TEST BANK
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,Test65Bank65for65Prehospital65Emergency65Care,6511th65edition65(Mistovich65et65al.)
Table65of65Contents:
PART651:65PREPARATORY65AND65PUBLIC65HEALTH
1.65Emergency65Medical65Care65Systems,65Research,65and65Public65Health
2.65Workforce65Safety65and65Wellness65of65the65EMT
3.65Medical,65Legal,65and65Ethical65Issues
4.65Documentation
5.65Communication
6.65Lifting65and65Moving65Patients
PART652:65ANATOMY,65PHYSIOLOGY,65AND65MEDICAL65TERMINOLOGY
7.65Anatomy,65Physiology,65and65Medical65Terminology
PART653:65PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
8.65Pathophysiology
PART654:65SPAN65DEVELOPMENT
9.65Life65Span65Development
PART655:65AIRWAY65MANAGEMENT,65ARTIFICIAL65VENTILATION,65AND65OXYGENAT
ION
10.65Airway65Management,65Artificial65Ventilation,65and65Oxygenation
PART656:65ASSESSMENT
11.65Vital65Signs,65Monitoring65Devices,65and65History65Taking
12.65Scene65Size-Up13.65Patient65Assessment
PART657:65GENERAL65PHARMACOLOGY65AND65MEDICATION65ADMINISTRATION
14.65General65Pharmacology65and65Medication65Administration
PART658:65SHOCK65AND65RESUSCITATION
15.65Shock65and65Resuscitation
PART659:65MEDICINE
16.65Respiratory65Emergencies
17.65Cardiovascular65Emergencies
18.65Altered65Mental65Status,65Stroke,65and65Headache
19.65Seizures65and65Syncope
20.65Acute65Diabetic65Emergencies
21.65Allergic65and65Anaphylactic65Reactions
22.65Toxicologic65Emergencies
23.65Abdominal,65Hematologic,65Gynecologic,65Genitourinary,65and65Renal65Emergencies
24.65Environmental65Emergencies
25.65Submersion65Incidents:65Drowning65and65Diving65Emergencies
26.65Psychiatric65Emergencies
PART6510:65TRAUMA
27.65Trauma65Overview:65The65Trauma65Patient65and65the65Trauma65System
28.65Bleeding65and65Soft65Tissue65Trauma
29.65Burns
,30.65Musculoskeletal65Trauma65and65Nontraumatic65Fractures
31.65Head65Trauma
32.65Spinal65Trauma65and65Spine65Motion65Restriction
33.65Eye,65Face,65and65Neck65Trauma
34.65Chest65Trauma
35.65Abdominal65and65Genitourinary65Trauma
36.65Multisystem65Trauma65and65Trauma65in65Special65Patient65Populations
PART6511:65SPECIAL65PATIENT65POPULATIONS
37.65Obstetrics65and65Care65of65the65Newborn
38.65Pediatrics
39.65Geriatrics
40.65Patients65with65Special65Challenges
41.65The65Combat65Veteran
PART6512:65EMS65OPERATIONS
42.65Ambulance65Operations65and65Air65Medical65Response
43.65Gaining65Access65and65Patient65Extrication
44.65Hazardous65Materials
45.65Multiple-Casualty65Incidents65and65Incident65Management
46.65EMS65Response65to65Terrorist65Incidents
, Prehospital65Emergency65Care,6512e65(Mistovich65et65al.)
Chapter651:6 5 Emergency65Care65Systems,65Research,65and65Public65Health
1) What65is65a65primary65purpose65of65the65modern-day65EMS65system?
A) Provide65a65means65of65transport65to65and65from65the65hospital
B) Ensure65that65all65members65of65society65have65equal65access65to65hospitals
C) Decrease65the65incidence65of65death65and65disability65related65to65injury65and65illness
D) Provide65emergency65health65care65services65to65medically65underserve
d65areas65Answer:6 5 C
Diff:652 Page65Ref:657
Objective:6 5 1-2
2) Most6 5 authorities6 5 agree6 5 that6 5 the6 5 modern-
day6 5 EMS6 5 system6 5 evolved6 5 after6 5 the6 5 release6 5 of6 5 which6 5 document?
