Item #: 950-7876-05
ISBN: 0131707876
Author: Charly D. Miller Publisher: Prentice Hall Format: Paperback
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This extensively updated review is the
highly motivated EMT's ultimate tool for test preparation. Expanding on
two successful editions, the third edition:
Is based on the 1994 EMT-B
National Standard Curriculum.
Uses the self-test format to target
the areas you need to study further.
Includes multiple-choice as well as
scenario-based questions–types utilized in national and state exams–to
sharpen your test-taking skills.
References answers to the
best-selling Brady texts, Emergency Care,10th Edition; Prehospital
Emergency Care, 7th Edition.
Contains a section on preparing for
any practical exam.
416 pp.
EMT-B National Standards Self-Test,
3/E - Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
About The Author
About This Text
How To Use This Text
Suggestions For Written Examination
Preparation And Execution
Suggestions For Practical Examination
Preparation And Execution
Test Section One 1
Preparatory
(225 Questions; 3 Hours And 45 Minutes Allotted For Completion.)
Introduction To Emergency Medical Care
Well-Being Of The EMT Basic
Medical/Legal And Ethical Issues
The Human Body
Baseline Vital Signs And History-Taking
Lifting And Moving Patients
Test Section Two
Airway
(120 Questions; 2 Hours Allotted For Completion.)
Respiratory Anatomy
Respiratory Assessment
Techniques Of Artificial Ventilation
Airway Adjuncts
Suctioning And Suction Devices
Oxygen Therapy
Special Airway Considerations
Obstructed Airway Management
Rescue Breathing
Test Section Three
Patient Assessment
(120 Required Questions; 2 Hours Allotted For Completion.
60 Elective Questions; 3 Hours Allotted For Entire
Section Completion.)
Scene Size-Up
Initial Assessment
Focused History And Physical Exam–Trauma Patients
Focused History And Physical Exam–Medical Patients
Detailed Physical Exam
Ongoing Assessment
Communications
Documentation
Elective Group Of Medical Terminology, Abbreviations And Symbols
Questions
Test Section Four
Medical Emergencies
(135 Questions; 2 Hours And 15 Minutes Allotted For Completion.)
General Pharmacology
Respiratory Emergencies
Metered-Dose Inhalers
Cardiac Emergencies
Nitroglycerin
Aspirin
Automated External Defibrillation
Test Section Five
Medical Emergencies
(150 Questions; 2 Hour And 30 Minutes Allotted For Completion.)
Altered Mental Status
Diabetes
Stroke
Allergies
Ingested Poisoning And Overdose
Environmental Emergencies
Behavioral Emergencies
Patient Restraint
IV Contents
Test Section Six
Trauma
(120 Questions; 2 Hours Allotted For Completion.)
Bleeding And Shock
Soft Tissue Injuries
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Spine Injuries
Burns
Test Section Seven
OB/GYN, Pediatric And Geriatric Patients
(105 Questions; 1 Hour And 45 Minutes Allotted For Completion.)
Obstetrics And Gynecology
Pediatric Age And Developmental Differences
Pediatric Airway Differences
Pediatric Assessment Considerations
Pediatric Emergency Care Considerations
Pediatric Seizures, Poisoning, Fevers, And Drowning
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Pediatric Trauma, Child Abuse And Neglect
Geriatric Patient Considerations
Cerebral Vascular Accidents
Test Section Eight
Operations
(60 Questions; 1 Hour Allotted For Completion.)
Ambulance Operation
Scene Operations
Rescue Operations
Hazardous Materials Incident Management
Multiple-Casualty Incident Management
Infectious Diseases
Test Section Nine
Random-Ordered Questions
(135 Questions; 2 Hours And 15 Minutes Allotted For Completion.)
Acute Abdomen
Basic Life Support
Contents V
Drug And Alcohol Abuse
Dual Lumen Airways
Eye Injuries
Glasgow Coma Scale, Revised Trauma Score, Apgar Score
Head And Spine Injuries
Inhaled And Injected Poisonings
Medical Terminology
Test Section Ten: (An Elective Section)
Advanced Airway Management
(75 Questions; 1 Hour And 15 Minutes Allotted For Completion.)
Airway Anatomy Review (Repeated Per Dot Emphasis)
Adult Orotracheal Intubation
Pediatric Orotracheal Intubation
Endotracheal Tube Suctioning
Nasogastric Tube Insertion
Test Section Eleven: (An Elective Section) 307
ACLS-Assist Skills
(40 Questions; 40 Minutes Allotted For Completion.)
EMT-B National Standards Self-Test