental health materials train students for today’s EMS challenges.
- The Thirteenth Edition’s new and updated content educates students in how to communicate effectively with patients in numerous challenging situations. New and expanded discussions address health literacy, medical fear, family-centered care, nonverbal communication, verbal de-escalation techniques, death and dying, cultural awareness, and more.
- Expanded content on EMS mental health discusses how to regulate job stress, preserve mental health, and build resilience. Topics include compassion fatigue, psychologically traumatizing events, post-traumatic stress, suicide awareness, cultural diversity on the job, workplace civility, and more.
Innovative learning tools engage every student and prepare them for successful careers.
- New technology-enhanced items (TEIs) and assessments help students build critical thinking skills, analyze complex cases, and prepare for rigorous exams.
- Mental health simulations and resources, soft-skill simulations, and updated virtual patient cases prepare students for the realities of today’s EMS calls.
- High-quality case studies, active learning activities, TestPrep, and more engage students in the ways they prefer to learn.
This Advantage print and digital package contains a suite of proven content and technologies to engage every student and enable them to succeed in the classroom and in their careers:
Content: Print Textbook, Audiobook, and eBook
Instruction: Instructor Guide, Assessments, Lecture Slides, Lecture Outlines, Skill Drill Slides, Skill Evaluation Sheets, Learning Objectives, Case Studies, Student Workbook Answer Key, Simulation Training Support and Scenarios, Skill Videos, Active Learning Activities
Student Learning Materials: Responder Mental Health Resources, TestPrep (with Primer), Assessment in Action, Flashcards, Soft-Skill Simulations, Virtual Mentor Lectures, and Virtual Patient Cases.
Table of Contents
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Thirteenth Edition
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 PREPARATORY
Chapter 1 EMS Systems and Public Health
Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness
Chapter 3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Chapter 4 Communications and Documentation
Chapter 5 Medical Terminology
Chapter 6 The Human Body
Chapter 7 Life Span Development
Chapter 8 Lifting and Moving Patients
Chapter 9 The Team Approach to Health Care
SECTION 2 PATIENT ASSESSMENT
Chapter 10 Patient Assessment
SECTION 3 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
Chapter 11 Airway and Ventilation Management
SECTION 4 PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter 12 Principles of Pharmacology and Medication Administration
SECTION 5 SHOCK AND RESUSCITATION
Chapter 13 Shock
Chapter 14 BLS Resuscitation
SECTION 6 MEDICAL
Chapter 15 Medical Overview
Chapter 16 Respiratory Emergencies
Chapter 17 Cardiovascular Emergencies
Chapter 18 Neurologic Emergencies
Chapter 19 Gastrointestinal and Urologic Emergencies
Chapter 20 Endocrine and Hematologic Emergencies
Chapter 21 Allergy and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 22 Toxicology
Chapter 23 Behavioral Health Emergencies
SECTION 7 TRAUMA
Chapter 24 Trauma Overview
Chapter 25 Bleeding
Chapter 26 Soft-Tissue Injuries
Chapter 27 Face and Neck Injuries
Chapter 28 Head and Spine Injuries
Chapter 29 Chest Injuries
Chapter 30 Abdominal and Genitourinary Injuries
Chapter 31 Orthopaedic Injuries
Chapter 32 Environmental Emergencies
SECTION 8 SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS
Chapter 33 Gynecologic Emergencies
Chapter 34 Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
Chapter 35 Patients With Special Challenges
SECTION 9 EMS OPERATIONS
Chapter 36 Transport Operations
Chapter 37 Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue
Chapter 38 Incident Management
Chapter 39 Terrorism Response and Disaster Management
Glossary
Index