A) The6 5 Emergency6 5 Medical6 5 Services6 5 Act6 5 of6 5 1973
B) The65white6 5 paper6 5 "Accidental6 5 Death6 5 and6 5 Disability:6 5 The6 5 Neglected6 5 Dis
ease6 5 of6 5 Mo65dern6 5 Society"6 5 in6 5 1966
C) The65 American6 5 Heart6 5 Association's6 5 Guidelines6 5 for6 5 Cardiac6 5 Resuscitation
D) Emergency65Medical6 5 Services:65Agenda6 5 for65the6 5 Future,
65in651965966 5 Answer:6 5 B
Diff:6 5 1 Page6 5 Ref:6 5 3
Objective: 1-2
3) An6 5 Emergency6 5 Medical6 5 Responder6 5 comes6 5 to6 5 you6 5 and6 5 states6 5 that6 5 he6 5 wo
uld6 5 like6 5 to6 5 wor65k6 5 for6 5 your6 5 emergency6 5 ambulance6 5 service6 5 on6 5 a6 5 full-
time6 5 basis.6 5 Knowing6 5 the6 5 National6 5 EMS6 5 Scope6 5 of6 5 Practice6 5 Model,6 5 you6 5 infor
m6 5 him6 5 of6 5 wh65ich6 5 element?
A) He6 5 will6 5 be6 5 able6 5 to6 5 take6 5 care6 5 of6 5 only6 5 patients6 5 with6 5 non-life-
threatening6 5 complaints
B) He6 5 will6 5 first6 5 need6 5 approval6 5 from6 5 your6 5 ambulance6 5 service's6 5 medical6 5 director
C) He6 5 will6 5 be6 5 able6 5 to6 5 work6 5 only6 5 with6 5 an6 5 Advanced6 5 EMT6 5 or6 5 paramedic
D) He65will6 5 first6 5 have65to6 5 become6 5 an6 5 Emergency65Medical
6 5 Technic65ian6 5 Answer:6 5 D
Diff:6 5 1 Page6 5 Ref:6 5 6-7
Objective: 1-1
4) As6 5 defined6 5 by65the6 5 National6 5 EMS6 5 Scope6 5 of6 5 Practice6 5 Model,6 5 the6
5 four6 5 levels6 5 of65EMS6 5 practitioners6 5 include:
A) Ambulance6 5 drivers
B) EMS6 5 medical6 5 director
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency65medical65dispatch
er65s6 5 Answer:6 5 C
Diff:6 5 1 Page6 5 Ref:6 5 6-7
Objective: 1-3
1
65
,Test65Bank65for65Prehospital65Emergency65Care,6511th65edition65(Mistovich65et65al.)
Table65of65Contents:
PART651:65PREPARATORY65AND65PUBLIC65HEALTH
1.65Emergency65Medical65Care65Systems,65Research,65and65Public65Health
2.65Workforce65Safety65and65Wellness65of65the65EMT
3.65Medical,65Legal,65and65Ethical65Issues
4.65Documentation
5.65Communication
6.65Lifting65and65Moving65Patients
PART652:65ANATOMY,65PHYSIOLOGY,65AND65MEDICAL65TERMINOLOGY
7.65Anatomy,65Physiology,65and65Medical65Terminology
PART653:65PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
8.65Pathophysiology
PART654:65SPAN65DEVELOPMENT
9.65Life65Span65Development
PART655:65AIRWAY65MANAGEMENT,65ARTIFICIAL65VENTILATION,65AND65OXYGENAT
ION
10.65Airway65Management,65Artificial65Ventilation,65and65Oxygenation
PART656:65ASSESSMENT
11.65Vital65Signs,65Monitoring65Devices,65and65History65Taking
12.65Scene65Size-Up13.65Patient65Assessment
PART657:65GENERAL65PHARMACOLOGY65AND65MEDICATION65ADMINISTRATION
14.65General65Pharmacology65and65Medication65Administration
PART658:65SHOCK65AND65RESUSCITATION
15.65Shock65and65Resuscitation
PART659:65MEDICINE
16.65Respiratory65Emergencies
17.65Cardiovascular65Emergencies
18.65Altered65Mental65Status,65Stroke,65and65Headache
19.65Seizures65and65Syncope
20.65Acute65Diabetic65Emergencies
21.65Allergic65and65Anaphylactic65Reactions
22.65Toxicologic65Emergencies
23.65Abdominal,65Hematologic,65Gynecologic,65Genitourinary,65and65Renal65Emergencies
24.65Environmental65Emergencies
25.65Submersion65Incidents:65Drowning65and65Diving65Emergencies
26.65Psychiatric65Emergencies
PART6510:65TRAUMA
27.65Trauma65Overview:65The65Trauma65Patient65and65the65Trauma65System
28.65Bleeding65and65Soft65Tissue65Trauma
29.65Burns
,30.65Musculoskeletal65Trauma65and65Nontraumatic65Fractures
31.65Head65Trauma
32.65Spinal65Trauma65and65Spine65Motion65Restriction
33.65Eye,65Face,65and65Neck65Trauma
34.65Chest65Trauma
35.65Abdominal65and65Genitourinary65Trauma
36.65Multisystem65Trauma65and65Trauma65in65Special65Patient65Populations
PART6511:65SPECIAL65PATIENT65POPULATIONS
37.65Obstetrics65and65Care65of65the65Newborn
38.65Pediatrics
39.65Geriatrics
40.65Patients65with65Special65Challenges
41.65The65Combat65Veteran
PART6512:65EMS65OPERATIONS
42.65Ambulance65Operations65and65Air65Medical65Response
43.65Gaining65Access65and65Patient65Extrication
44.65Hazardous65Materials
45.65Multiple-Casualty65Incidents65and65Incident65Management
46.65EMS65Response65to65Terrorist65Incidents
, Prehospital65Emergency65Care,6512e65(Mistovich65et65al.)
