This extensively updated review is the highly motivated EMT's ultimate tool for test preparation. Expanding on two successful editions, the third edition:
? Is based on the 1994 EMT-B National Standard Curriculum.
? Uses the self-test format to target the areas you need to study further.
? Includes multiple-choice as well as scenario-based questions-types utilized in national and state exams-to sharpen your test-taking skills.
? References answers to the best-selling Brady texts, Emergency Care,10th Edition; Prehospital Emergency Care, 7th Edition.
? Contains a section on preparing for any practical exam.
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978-0-13-170787-0 (9780131707870)
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Charly D. Miller is a nationally known Emergency Medical Services author, instructor, and consultant, who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. A paramedic since 1985 (including nine years as a Denver General paramedic, in Denver, Colorado), Charly is a seasoned prehospital emergency care provider. With her additional experience as a psychiatric medical technician and an Army National Guard combat helicopter medic, Charly is one of the United States' most exciting and entertaining EMS educators.
Acknowledgements vii
About The Author ix
About This Text xi
How To Use This Text xiii
Suggestions for Written Examination Preparation and Execution xvii
Suggestions for Practical Examination Preparation and Execution xxi
TEST SECTION ONE 1
PREPARATORY
(225 Questions; 3 Hours and 45 Minutes allotted for completion.)
Introduction to Emergency Medical Care
Well-Being of the EMT-Basic
Medical/Legal and Ethical Issues
The Human Body
Baseline Vital signs and History-Taking
Lifting and Moving Patients
TEST SECTION TWO 45
AIRWAY
(120 Questions; 2 Hours allotted for completion.)
Respiratory Anatomy
Respiratory Assessment
Techniques of Artificial Ventilation
Airway Adjuncts
Suctioning and Suction Devices
Oxygen Therapy
Special Airway Considerations
Obstructed Airway Management
Rescue Breathing
TEST SECTION THREE 71
PATIENT ASSESSMENT
(120 Required Questions; 2 Hours allotted for completion.
60 Elective Questions; 3 Hours allotted for entire
section completion.)
Scene Size-Up
Initial Assessment
Focused History and Physical Exam-Trauma Patients
Focused History and Physical Exam-Medical Patients
Detailed Physical Exam
Ongoing Assessment
Communications
Documentation
Elective Group of Medical Terminology, Abbreviations and Symbols
Questions
TEST SECTION FOUR 111
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
(135 Questions; 2 Hours and 15 Minutes allotted for completion.)
General Pharmacology
Respiratory Emergencies
Metered-dose Inhalers
Cardiac Emergencies
Nitroglycerin
Aspirin
Automated External Defibrillation
TEST SECTION FIVE 145
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
(150 Questions; 2 Hour and 30 Minutes allotted for completion.)
Altered Mental Status
Diabetes
Stroke
Allergies
Ingested Poisoning and Overdose
Environmental Emergencies
Behavioral Emergencies
Patient Restraint
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TEST SECTION SIX 185
TRAUMA
(120 Questions; 2 Hours allotted for completion.)
Bleeding and Shock
Soft Tissue Injuries
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Spine Injuries
Burns
TEST SECTION SEVEN 211
OB/GYN, PEDIATRIC AND GERIATRIC PATIENTS
(105 Questions; 1 Hour and 45 Minutes allotted for completion.)
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatric Age and Developmental Differences
Pediatric Airway Differences
Pediatric Assessment Considerations
Pediatric Emergency Care Considerations
Pediatric Seizures, Poisoning, Fevers, and Drowning
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Pediatric Trauma, Child Abuse and Neglect
Geriatric Patient Considerations
Cerebral Vascular Accidents
TEST SECTION EIGHT 239
OPERATIONS
(60 Questions; 1 Hour allotted for completion.)
Ambulance Operation
Scene Operations
Rescue Operations
Hazardous Materials Incident Management
Multiple-Casualty Incident Management
Infectious Diseases
TEST SECTION NINE 257
RANDOM-ORDERED QUESTIONS
(135 Questions; 2 Hours and 15 Minutes allotted for completion.)
Acute Abdomen
Basic Life Support
CONTENTS v
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Dual Lumen Airways
Eye Injuries
Glasgow Coma Scale, Revised Trauma Score, Apgar Score
Head and Spine Injuries
Inhaled and Injected Poisonings
Medical Terminology
TEST SECTION TEN: (AN ELECTIVE SECTION) 289
ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
(75 Questions; 1 Hour and 15 Minutes allotted for completion.)
Airway Anatomy Review (repeated per DOT emphasis)
Adult Orotracheal Intubation
Pediatric Orotracheal Intubation
Endotracheal Tube Suctioning
Nasogastric Tube Insertion
TEST SECTION ELEVEN: (AN ELECTIVE SECTION) 307
ACLS-ASSIST SKILLS
(40 Questions; 40 Minutes allotted for completion.)
Assisting with Endotracheal Intubation
Assisting with ECG Application and Use
Assisting with IV Therapy
APPENDIX:
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Test Section 1 Answer Key
Test Section 2 Answer Key
Test Section 3 Answer Key
Test Section 4 Answer Key
Test Section 5 Answer Key
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