Master the EMT Certification Exam

by Peterson's

Overview

Peterson's® Master™ the EMT Certification Exam is a comprehensive source that offers the essential test prep needed to help readers score their best on the qualifying exam to become an emergency medical technician. This new edition covers all of the segment categories on the test itself as well as CPR, shock, and incident management. Also provided are valuable techniques to physically and mentally prepare for the exam, tips to manage your study time, and ways to reduce test anxiety so that you can focus and do your absolute best.

3 full-length practice tests—all with detailed answer explanations

Diagnostic test to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses

In-depth subject reviews covering all sections of the test

Latest training methods to handle terrorism and mass casualty emergencies

Instructions on how to properly handle HAZMAT emergencies

Listings of state EMT agencies, as well as EMS organizations and journals

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780768943641
Publisher:	Peterson's
Publication date:	07/30/2019
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	261,877
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	17 Years

Table of Contents

Before You Begin vii

How This Book Is Organized vii

Special Study Features viii

You're Well on Your Way to Success viii

Top 10 Ways to Raise Your Score ix

Part I All About the EMT

1 Getting Started 3

Levels of Certification 4

Job Description of the EMT 6

Responding to a Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) Emergency 8

Responding to a Terrorist Attack 11

Clinical Integration 12

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing 14

Preparing for the Cognitive Exam 15

Examination Day 19

What Happens After You Pass Your Exam? 21

Types of EMS-Provider Agencies 23

Summing It Up 25

Part II Diagnosing Strengths and Weaknesses

2 Practice Test 1: Diagnostic 33

Preparing to Take the Diagnostic Test 33

Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation 34

Cardiology and Resuscitation 41

Trauma 47

Medical; Obstetrics and Gynecology 53

EMS Operations 62

Using Your Diagnostic Test Results to Guide Your Studying 69

Answer Keys and Explanations 71

Part III EMT Review

3 Content Review 105

Medical Terminology 105

Topographic Anatomy 123

Anatomy and Physiology by Body System 125

Disease and Injury Recognition and Management by System 139

Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation 140

Cardiology and Resuscitation 143

Trauma 146

Medical; Obstetrics and Gynocology 150

Pediatrics and Childbirth 153

Continue to Educate Yourself 162

Summing It Up 165

4 EMT Practical Skills Evaluation 167

Guidelines for Taking a Practical Skills Examination 167

The Practical Skills 167

Practicing Skills 168

Skills Examination Day 169

EMT Skills Performance Sheets 170

Summing It Up 195

Part IV Practice Tests

Practice Test 2 201

Answer Key and Explanations 212

Practice Test 3 223

Answer Key and Explanations 236

Appendixes

A Availability of Training 251

B Professional EMS Organizations and Journals 259