PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN
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CHAPTERS 1-44 COVERED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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
16. Respiratory Emergencies
17. Cardiovascular Emergencies
18. Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache
19. Seizures and Syncope
20. Acute Diabetic Emergencies
21. Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions
22. Toxicologic Emergencies and Infectious Diseases
23. Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies
24. Environmental Emergencies
,PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN
25. Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies
26. Vulnerable Populations: Psychiatric Emergencies and Psychosocial Issues
PART 10: TRAUMA
27. Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System
28. Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma
29. Burns
30. Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures
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 and Active Shooter Incidents
, PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN
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 ANS >>
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," i n
1966
C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation
D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in 1996 ANS >> 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 yo
ur emergency ambulance service on a full-
time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, you inform them of which ele
ment 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). ANS >> 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 practitione rs
include:
A) Ambulance drivers.
B) EMS medical director.
C) Paramedics.
D) Emergency medical dispatchers. ANS >>
C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
TEST BANK
PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN |ALL
CHAPTERS 1-44 COVERED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
,PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN
TABLE OF CONTENT
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
16. Respiratory Emergencies
17. Cardiovascular Emergencies
18. Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache
19. Seizures and Syncope
20. Acute Diabetic Emergencies
21. Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions
22. Toxicologic Emergencies and Infectious Diseases
23. Abdominal, Hematologic, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies
24. Environmental Emergencies
,PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN
25. Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies
26. Vulnerable Populations: Psychiatric Emergencies and Psychosocial Issues
PART 10: TRAUMA
27. Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System
28. Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma
29. Burns
30. Musculoskeletal Trauma and Nontraumatic Fractures
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 and Active Shooter Incidents
, PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 12TH EDITION BY JOSEPH J. MISTOVICH, KEITH J. KARREN
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 ANS >>
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," i n
1966
C) The American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiac Resuscitation
D) Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future, in 1996 ANS >> 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 yo
ur emergency ambulance service on a full-
time basis. Knowing the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, you inform them of which ele
ment 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). ANS >> 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 practitione rs
include:
A) Ambulance drivers.
B) EMS medical director.
C) Paramedics.
D) Emergency medical dispatchers. ANS >>
C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
