The EMT Basic Exam Review [Paperback]

Kirsten M. Elling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 4, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1401891527 | ISBN-13: 978-1401891527 | Edition: 1

Written to meet the DOT National Standard Curriculum The EMT-Basic Exam Review will assist anyone preparing to become certified as an EMT-Basic. There are 1,500 questions included in 33 chapters which cover the cognitive and affective objectives in the DOT National Standard Curriculum. The questions reflect the state and national EMS exams to better prepare learners for the exam. For those who want even more review a CD-ROM is included containing two fulllength practice exams with the rationales for the correct and incorrect answers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (August 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401891527
• ISBN-13: 978-1401891527
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,325,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kirsten (Kirt) Elling is a career paramedic in the Town of Colonie and seasonally at Whiteface Mountain in upstate New York. She began EMS work in 1988 as an EMT/firefighter. She has been an EMS educator since 1990 teaching basic and advanced EMS programs at Hudson Valley Community College's Paramedic Program in Troy, New York. Kirt serves as Regional Faculty for the NYS DOH, Bureau of EMS and the American Heart Association.
Kirt has written numerous scripts for the EMS training video series PULSE: Emergency Medical Update, and was an adjunct writer for the 1998 revision of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, EMT-Paramedic and EMT-Intermediate: National Standard Curricula and the National EMS Education Standards Instructional Guidelines for EMT.

Kirt's list of books include:

The Emergency Medical Responder Review
The EMT-B Exam Review
Why-Driven EMS Enrichment
The Paramedic Exam Review
EMT-Intermediate Exam Review
Principles of Assessment
Paramedic: Anatomy & Physiology
Paramedic: Pathophysiology
Paramedic Pharmacology Applications
PharmaFlash Cards

She has a passion for triathlons and marathons, and enjoys teaching, writing, traveling, and spending time with her family. Through her writing, teaching, and work she sincerely dedicated to improving the quality of patient care in the out of hospital setting.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend for NREMT testing!, January 3, 2012

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This review is from: The EMT Basic Exam Review (Paperback)

In addition to my extensive course materials (including a lot of personal notes), misc. online materials, & another "flashcard" quick/small/portable study aid, *THIS* was probably the most helpful piece in my preparation for the NREMT exam. I had reviewed this book at a local brick-and-mortar but was kind of put off by the price tag (nearly double than what you'll see here) so I knew what it contained already. Once I spotted it on Amazon & a more reasonable price I knew it'd be a worthy purchase.

For those who have not had the advantage of thumbing through it already:
Book is split into 33 chapters/sections of quizzes (ranging from 25-90 questions) - though admittedly, in my state, the last section of advanced airways is inapplicable as EMT-B's cannot actually intubate (Ptl/Combi/King LT, yes; ET tubes, no) so I simply skipped that final section. There is also a CD that includes a practice test as well as specific questions in specific areas you can designate for a "study plan" - be aware that the CD does include a few seriously weird typos/sentence structures (CD gets 3-stars on its own).

Also worth mentioning that this book adheres to the AHA's 2010 change in CPR/etc as well as containing the National Registry's psychomotor exam sheets (to clue you in on specific "criticals" they will be looking for) *HOWEVER* these sheets are/have changed effective Jan.1, 2012 (as noted on the NREMT's site).

To summarize: the main reason you should check this out, borrow it, purchase it, etc is it will familiarize you with the test format & question styles you WILL see on the National Registry. A+ job by the author.