TEST BANK for Prehospital Emergency Care (12th Edition) by Joseph Mistovich, Keith Karren, Brent Hafen | Verified Full Chapters 1–50 | Latest 2025 Update

Test Bank for Prehospital Emergency Care 12th
Edition by Joseph J. Mistovich, Keith J. Karren
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, Table of Content
Part 1 Preparatory and Public Health
Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and
Public Health
Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT
Chapter 3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Chapter 4 Documentation
Chapter 5 Communication
Chapter 6 Lifting and Moving Patients
Part 2 Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology
Chapter 7 Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology
Chapter 8 Pathophysiology
Part 4 Life Span Development
Chapter 9 Life Span Development
Part 5 Airway Management, Respiration, Ventilation, and
Oxygenation
Chapter 10 Airway Management, Respiration, Ventilation, and
Oxygenation
Part 6 Assessment
Components of the Patient Assessment: an Overview
Chapter 11 Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking
Chapter 12 Scene Size-Up
Chapter 13 Patient Assessment
Part 7 General Pharmacology and Medication Administration
Chapter 14 General Pharmacology and Medication Administration
Part 8 Shock and Resuscitation
Chapter 15 Shock and Resuscitation
Part 9 Medical
Chapter 16 Respiratory Emergencies
Chapter 17 Cardiovascular Emergencies
Chapter 18 Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache
Chapter 19 Seizures and Syncope
Chapter 20 Acute Diabetic Emergencies
Chapter 21 Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions

,Chapter 22 Toxicologic Emergencies and Infectious Diseases
Chapter 23 Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary,
and Renal Emergencies
Chapter 24 Environmental Emergencies
Chapter 25 Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving
Emergencies
Chapter 26 Vulnerable Populations: Psychiatric Emergencies and
Psychosocial Issues
Part 10 Trauma
Chapter 27 Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the
Trauma System
Chapter 28 Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma
Chapter 29 Burns
Chapter 30 Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures
Chapter 31 Head Trauma
Chapter 32 Spinal Injury and Spine Motion Restriction
Chapter 33 Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma
Chapter 34 Chest Trauma
Chapter 35 Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
Chapter 36 Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient
Populations
Part 11 Special Patient Populations
Chapter 37 Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
Chapter 38 Patients with Special Challenges
Chapter 39 The Combat Veteran
Part 12 EMS Operations
Chapter 40 Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response
Chapter 41 Gaining Access and Patient Extrication
Chapter 42 Hazardous Materials
Chapter 43 Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management
Chapter 44 EMS Response to Terrorist Incidents and High Threat
and Active Shooter Incidents

, Chapter 1 Emergency Care Systems, Research, and Public Health
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