TEST BANK
Prehospital:
EMERGENCY CARE
11th Edition,(Mistovich et al.)
TEST BANK
,Test Bank for Prehospital Emergency Care, 11th edition (Mistovich et al.)
Table54of54Contents:
PART541:54PREPARATORY54AND54PUBLIC54HEALTH
1.54Emergency54Medical54Care54Systems,54Research,54and54Public54Health
2.54Workforce54Safety54and54Wellness54of54the54EMT
3.54Medical,54Legal,54and54Ethical54Issues
4.54Documentation
5.54Communication
6.54Lifting54and54Moving54Patients
PART542:54ANATOMY,54PHYSIOLOGY,54AND54MEDICAL54TERMINOLOGY
7.54Anatomy,54Physiology,54and54Medical54Terminology
PART543:54PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
8.54Pathophysiology
PART544:54SPAN54DEVELOPMENT
9.54Life54Span54Development
PART545:54AIRWAY54MANAGEMENT,54ARTIFICIAL54VENTILATION,54AND54OXYGENAT
ION
10.54Airway54Management,54Artificial54Ventilation,54and54Oxygenation
PART546:54ASSESSMENT
11.54Vital54Signs,54Monitoring54Devices,54and54History54Taking
12.54Scene54Size-Up13.54Patient54Assessment
PART547:54GENERAL54PHARMACOLOGY54AND54MEDICATION54ADMINISTRATION
14.54General54Pharmacology54and54Medication54Administration
PART548:54SHOCK54AND54RESUSCITATION
15.54Shock54and54Resuscitation
PART549:54MEDICINE
16.54Respiratory54Emergencies
17.54Cardiovascular54Emergencies
18.54Altered54Mental54Status,54Stroke,54and54Headache
19.54Seizures54and54Syncope
20.54Acute54Diabetic54Emergencies
21.54Allergic54and54Anaphylactic54Reactions
22.54Toxicologic54Emergencies
23.54Abdominal,54Hematologic,54Gynecologic,54Genitourinary,54and54Renal54Emergencies
24.54Environmental54Emergencies
25.54Submersion54Incidents:54Drowning54and54Diving54Emergencies
26.54Psychiatric54Emergencies
PART5410:54TRAUMA
27.54Trauma54Overview:54The54Trauma54Patient54and54the54Trauma54System
28.54Bleeding54and54Soft54Tissue54Trauma
29.54Burns
30.54Musculoskeletal54Trauma54and54Nontraumatic54Fractures
,31.54Head54Trauma
32.54Spinal54Trauma54and54Spine54Motion54Restriction
33.54Eye,54Face,54and54Neck54Trauma
34.54Chest54Trauma
35.54Abdominal54and54Genitourinary54Trauma
36.54Multisystem54Trauma54and54Trauma54in54Special54Patient54Populations
PART5411:54SPECIAL54PATIENT54POPULATIONS
37.54Obstetrics54and54Care54of54the54Newborn
38.54Pediatrics
39.54Geriatrics
40.54Patients54with54Special54Challenges
41.54The54Combat54Veteran
PART5412:54EMS54OPERATIONS
42.54Ambulance54Operations54and54Air54Medical54Response
43.54Gaining54Access54and54Patient54Extrication
44.54Hazardous54Materials
45.54Multiple-Casualty54Incidents54and54Incident54Management
46.54EMS54Response54to54Terrorist54Incidents
, Prehospital54Emergency54Care,5411e54(Mistovich54et54al.)
Chapter541:5 4 Emergency54Care54Systems,54Research,54and54Public54Health
1) What54is54a54primary54purpose54of54the54modern-day54EMS54system?
A) Provide54a54means54of54transport54to54and54from54the54hospital
B) Ensure54that54all54members54of54society54have54equal54access54to54hospitals
C) Decrease54the54incidence54of54death54and54disability54related54to54injury54and54illness
D) Provide54emergency54health54care54services54to54medically54underserve
d54areas54Answer:5 4 C
Diff:542 Page54Ref:547
Objective:5 4 1-2
2) Most5 4 authorities5 4 agree5 4 that5 4 the5 4 modern-
day5 4 EMS5 4 system5 4 evolved5 4 after5 4 the5 4 release5 4 of5 4 which5 4 document?
