TEST BANK For Emergency Care 14th Edition By Daniel
Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe And Edward T. Dickinson, All
Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
,Table of Contents
SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS
1. Introduction to Emergency Medical Care
2. Well-Being of the EMT
3. Lifting and Moving Patients
4. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
5. Medical Terminology
6. Anatomy and Physiology
7. Principles of Pathophysiology
8. Life Span Development
SECTION 2: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATION, AND ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION
9. Airway Management
10. Respiration and Artificial Ventilation
SECTION 3: PATIENT ASSESSMENT
11. Scene Size-Up
12. Primary Assessment
13. Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
14. Principles of Assessment
15. Secondary Assessment
16. Reassessment
17. Communication and Documentation
SECTION 4: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
18. General Pharmacology
19. Respiratory Emergencies
20. Cardiac Emergencies
21. Resuscitation
22. Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
23. Allergic Reaction
24. Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
25. Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies
26. Abdominal Emergencies
27. Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide
28. Hematologic and Renal Emergencies
SECTION 5: TRAUMA EMERGENCIES
29. Bleeding and Shock
30. Soft-Tissue Trauma
31. Chest and Abdominal Trauma
32. Musculoskeletal Trauma
33. Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine
34. Multisystem Trauma
35. Environmental Emergencies
SECTION 6: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
36. Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
37. Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges
SECTION 7: OPERATIONS
38. EMS Operations
39. Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management
40. Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
41. EMS Response to Terrorism
,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 Were
Not 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 1790
When 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
Agencies With The Development Of Emergency Medical Service Standards?
A) U.S. Department Of Transportation
B) U.S. Department Of The Interior
C) U.S. Department Of Health Services
D) U.S. Department Of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966
The National Highway Safety Act Charged The United States Department Of
Transportation (DOT) With Developing EMS Standards And Assisting The States To
Upgrade The Quality Of Their Prehospital Emergency Care.
, B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department Of The Interior Is Charged With The
Management And Conservation Of Federal Land And The Country's Natural
Resources.The Department Of Transportation Was Charged With Developing EMS
Standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although The U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services
Is Charged With Protecting The Health Of All Americans, The United States
Department Of Transportation Was Assigned The Task Of Developing Emergency
Medical Service Standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Is
Tasked With Protecting The Nation From Threats, It Was Established In 2002 And
Did Not Exist In 1966. It Was The U.S. Department Of Transportation That Was
ChargedWith Developing EMS Standards.
3) Which Of The Following Agencies Is Responsible For Establishing EMS System
Assessment Programs?
A) Department Of Health And Human Services (HHS)
B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A) INCORRECT.The
Department Of Health And Human Services (HHS) Is Not Responsible For EMS
System Assessment Programs.
B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Does Not
Establish EMS System Assessment Programs.
Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe And Edward T. Dickinson, All
Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
,Table of Contents
SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS
1. Introduction to Emergency Medical Care
2. Well-Being of the EMT
3. Lifting and Moving Patients
4. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
5. Medical Terminology
6. Anatomy and Physiology
7. Principles of Pathophysiology
8. Life Span Development
SECTION 2: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATION, AND ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION
9. Airway Management
10. Respiration and Artificial Ventilation
SECTION 3: PATIENT ASSESSMENT
11. Scene Size-Up
12. Primary Assessment
13. Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
14. Principles of Assessment
15. Secondary Assessment
16. Reassessment
17. Communication and Documentation
SECTION 4: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
18. General Pharmacology
19. Respiratory Emergencies
20. Cardiac Emergencies
21. Resuscitation
22. Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status
23. Allergic Reaction
24. Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
25. Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies
26. Abdominal Emergencies
27. Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide
28. Hematologic and Renal Emergencies
SECTION 5: TRAUMA EMERGENCIES
29. Bleeding and Shock
30. Soft-Tissue Trauma
31. Chest and Abdominal Trauma
32. Musculoskeletal Trauma
33. Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine
34. Multisystem Trauma
35. Environmental Emergencies
SECTION 6: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
36. Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
37. Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges
SECTION 7: OPERATIONS
38. EMS Operations
39. Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management
40. Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
41. EMS Response to Terrorism
,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 Were
Not 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 1790
When 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
Agencies With The Development Of Emergency Medical Service Standards?
A) U.S. Department Of Transportation
B) U.S. Department Of The Interior
C) U.S. Department Of Health Services
D) U.S. Department Of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966
The National Highway Safety Act Charged The United States Department Of
Transportation (DOT) With Developing EMS Standards And Assisting The States To
Upgrade The Quality Of Their Prehospital Emergency Care.
, B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department Of The Interior Is Charged With The
Management And Conservation Of Federal Land And The Country's Natural
Resources.The Department Of Transportation Was Charged With Developing EMS
Standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although The U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services
Is Charged With Protecting The Health Of All Americans, The United States
Department Of Transportation Was Assigned The Task Of Developing Emergency
Medical Service Standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Is
Tasked With Protecting The Nation From Threats, It Was Established In 2002 And
Did Not Exist In 1966. It Was The U.S. Department Of Transportation That Was
ChargedWith Developing EMS Standards.
3) Which Of The Following Agencies Is Responsible For Establishing EMS System
Assessment Programs?
A) Department Of Health And Human Services (HHS)
B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A) INCORRECT.The
Department Of Health And Human Services (HHS) Is Not Responsible For EMS
System Assessment Programs.
B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Does Not
Establish EMS System Assessment Programs.
