This text offers additional features that bring the beginner paramedic student to the next level:

• Voices of experience: Each module opens with a vignette from a seasoned paramedic about lessons from the field
• Module quizzes: Each module concludes with a multiple-choice quiz similar to national certification exams, allowing students to test themselves in a standard testing format
• Mass casualty and weapons of mass destruction: Exceeds the U.S. DOT 1998 EMT-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum with a chapter dedicated to mass-casualty incidents and weapons of mass destruction