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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.
- High-yield outline format covers content comprehensively and concisely and is bolstered by Q&A, clinical scenarios, and easy-to-remember bulleted content
- Up-to-date coverage of recent changes in the core curriculum
- Includes an online question bank with over 150 practice questions
List of contents
Section 1: PreparatoryChapter 1: Introduction to EMS SystemsChapter 2: Workforce Safety and WellnessChapter 3: EMS Communication and DocumentationChapter 4: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues in EMSChapter 5: The Human BodyChapter 6: Life Span DevelopmentSection 2: PharmacologyChapter 7: General PharmacologySection 3: Patient AssessmentChapter 8: Patient AssessmentSection 4: AirwayChapter 9: Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygen TherapySection 5: Medical EmergenciesChapter 10: Respiratory EmergenciesChapter 11: Cardiovascular and Hematological EmergenciesChapter 12: Neurological Emergencies: Stroke, Seizures, and SyncopeChapter 13: Immunological EmergenciesChapter 14: Toxicological EmergenciesChapter 15: Abdominal and Gastrointestinal EmergenciesChapter 16: Infectious Diseases and Personal ProtectionChapter 17: Altered Mental Status and Diabetic EmergenciesChapter 18: Psychiatric EmergenciesChapter 19: Genitourinary and Renal EmergenciesChapter 20: Gynecological EmergenciesSection 6: ShockChapter 21: Bleeding and ShockChapter 22: Mechanism of Injury, Kinematics of TraumaChapter 23: Soft Tissue InjuriesChapter 24: Head, Face, Neck, and Spine InjuriesChapter 25: Chest TraumaChapter 26: Abdominal and Genitourinary TraumaChapter 27: Orthopedic TraumaChapter 28: Environmental EmergenciesSection 7: Special Patient PopulationChapter 29: Obstetric and Neonatal EmergenciesChapter 30: Infants and ChildrenChapter 31: Assessment of the Geriatric PatientChapter 32: Patients with Special ChallengesSection 8: EMS OperationsChapter 33: Lifting and Moving PatientsChapter 34: Ambulance OperationsChapter 35: Gaining Access and ExtricationChapter 36: Incident ManagementChapter 37: Response to Hazardous Materials and TerrorismEnd of Book CrosswordsEnd of Chapter AnswersIndex
Summary
The ultimate one-stop success guide to the EMT-Basic exam—now fully updated
