The ultimate one-stop success guide to the EMT-Basic exam—now fully updated
If you want the highest score possible on the EMT-Basic exam, there's no better study partner than McGraw-Hill EMT-Basic Exam Review book. Based on in-the-trenches insights from a seasoned EMT instructor, this streamlined, skill-building study guide helps you think through pre-hospital medicine while covering every must-know topic on the exam. Each chapter begins with a clinical scenario followed by a bulleted overview of key topics and is summarized by retention-enhancing Q&As at the end of every chapter. Also included are valuable exam preparation tips, the do's and don'ts of answering multiple-choice questions, plenty of clinical pearls, and photographs to help you identify critical instruments and equipment.
Now thoroughly updated and revised, the third edition of McGraw-Hill EMT-Basic Exam Review comes with an online question bank that allows you to choose your questions by topic and pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses, which is an ideal way to prepare for the exam. McGraw-Hill EMT-Basic Exam Review is packed with everything you need to boost your confidence—and your score.
Author | DIPRIMA |
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Table Of Content | Section 1: Preparatory Chapter 1: Introduction to EMS Systems Chapter 2: Workforce Safety and Wellness Chapter 3: EMS Communication and Documentation Chapter 4: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues in EMS Chapter 5: The Human Body Chapter 6: Life Span Development Section 2: Pharmacology Chapter 7: General Pharmacology Section 3: Patient Assessment Chapter 8: Patient Assessment Section 4: Airway Chapter 9: Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygen Therapy Section 5: Medical Emergencies Chapter 10: Respiratory Emergencies Chapter 11: Cardiovascular and Hematological Emergencies Chapter 12: Neurological Emergencies: Stroke, Seizures, and Syncope Chapter 13: Immunological Emergencies Chapter 14: Toxicological Emergencies Chapter 15: Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Emergencies Chapter 16: Infectious Diseases and Personal Protection Chapter 17: Altered Mental Status and Diabetic Emergencies Chapter 18: Psychiatric Emergencies Chapter 19: Genitourinary and Renal Emergencies Chapter 20: Gynecological Emergencies Section 6: Shock Chapter 21: Bleeding and Shock Chapter 22: Mechanism of Injury, Kinematics of Trauma Chapter 23: Soft Tissue Injuries Chapter 24: Head, Face, Neck, and Spine Injuries Chapter 25: Chest Trauma Chapter 26: Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma Chapter 27: Orthopedic Trauma Chapter 28: Environmental Emergencies Section 7: Special Patient Population Chapter 29: Obstetric and Neonatal Emergencies Chapter 30: Infants and Children Chapter 31: Assessment of the Geriatric Patient Chapter 32: Patients with Special Challenges Section 8: EMS Operations Chapter 33: Lifting and Moving Patients Chapter 34: Ambulance Operations Chapter 35: Gaining Access and Extrication Chapter 36: Incident Management Chapter 37: Response to Hazardous Materials and Terrorism End of Book Crosswords End of Chapter Answers Index
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Publish Date | 20 Jul 2015 |