Provides guidance and tools for taking the emergency medical technician exam, including two full-length practice tests and a description of the duties and responsibilities of EMTs.

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

Introduction to the EMT exam -- Introduction to emergency care -- Workforce safety and wellness -- Medical, legal, and ethical issues -- Communication and documentation -- Lifting and moving patients -- The human body -- Pathophysiology -- Lifespan Development -- Airway -- Shock and resuscitation -- General pharmacology -- Baseline vital signs and SAMPLE history -- Patient assessment -- Respiratory emergencies -- Cardiovascular emergencies -- Neurological emergencies -- Endocrine disorders -- Immunology and toxicology -- Hematology -- Abdominal/gastrointestinal and genitourinary/renal disorders -- Obstetrics/gynecology -- Behavioral and psychiatric emergencies -- Nontraumatic musculoskeletal disorders and diseases of the eyes, nose, and throat -- Bleeding and shock -- Soft tissue injuries, burns, and orthopedic trauma -- Chest, abdominal, and genitourinary trauma -- Injuries to the head, face, neck, and spine -- Environmental emergencies -- Special patient populations -- EMS operations -- EMT practice exams.