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Prehospital Emergency Care
Joseph Mistovich
12th Edition
Chapters 1-44 (Questions with Rationalized Answers)
,Table of Contents
Part 1: Preparatory and Public Health
1. Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health
2. Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT
3. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
4. Documentation
5. Communication
6. Lifting and Moving Patients
Part 2: Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology
7. Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology
Part 3: Pathophysiology
8. Pathophysiology
Part 4: Life Span Development
9. Life Span Development
Part 5: Airway Management, Respiration, Ventilation, and Oxygenation
10. Airway Management, Respiration, Ventilation, and Oxygenation
Part 6: Assessment
11. Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking
12. Scene Size-Up
13. Patient Assessment
Part 7: General Pharmacology and Medication Administration
14. General Pharmacology and Medication Administration
Part 8: Shock and Resuscitation
15. Shock and Resuscitation
Part 9: Medical Emergencies
16. Respiratory Emergencies
17. Cardiac Emergencies
18. Neurologic Emergencies
19. Endocrine Emergencies
20. Allergic Reactions
21. Poisoning and Toxicology
22. Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies
23. Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Emergencies
24. Genitourinary and Renal Emergencies
25. Gynecologic Emergencies
, 26. Hematologic Emergencies
27. Environmental Emergencies
Part 10: Trauma
28. Bleeding
29. Soft-Tissue Trauma
30. Face and Neck Trauma
31. Head Trauma
32. Spinal Injury and Spine Motion Restriction
33. Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma
34. Chest Trauma
35. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
36. Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations
Part 11: Special Patient Populations
37. Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
38. Patients with Special Challenges
39. The Combat Veteran
Part 12: EMS Operations
40. Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response
41. Gaining Access and Patient Extrication
42. Hazardous Materials
43. Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management
44. EMS Response to Terrorist Incidents and High-Threat/Active Shooter Incidents
, Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Service 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: 2
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: 2
Objective: 1-2
3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that they would like to work for
your emergency ambulance service on a full-time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of
Practice Model, you inform them of which element they need to attain first?
A) They will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening complaints.
B) They will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director.
C) They will be able to work only with an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) or
Paramedic.
D) They will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
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.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Prehospital Emergency Care
Joseph Mistovich
12th Edition
Chapters 1-44 (Questions with Rationalized Answers)
,Table of Contents
Part 1: Preparatory and Public Health
1. Emergency Medical Service Systems, Research, and Public Health
2. Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT
3. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
4. Documentation
5. Communication
6. Lifting and Moving Patients
Part 2: Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology
7. Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology
Part 3: Pathophysiology
8. Pathophysiology
Part 4: Life Span Development
9. Life Span Development
Part 5: Airway Management, Respiration, Ventilation, and Oxygenation
10. Airway Management, Respiration, Ventilation, and Oxygenation
Part 6: Assessment
11. Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking
12. Scene Size-Up
13. Patient Assessment
Part 7: General Pharmacology and Medication Administration
14. General Pharmacology and Medication Administration
Part 8: Shock and Resuscitation
15. Shock and Resuscitation
Part 9: Medical Emergencies
16. Respiratory Emergencies
17. Cardiac Emergencies
18. Neurologic Emergencies
19. Endocrine Emergencies
20. Allergic Reactions
21. Poisoning and Toxicology
22. Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies
23. Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Emergencies
24. Genitourinary and Renal Emergencies
25. Gynecologic Emergencies
, 26. Hematologic Emergencies
27. Environmental Emergencies
Part 10: Trauma
28. Bleeding
29. Soft-Tissue Trauma
30. Face and Neck Trauma
31. Head Trauma
32. Spinal Injury and Spine Motion Restriction
33. Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma
34. Chest Trauma
35. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
36. Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations
Part 11: Special Patient Populations
37. Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
38. Patients with Special Challenges
39. The Combat Veteran
Part 12: EMS Operations
40. Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response
41. Gaining Access and Patient Extrication
42. Hazardous Materials
43. Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management
44. EMS Response to Terrorist Incidents and High-Threat/Active Shooter Incidents
, Chapter 1 Emergency Medical Service 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: 2
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: 2
Objective: 1-2
3) An Emergency Medical Responder comes to you and states that they would like to work for
your emergency ambulance service on a full-time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of
Practice Model, you inform them of which element they need to attain first?
A) They will be able to take care of only patients with non-life-threatening complaints.
B) They will first need approval from your ambulance service's medical director.
C) They will be able to work only with an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) or
Paramedic.
D) They will first have to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
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.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
