Paramedic national standards self test
By: Charly D. Miller.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 471
ISBN-13: 9780131999879
Subjects: Medical emergencies -- Examinations, questions, etc; Emergency medical personnel -- Examinations, questions, etc; Emergencies -- United States -- Examination Questions; Emergency Medical Services -- United States -- Examination Questions; Allied Health Personnel -- United States -- Examination Questions
Genres: Examinations, questions, etc; Examination Questions
Notes: At head of title: Brady.

"Self-Test"--Cover

"Based on the 1998 Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum as set forth by the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and The 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Card (Circulation, Volume 112, Issue 24, Supplement: December 13, 2005)"--T.p.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments --; title: About the author --; title: About this text --; title: How to use this text --; title: Suggestions for written examination preparation and execution --; title: Suggestions for practical examinations preparation and execution --; title: Test section 1 (90 questions ; 1 hour and 30 minutes allotted for completion) --; title: EMS systems --; title: Paramedic roles and responsibilities -- -- The; title: well-being of the paramedic --; title: Illness and injury prevention --; title: Medical and legal aspects of advanced prehospital care --; title: Ethics in advanced prehospital care --; title: Life-span development --; title: Therapeutic communications --; title: Care-provider communication --; title: Documentation -- --; title: Test section 2 (150 questions ; 2 hours and 30 minutes allotted for completion) --; title: General principles of pathophysiology --; title: History taking --; title: Physical exam techniques --; title: Patient assessment --; title: Clinical decision making --; title: Assessment-based management --; title: Trauma systems and mechanism of injury --; title: Hemorrhage and shock --; title: Test section 3 (120 questions ; 2 hours allotted for completion) --; title: General pharmacology --; title: Venous access and medication administration techniques --; title: Test section 4 (135 questions ; 2 hours and 15 minutes allotted for completion) --; title: EMS-administered drugs --; title: Test section 5 (102 questions ; 1 hour and 42 minutes allotted for completion) --; title: Airway management and ventilation --; title: Test section 6 (165 questions ; 2 hours and  45 minutes allotted for completion) --; title: Soft-tissue trauma --; title: Burns --; title: Head and face trauma --; title: Spine trauma --; title: Thoracic trauma --; title: Abdominal trauma --; title: Musculoskeletal trauma --; title: Test section 7 (180 questions ; 3 hours allotted for completion) --; title: Electrophysiology of the heart --; title: Basic dysrhythmia identification (using Lead II) --; title: Cardiovascular disorders and management --; title: Test section 8 (120 questions ; 2 hours allotted for completion) --; title: Pulmonary emergencies --; title: Neurologic emergencies --; title: Allergies and anaphylaxis --; title: Test section 9 (120 questions ; 2 hours allotted for completion) --; title: Endocrine emergencies --; title: Gastroenteric emergencies --; title: Renal/urological emergencies --; title: Toxicological emergencies --; title: Hematological emergencies --; title: Test section 10 (103 questions ; 1 hour and 45 minutes allotted for completion) --; title: Alcoholism and substance abuse --; title: Environmental conditions --; title: Infectious and communicable diseases --; title: Behavioral and psychiatric disorders --; title: Abuse and assault --; title: Patients with special challenges --; title: Test section 11 (120 questions ; 2 hours allotted for completion) --; title: Gynecology --; title: Obstetrics --; title: Neonatology --; title: Pediatrics --; title: Geriatrics --; title: Test section 12 (120 questions ; 2 hours allotted for completion) --; title: Ambulance operations --; title: Medical incident command --; title: Rescue awareness and operations --; title: Hazardous materials incidents --; title: Crime scene awareness --; title: Fibrinoloytic therapy administration eligibility --; title: Additional medical terminology, abbreviations, and symbols --; title: Test section 14 (45 questions ; 45 minutes allotted for completion) --; title: Multiple-lead ECG analysis (4-lead and 12-lead ECGs) --; title: Appendix --; title: Blank answer sheets --; title: Test section 7 ECG identification blank answer sheets --; title: Test section 1 answer key --; title: Test section 2 answer key --; title: Test section 3 answer key --; title: Test section 4 answer key --; title: Test section 5 answer key --; title: Test section 6 answer key --; title: Test section 7 answer key --; title: Test section 8 answer key --; title: Test section 9 answer key --; title: Test section 10 answer key --; title: Test section 11 answer key --; title: Test section 12 answer key --; title: Test section 13 answer key --; title: Test section 14 answer key --; title: Information regarding the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) --; title: NREMT paramedic skills and oral station evaluation sheets, as published by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.