McGraw-Hill's EMT-basic
By: Peter A. DiPrima, Jr., George P. Benedetto, Jr
Contributors: Benedetto, George P., Jr., author
Edition: Second Edition.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 437
ISBN-13: 9780071751278
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Emergency medicine; Emergency Treatment; Emergencies; Examinations, questions; Examination Questions; Emergency medical technicians; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Medical Technicians
Other titles: EMT-basic; Emergency medical technician-basic
Description: "<b>A complete review for EMT-Basic certification -- updated to reflect the new national standard</b><b>Includes online practice exam with over 600 questions</b> McGraw-Hill's EMT Basic provides a complete review of the coursework any first-responder (or recertifying EMT) must know to pass the recently-updated national certification exam. Written by EMT course directors, the book is presented in a high-yield outline format supplemented with Q&A, clinical scenarios, and a robust online practice exam that helps prepare you for test day.<b>Features</b></ul><li>Complete overview of every topic you must know on exam day <li>Reflects the recently updated National Standard Curriculum, released in Spring 2010 <li>NEW images facilitate learning (anatomical, instruments, equipment)<li>NEW practice exam at the end of the book<li>More Q&A, EKG images, and scenario cases to reinforce learning<li>High-yield chapters that include cases, bulleted content review with margin notes, and chapter-ending Q&As <li>NEW 150-question practice exam at the end of the book<li>Expert authorship from two highly experienced EMT-Basic course instructors who zero-in on exactly what you need to pass <li>Helpful test-taking tips throughout to guide your study</ul><b>The content you need to ace the exam:</b>Exam Preparation Tips;Preparatory;Airway;Patient Assesment;Medical Emergencies;Trauma;Pediatric Patients;Operations;Advanced Airway"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Exam Preparation Tips Section I: Preparatory Section 2: Airway Section 3: Patient Assesment Section 4: Medical Emergencies Section 5: Trauma Section 6: Pediatric Patients Section 7: Operations Section 8: Advanced Airway.