A) The5 4 Emergency5 4 Medical5 4 Services5 4 Act5 4 of5 4 1973
B) The54white5 4 paper5 4 "Accidental5 4 Death5 4 and5 4 Disability:5 4 The5 4 Neglected5 4 Dis
ease5 4 of5 4 Mo54dern5 4 Society"5 4 in5 4 1966
C) The54 American5 4 Heart5 4 Association's5 4 Guidelines5 4 for5 4 Cardiac5 4 Resuscitation
D) Emergency54Medical5 4 Services:54Agenda5 4 for54the5 4 Future,
54in541954965 4 Answer:5 4 B
Diff:5 4 1 Page5 4 Ref:5 4 3
Objective: 1-2
3) An5 4 Emergency5 4 Medical5 4 Responder5 4 comes5 4 to5 4 you5 4 and5 4 states5 4 that5 4 he5 4 wo
uld5 4 like5 4 to5 4 wor54k5 4 for5 4 your5 4 emergency5 4 ambulance5 4 service5 4 on5 4 a5 4 full-
time5 4 basis.5 4 Knowing5 4 the5 4 National5 4 EMS5 4 Scope5 4 of5 4 Practice5 4 Model,5 4 you5 4 infor
m5 4 him5 4 of5 4 wh54ich5 4 element?
A) He5 4 will5 4 be5 4 able5 4 to5 4 take5 4 care5 4 of5 4 only5 4 patients5 4 with5 4 non-life-
threatening5 4 complaints
B) He5 4 will5 4 first5 4 need5 4 approval5 4 from5 4 your5 4 ambulance5 4 service's5 4 medical5 4 director
C) He5 4 will5 4 be5 4 able5 4 to5 4 work5 4 only5 4 with5 4 an5 4 Advanced5 4 EMT5 4 or5 4 paramedic
D) He54will5 4 first5 4 have54to5 4 become5 4 an5 4 Emergency54Medical
5 4 Technic54ian5 4 Answer:5 4 D
Diff:5 4 1 Page5 4 Ref:5 4 6-7
Objective: 1-1
4) As5 4 defined5 4 by54the5 4 National5 4 EMS5 4 Scope5 4 of5 4 Practice5 4 Model,5 4 the5
4 four5 4 levels5 4 of54EMS5 4 practitioners5 4 include:
A) Ambulance5 4 drivers
B) EMS5 4 medical5 4 director
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency54medical54dispatch
er54s5 4 Answer:5 4 C
Diff:5 4 1 Page5 4 Ref:5 4 6-7
Objective: 1-3
1
Prehospital:
EMERGENCY CARE
11th Edition,(Mistovich et al.)
TEST BANK
,Test Bank for Prehospital Emergency Care, 11th edition (Mistovich et al.)
Table54of54Contents:
PART541:54PREPARATORY54AND54PUBLIC54HEALTH
1.54Emergency54Medical54Care54Systems,54Research,54and54Public54Health
2.54Workforce54Safety54and54Wellness54of54the54EMT
3.54Medical,54Legal,54and54Ethical54Issues
4.54Documentation
5.54Communication
6.54Lifting54and54Moving54Patients
PART542:54ANATOMY,54PHYSIOLOGY,54AND54MEDICAL54TERMINOLOGY
7.54Anatomy,54Physiology,54and54Medical54Terminology
PART543:54PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
8.54Pathophysiology
PART544:54SPAN54DEVELOPMENT
9.54Life54Span54Development
PART545:54AIRWAY54MANAGEMENT,54ARTIFICIAL54VENTILATION,54AND54OXYGENAT
ION
10.54Airway54Management,54Artificial54Ventilation,54and54Oxygenation
PART546:54ASSESSMENT
11.54Vital54Signs,54Monitoring54Devices,54and54History54Taking
12.54Scene54Size-Up13.54Patient54Assessment
PART547:54GENERAL54PHARMACOLOGY54AND54MEDICATION54ADMINISTRATION
14.54General54Pharmacology54and54Medication54Administration
PART548:54SHOCK54AND54RESUSCITATION
15.54Shock54and54Resuscitation
PART549:54MEDICINE
16.54Respiratory54Emergencies
17.54Cardiovascular54Emergencies
18.54Altered54Mental54Status,54Stroke,54and54Headache
19.54Seizures54and54Syncope
20.54Acute54Diabetic54Emergencies
21.54Allergic54and54Anaphylactic54Reactions
22.54Toxicologic54Emergencies
23.54Abdominal,54Hematologic,54Gynecologic,54Genitourinary,54and54Renal54Emergencies
24.54Environmental54Emergencies
25.54Submersion54Incidents:54Drowning54and54Diving54Emergencies
26.54Psychiatric54Emergencies
PART5410:54TRAUMA
27.54Trauma54Overview:54The54Trauma54Patient54and54the54Trauma54System
28.54Bleeding54and54Soft54Tissue54Trauma
29.54Burns
30.54Musculoskeletal54Trauma54and54Nontraumatic54Fractures
,31.54Head54Trauma
32.54Spinal54Trauma54and54Spine54Motion54Restriction
33.54Eye,54Face,54and54Neck54Trauma
34.54Chest54Trauma
35.54Abdominal54and54Genitourinary54Trauma
36.54Multisystem54Trauma54and54Trauma54in54Special54Patient54Populations
PART5411:54SPECIAL54PATIENT54POPULATIONS
37.54Obstetrics54and54Care54of54the54Newborn
38.54Pediatrics
39.54Geriatrics
40.54Patients54with54Special54Challenges
41.54The54Combat54Veteran
PART5412:54EMS54OPERATIONS
42.54Ambulance54Operations54and54Air54Medical54Response
43.54Gaining54Access54and54Patient54Extrication
44.54Hazardous54Materials
45.54Multiple-Casualty54Incidents54and54Incident54Management
46.54EMS54Response54to54Terrorist54Incidents
, Prehospital54Emergency54Care,5411e54(Mistovich54et54al.)