Chapter651:6 5 Emergency65Care65Systems,65Research,65and65Public65Health
1) What65is65a65primary65purpose65of65the65modern-day65EMS65system?
A) Provide65a65means65of65transport65to65and65from65the65hospital
B) Ensure65that65all65members65of65society65have65equal65access65to65hospitals
C) Decrease65the65incidence65of65death65and65disability65related65to65injury65and65illness
D) Provide65emergency65health65care65services65to65medically65underserve
d65areas65Answer:6 5 C
Diff:652 Page65Ref:657
Objective:6 5 1-2
2) Most6 5 authorities6 5 agree6 5 that6 5 the6 5 modern-
day6 5 EMS6 5 system6 5 evolved6 5 after6 5 the6 5 release6 5 of6 5 which6 5 document?
A) The6 5 Emergency6 5 Medical6 5 Services6 5 Act6 5 of6 5 1973
B) The65white6 5 paper6 5 "Accidental6 5 Death6 5 and6 5 Disability:6 5 The6 5 Neglected6 5 Dis
ease6 5 of6 5 Mo65dern6 5 Society"6 5 in6 5 1966
C) The65 American6 5 Heart6 5 Association's6 5 Guidelines6 5 for6 5 Cardiac6 5 Resuscitation
D) Emergency65Medical6 5 Services:65Agenda6 5 for65the6 5 Future,
65in651965966 5 Answer:6 5 B
Diff:6 5 1 Page6 5 Ref:6 5 3
Objective: 1-2
3) An6 5 Emergency6 5 Medical6 5 Responder6 5 comes6 5 to6 5 you6 5 and6 5 states6 5 that6 5 he6 5 wo
uld6 5 like6 5 to6 5 wor65k6 5 for6 5 your6 5 emergency6 5 ambulance6 5 service6 5 on6 5 a6 5 full-
time6 5 basis.6 5 Knowing6 5 the6 5 National6 5 EMS6 5 Scope6 5 of6 5 Practice6 5 Model,6 5 you6 5 infor
m6 5 him6 5 of6 5 wh65ich6 5 element?
A) He6 5 will6 5 be6 5 able6 5 to6 5 take6 5 care6 5 of6 5 only6 5 patients6 5 with6 5 non-life-
threatening6 5 complaints
B) He6 5 will6 5 first6 5 need6 5 approval6 5 from6 5 your6 5 ambulance6 5 service's6 5 medical6 5 director
C) He6 5 will6 5 be6 5 able6 5 to6 5 work6 5 only6 5 with6 5 an6 5 Advanced6 5 EMT6 5 or6 5 paramedic
D) He65will6 5 first6 5 have65to6 5 become6 5 an6 5 Emergency65Medical
6 5 Technic65ian6 5 Answer:6 5 D
Diff:6 5 1 Page6 5 Ref:6 5 6-7
Objective: 1-1
4) As6 5 defined6 5 by65the6 5 National6 5 EMS6 5 Scope6 5 of6 5 Practice6 5 Model,6 5 the6
5 four6 5 levels6 5 of65EMS6 5 practitioners6 5 include:
A) Ambulance6 5 drivers
B) EMS6 5 medical6 5 director
C) Paramedics
D) Emergency65medical65dispatch
er65s6 5 Answer:6 5 C
Diff:6 5 1 Page6 5 Ref:6 5 6-7
Objective: 1-3
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