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- Published
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Australia ; Lawrenceville, NJ :
Thomson/Peterson's
©2005.
- Language
- English
- Other Authors
- Item Description
- At head of title, 3rd ed.: Arco.
3rd ed. by Greg Santa-Maria.
Publisher varies: Lawrenceville, NJ : Peterson's, 20<10>. - Physical Description
- volumes ; 28 cm
- ISBN
- 9780768943641
- Before You Begin
- How This Book Is Organized
- Special Study Features
- You're Well on Your Way to Success
- Top 10 Ways to Raise Your Score
- Part I. All About the EMT
- 1. Getting Started
- Levels of Certification
- Job Description of the EMT
- Responding to a Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) Emergency
- Responding to a Terrorist Attack
- Clinical Integration
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
- Preparing for the Cognitive Exam
- Examination Day
- What Happens After You Pass Your Exam?
- Types of EMS-Provider Agencies
- Summing It Up
- Part II. Diagnosing Strengths and Weaknesses
- 2. Practice Test 1: Diagnostic
- Preparing to Take the Diagnostic Test
- Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation
- Cardiology and Resuscitation
- Trauma
- Medical; Obstetrics and Gynecology
- EMS Operations
- Using Your Diagnostic Test Results to Guide Your Studying
- Answer Keys and Explanations
- Part III. EMT Review
- 3. Content Review
- Medical Terminology
- Topographic Anatomy
- Anatomy and Physiology by Body System
- Disease and Injury Recognition and Management by System
- Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation
- Cardiology and Resuscitation
- Trauma
- Medical; Obstetrics and Gynocology
- Pediatrics and Childbirth
- Continue to Educate Yourself
- Summing It Up
- 4. EMT Practical Skills Evaluation
- Guidelines for Taking a Practical Skills Examination
- The Practical Skills
- Practicing Skills
- Skills Examination Day
- EMT Skills Performance Sheets
- Summing It Up
- Part IV. Practice Tests
- Practice Test 2
- Answer Key and Explanations
- Practice Test 3
- Answer Key and Explanations
- Appendixes
- A. Availability of Training
- B. Professional EMS Organizations and Journals