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Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson
All Chapters (1-41) | Q&A Verified with Explanations |Grade A+ Assured
ISBN 9780135379134
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS
Introduction to Emergency Medical Care
Well-Being of the EMT
Lifting and Moving Patients
Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Medical Terminology
Anatomy and Physiology
Principles of Pathophysiology
Life Span Development
SECTION 2: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATION, AND ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION
Airway Management
Respiration and Artificial Ventilation
SECTION 3: PATIENT ASSESSMENT
Scene Size-Up
Primary Assessment
Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
Principles of Assessment
Secondary Assessment
Reassessment
Communication and Documentation
SECTION 4: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
General Pharmacology
Respiratory Emergencies
Cardiac Emergencies
Resuscitation
Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
Allergic Reaction
Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies
Abdominal Emergencies
Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide
Hematologic and Renal Emergencies
SECTION 5: TRAUMA EMERGENCIES
Bleeding and Shock
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Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chest and Abdominal Trauma
Musculoskeletal Trauma
Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine
Multisystem Trauma
Environmental Emergencies
SECTION 6: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges
SECTION 7: OPERATIONS
EMS Operations
Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management
Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
EMS Response to Terrorism
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Chapter 1
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
earliest documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French
- Explanation:
A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first documented emergency
medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
werenot responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790,
the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and
to waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization
disappeared.
D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790when
the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
battle to waiting physicians.
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
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Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson
All Chapters (1-41) | Q&A Verified with Explanations |Grade A+ Assured
ISBN 9780135379134
~1~
, THIS DOCUMENT BELONGS TO TESTBANKSPROF
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS
Introduction to Emergency Medical Care
Well-Being of the EMT
Lifting and Moving Patients
Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Medical Terminology
Anatomy and Physiology
Principles of Pathophysiology
Life Span Development
SECTION 2: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATION, AND ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION
Airway Management
Respiration and Artificial Ventilation
SECTION 3: PATIENT ASSESSMENT
Scene Size-Up
Primary Assessment
Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
Principles of Assessment
Secondary Assessment
Reassessment
Communication and Documentation
SECTION 4: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
General Pharmacology
Respiratory Emergencies
Cardiac Emergencies
Resuscitation
Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
Allergic Reaction
Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies
Abdominal Emergencies
Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide
Hematologic and Renal Emergencies
SECTION 5: TRAUMA EMERGENCIES
Bleeding and Shock
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Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chest and Abdominal Trauma
Musculoskeletal Trauma
Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine
Multisystem Trauma
Environmental Emergencies
SECTION 6: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges
SECTION 7: OPERATIONS
EMS Operations
Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management
Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
EMS Response to Terrorism
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Chapter 1
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
earliest documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French
- Explanation:
A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first documented emergency
medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
werenot responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790,
the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and
to waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization
disappeared.
D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790when
the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
battle to waiting physicians.
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
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