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, Table cof cContents
Chapter c1 cIntroduction cto cEMS cSystems c 1
Chapter c2 cLegal cand cEthical cPrinciples cof cEmergency cCare 8
Chapter c3 cWellness cand cSafety cof cthe cEmergency cMedical cResponder 15
Chapter c4 cIntroduction cto cMedical cTerminology, cHuman cAnatomy, 21
Chapter c5 cIntroduction cto cPathophysiology 27
Chapter c6 cPrinciples cof cLifting, cMoving, cand cPositioning cof cPatients 33
Chapter c7 cPrinciples cof cEffective cCommunication 39
Chapter c8 cPrinciples cof cEffective cDocumentation45
Chapter c9 cPrinciples cof cAirway cManagement cand cVentilation 51
Chapter c10 cPrinciples cof cOxygen cTherapy 59
Chapter c11 cPrinciples cof cResuscitation 64
Chapter c12 cObtaining ca cMedical cHistory cand cVital
cSigns c 70 cChapter c13 cPrinciples cof cPatient cAssessment
76
Chapter c14 cCaring cfor cCardiac cEmergencies 83
Chapter c15 cCaring cfor cRespiratory cEmergencies c 90
c Chapter c16 cCaring cfor cCommon cMedical cEmergencies
96
Chapter c17 cCaring cfor cEnvironmental cEmergencies 104
Chapter c18 cCaring cfor cSoft-Tissue cInjuries cand cBleeding
c 110 cChapter c19 cRecognition cand cCare cof cShock 117
Chapter c20 cCaring cfor cMuscle cand cBone cInjuries
c125 cChapter c21 cCaring cfor cHead cand cSpine
cInjuries 132
Chapter c22 cCaring cfor cChest cand cAbdominal cEmergencies 137
Chapter c23 cCare cDuring cPregnancy cand cChildbirth 143
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,Chapter c24 cCaring cfor cInfants cand cChildren 150
Chapter c25 cSpecial cConsiderations cfor cthe cGeriatric cPatient 156
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, Chapter c26 cIntroduction cto cEMS cOperations cand cHazardous cResponse 162
Chapter c27 cIntroduction cto cMultiple-Casualty cIncidents, cthe cIncident cCommand cSystem, c c 171
Chapter c1 Introduction cto cEMS cSystems
1) What cterm/phrase cis cused cwhen creferring cto cthe cchain cof chuman cresources cand cemergency
cservices clinked ctogether cto cprovide ccontinuous cemergency ccare cfrom cthe cscene cto cthe
cmedical cfacility?
A) EMT cresources
B) 911 cservices
C) EMS csystem
D) Emergency cservices cCorrect cAnswer:
cC cDiff: c1 c Page cRef: c4-5
Objective: c 1
2) The cMedical cDirector cis ca cphysician cwho cassumes cthe cultimate cresponsibility cfor:
A) standards, cprotocols, cand cevaluation cof cpatient ccare.
B) certification cand clicensure cof cEMRs.
C) staffing cdecisions cand chiring.
D) answering cand cdispatching c911 ccalls. cCorrect
cAnswer: cA cDiff: c1 c Page cRef: c6
Objective: c 1
3) You chave creceived can corder cover cthe cphone cfrom cthe cMedical cDirector cto cadminister
coxygen cto cthe cpatient. cThis cwould cbe ccalled:
A) off-line cmedical cdirection.
B) on-line cmedical cdirection.
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1
, Table cof cContents
Chapter c1 cIntroduction cto cEMS cSystems c 1
Chapter c2 cLegal cand cEthical cPrinciples cof cEmergency cCare 8
Chapter c3 cWellness cand cSafety cof cthe cEmergency cMedical cResponder 15
Chapter c4 cIntroduction cto cMedical cTerminology, cHuman cAnatomy, 21
Chapter c5 cIntroduction cto cPathophysiology 27
Chapter c6 cPrinciples cof cLifting, cMoving, cand cPositioning cof cPatients 33
Chapter c7 cPrinciples cof cEffective cCommunication 39
Chapter c8 cPrinciples cof cEffective cDocumentation45
Chapter c9 cPrinciples cof cAirway cManagement cand cVentilation 51
Chapter c10 cPrinciples cof cOxygen cTherapy 59
Chapter c11 cPrinciples cof cResuscitation 64
Chapter c12 cObtaining ca cMedical cHistory cand cVital
cSigns c 70 cChapter c13 cPrinciples cof cPatient cAssessment
76
Chapter c14 cCaring cfor cCardiac cEmergencies 83
Chapter c15 cCaring cfor cRespiratory cEmergencies c 90
c Chapter c16 cCaring cfor cCommon cMedical cEmergencies
96
Chapter c17 cCaring cfor cEnvironmental cEmergencies 104
Chapter c18 cCaring cfor cSoft-Tissue cInjuries cand cBleeding
c 110 cChapter c19 cRecognition cand cCare cof cShock 117
Chapter c20 cCaring cfor cMuscle cand cBone cInjuries
c125 cChapter c21 cCaring cfor cHead cand cSpine
cInjuries 132
Chapter c22 cCaring cfor cChest cand cAbdominal cEmergencies 137
Chapter c23 cCare cDuring cPregnancy cand cChildbirth 143
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,Chapter c24 cCaring cfor cInfants cand cChildren 150
Chapter c25 cSpecial cConsiderations cfor cthe cGeriatric cPatient 156
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, Chapter c26 cIntroduction cto cEMS cOperations cand cHazardous cResponse 162
Chapter c27 cIntroduction cto cMultiple-Casualty cIncidents, cthe cIncident cCommand cSystem, c c 171
Chapter c1 Introduction cto cEMS cSystems
1) What cterm/phrase cis cused cwhen creferring cto cthe cchain cof chuman cresources cand cemergency
cservices clinked ctogether cto cprovide ccontinuous cemergency ccare cfrom cthe cscene cto cthe
cmedical cfacility?
A) EMT cresources
B) 911 cservices
C) EMS csystem
D) Emergency cservices cCorrect cAnswer:
cC cDiff: c1 c Page cRef: c4-5
Objective: c 1
2) The cMedical cDirector cis ca cphysician cwho cassumes cthe cultimate cresponsibility cfor:
A) standards, cprotocols, cand cevaluation cof cpatient ccare.
B) certification cand clicensure cof cEMRs.
C) staffing cdecisions cand chiring.
D) answering cand cdispatching c911 ccalls. cCorrect
cAnswer: cA cDiff: c1 c Page cRef: c6
Objective: c 1
3) You chave creceived can corder cover cthe cphone cfrom cthe cMedical cDirector cto cadminister
coxygen cto cthe cpatient. cThis cwould cbe ccalled:
A) off-line cmedical cdirection.
B) on-line cmedical cdirection.
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