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Author:

Chapleau, Will.

Title:

Barron's EMT : emergency medical technician exam / Will Chapleau, Melissa Alexander.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

Barron's,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

ix, 395 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Emergency medicine--Examinations.
Emergency medical technicians--Licenses.
Firefighters--Vocational guidance.

Other Authors:

Alexander, Melissa.

Notes:

Includes index. Rev. ed. of: Barron's how to prepare for the EMT basic exam / Will Chapleau. c2003.

Contents:

Introduction to the EMT exam -- Introduction to emergency care -- Well-being of the EMT -- Medical, legal, and ethical issues -- The human body -- Baseline vital signs and sample history -- Lifting and moving patients -- Airway -- Patient assessment -- Communications -- General pharmacology -- Respiratory emergencies -- Cardiac emergencies -- Diabetes/altered mental status -- Allergies and poisoning/overdose -- Environmental emergencies -- Behavioral emergencies -- Obstetrics/gynecology -- Bleeding and shock -- Dealing with injuries -- Injuries to the head and spine -- Infants and children -- Ambulance operations -- Final exams.

ISBN:

0764139371 (alk. paper)
9780764139376 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)163614052

LCCN:

2007031516

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)