Chapter541:5 4 Emergency54Care54Systems,54Research,54and54Public54Health
1) What54is54a54primary54purpose54of54the54modern-day54EMS54system?
A) Provide54a54means54of54transport54to54and54from54the54hospital
B) Ensure54that54all54members54of54society54have54equal54access54to54hospitals
C) Decrease54the54incidence54of54death54and54disability54related54to54injury54and54illness
D) Provide54emergency54health54care54services54to54medically54underserve
d54areas54Answer:5 4 C
Diff:542 Page54Ref:547
Objective:5 4 1-2
2) Most5 4 authorities5 4 agree5 4 that5 4 the5 4 modern-
day5 4 EMS5 4 system5 4 evolved5 4 after5 4 the5 4 release5 4 of5 4 which5 4 document?
A) The5 4 Emergency5 4 Medical5 4 Services5 4 Act5 4 of5 4 1973
B) The54white5 4 paper5 4 "Accidental5 4 Death5 4 and5 4 Disability:5 4 The5 4 Neglected5 4 Dis
ease5 4 of5 4 Mo54dern5 4 Society"5 4 in5 4 1966
C) The54 American5 4 Heart5 4 Association's5 4 Guidelines5 4 for5 4 Cardiac5 4 Resuscitation
D) Emergency54Medical5 4 Services:54Agenda5 4 for54the5 4 Future,
54in541954965 4 Answer:5 4 B
Diff:5 4 1 Page5 4 Ref:5 4 3
Objective: 1-2
3) An5 4 Emergency5 4 Medical5 4 Responder5 4 comes5 4 to5 4 you5 4 and5 4 states5 4 that5 4 he5 4 wo
uld5 4 like5 4 to5 4 wor54k5 4 for5 4 your5 4 emergency5 4 ambulance5 4 service5 4 on5 4 a5 4 full-
time5 4 basis.5 4 Knowing5 4 the5 4 National5 4 EMS5 4 Scope5 4 of5 4 Practice5 4 Model,5 4 you5 4 infor
m5 4 him5 4 of5 4 wh54ich5 4 element?
A) He5 4 will5 4 be5 4 able5 4 to5 4 take5 4 care5 4 of5 4 only5 4 patients5 4 with5 4 non-life-
threatening5 4 complaints
B) He5 4 will5 4 first5 4 need5 4 approval5 4 from5 4 your5 4 ambulance5 4 service's5 4 medical5 4 director
C) He5 4 will5 4 be5 4 able5 4 to5 4 work5 4 only5 4 with5 4 an5 4 Advanced5 4 EMT5 4 or5 4 paramedic
D) He54will5 4 first5 4 have54to5 4 become5 4 an5 4 Emergency54Medical
5 4 Technic54ian5 4 Answer:5 4 D
Diff:5 4 1 Page5 4 Ref:5 4 6-7
Objective: 1-1
4) As5 4 defined5 4 by54the5 4 National5 4 EMS5 4 Scope5 4 of5 4 Practice5 4 Model,5 4 the5
4 four5 4 levels5 4 of54EMS5 4 practitioners5 4 include:
A) Ambulance5 4 drivers
B) EMS5 4 medical5 4 director
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency54medical54dispatch
er54s5 4 Answer:5 4 C
Diff:5 4 1 Page5 4 Ref:5 4 6-7
Objective: 1-3
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