PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11TH EDITION 09/20/2025
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Prehospital Emergency Care 11th Edition
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,PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11TH EDITION 09/20/2025
Chapter 1 Emergency Care Systems, Research, and Public Health .............................................................4
Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT .................................................................................1
Chapter 3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues.................................................................................................1
Chapter 4 Documentation ................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 5 Communication ...............................................................................................................................1
Chapter 6 Lifting and Moving Patients...........................................................................................................1
Chapter 7 Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology .........................................................................1
Chapter 8 Pathophysiology ..............................................................................................................................1
Chapter 9 Life Span Development ...................................................................................................................1
Chapter 10 Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation .................................................1
Chapter 11 Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking ................................................................1
Chapter 12 Scene Size-Up.................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 13 Patient Assessment ........................................................................................................................1
Chapter 14 General Pharmacology and Medication Administration ...........................................................1
Chapter 15 Shock and Resuscitation ...............................................................................................................1
Chapter 16 Respiratory Emergencies..............................................................................................................1
Chapter 17 Cardiovascular Emergencies........................................................................................................1
Chapter 18 Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache ............................................................................1
Chapter 19 Seizures and Syncope ....................................................................................................................1
Chapter 20 Acute Diabetic Emergencies .........................................................................................................1
Chapter 21 Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions ..........................................................................................1
Chapter 22 Toxicologic Emergencies ..............................................................................................................1
Chapter 23 Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies ...................1
Chapter 24 Environmental Emergencies ........................................................................................................1
Chapter 25 Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies ......................................................1
Chapter 26 Psychiatric Emergencies ...............................................................................................................1
Chapter 27 Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System ...........................................1
Chapter 28 Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma ................................................................................................1
Chapter 29 Burns ..............................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 30 Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures .............................................................1
Chapter 31 Head Trauma.................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 32 Spinal Trauma and Spine Motion Restriction ............................................................................1
Chapter 33 Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma ........................................................................................................1
Chapter 34 Chest Trauma ................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 35 Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma .....................................................................................1
Chapter 36 Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations ...........................................1
,PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11TH EDITION 09/20/2025
Chapter 37 Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn ...........................................................................................1
Chapter 38 Pediatrics........................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 39 Geriatrics .......................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 40 Patients with Special Challenges..................................................................................................1
Chapter 41 The Combat Veteran ....................................................................................................................1
Chapter 42 Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response ....................................................................1
Chapter 43 Gaining Access and Patient Extrication ......................................................................................1
Chapter 44 Hazardous Materials.....................................................................................................................1
Chapter 45 Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management............................................................1
Chapter 46 EMS Response to Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction ....................................1
, PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11TH EDITION 09/20/2025
Chapter 1 Emergency Care Systems, Research, and Public Health
1) What is a primary purpose of the modern-day EMS system?
A) Provide a means of transport to and from the hospital
B) Ensure that all members of society have equal access to hospitals
C) Decrease the incidence of death and disability related to injury and illness
D) Provide emergency health care services to medically underserved areas
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7
Objective: 1-2
2) Most authorities agree that the modern-day EMS system evolved after the release of which
document?
A) The Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973
B) The white paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society" in 1966
C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation
D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in 1996
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Objective: 1-2
3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that he would like to work for
your emergency ambulance service on a full-time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of
Practice Model, you inform him of which element?
A) He will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening complaints
B) He will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director
C) He will be able to work only with an Advanced EMT or paramedic
D) He will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6-7
Objective: 1-1
4) As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS
practitioners include:
A) Ambulance drivers
B) EMS medical director
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency medical dispatchers
Complete Test Bank_
Prehospital Emergency Care 11th Edition
(Joseph J. Mistovich, Keith J. Karren, Brent Hafen) All chapters 1-46 (Q&A) Latest 2025 A+
Rated
T T
E E
S S
T T
B B
A A
N N
K K
,PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11TH EDITION 09/20/2025
Chapter 1 Emergency Care Systems, Research, and Public Health .............................................................4
Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT .................................................................................1
Chapter 3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues.................................................................................................1
Chapter 4 Documentation ................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 5 Communication ...............................................................................................................................1
Chapter 6 Lifting and Moving Patients...........................................................................................................1
Chapter 7 Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology .........................................................................1
Chapter 8 Pathophysiology ..............................................................................................................................1
Chapter 9 Life Span Development ...................................................................................................................1
Chapter 10 Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation .................................................1
Chapter 11 Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking ................................................................1
Chapter 12 Scene Size-Up.................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 13 Patient Assessment ........................................................................................................................1
Chapter 14 General Pharmacology and Medication Administration ...........................................................1
Chapter 15 Shock and Resuscitation ...............................................................................................................1
Chapter 16 Respiratory Emergencies..............................................................................................................1
Chapter 17 Cardiovascular Emergencies........................................................................................................1
Chapter 18 Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache ............................................................................1
Chapter 19 Seizures and Syncope ....................................................................................................................1
Chapter 20 Acute Diabetic Emergencies .........................................................................................................1
Chapter 21 Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions ..........................................................................................1
Chapter 22 Toxicologic Emergencies ..............................................................................................................1
Chapter 23 Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies ...................1
Chapter 24 Environmental Emergencies ........................................................................................................1
Chapter 25 Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies ......................................................1
Chapter 26 Psychiatric Emergencies ...............................................................................................................1
Chapter 27 Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System ...........................................1
Chapter 28 Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma ................................................................................................1
Chapter 29 Burns ..............................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 30 Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures .............................................................1
Chapter 31 Head Trauma.................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 32 Spinal Trauma and Spine Motion Restriction ............................................................................1
Chapter 33 Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma ........................................................................................................1
Chapter 34 Chest Trauma ................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 35 Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma .....................................................................................1
Chapter 36 Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations ...........................................1
,PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11TH EDITION 09/20/2025
Chapter 37 Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn ...........................................................................................1
Chapter 38 Pediatrics........................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 39 Geriatrics .......................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 40 Patients with Special Challenges..................................................................................................1
Chapter 41 The Combat Veteran ....................................................................................................................1
Chapter 42 Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response ....................................................................1
Chapter 43 Gaining Access and Patient Extrication ......................................................................................1
Chapter 44 Hazardous Materials.....................................................................................................................1
Chapter 45 Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management............................................................1
Chapter 46 EMS Response to Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction ....................................1
, PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 11TH EDITION 09/20/2025
Chapter 1 Emergency Care Systems, Research, and Public Health
1) What is a primary purpose of the modern-day EMS system?
A) Provide a means of transport to and from the hospital
B) Ensure that all members of society have equal access to hospitals
C) Decrease the incidence of death and disability related to injury and illness
D) Provide emergency health care services to medically underserved areas
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7
Objective: 1-2
2) Most authorities agree that the modern-day EMS system evolved after the release of which
document?
A) The Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973
B) The white paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society" in 1966
C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation
D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in 1996
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Objective: 1-2
3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that he would like to work for
your emergency ambulance service on a full-time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of
Practice Model, you inform him of which element?
A) He will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening complaints
B) He will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director
C) He will be able to work only with an Advanced EMT or paramedic
D) He will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6-7
Objective: 1-1
4) As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, the four levels of EMS
practitioners include:
A) Ambulance drivers
B) EMS medical director
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency medical dispatchers
