Review
Foundational basic concepts sourced from U.S. government health and safety agencies—built for EMT-Basic exam prep.
Assessment
The Primary Assessment: A Systematic ABCDE Approach
How federal EMS guidance frames scene safety, rapid assessment, and life-threat identification for every patient encounter.
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Airway
Airway & Breathing: Opening the Path for Oxygen
Foundational airway positioning, breathing evaluation, and oxygen principles aligned with NIH and CDC respiratory guidance.
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Cardiac
Sudden Cardiac Arrest & High-Quality CPR
What federal health agencies emphasize about cardiac arrest recognition, immediate CPR, and early defibrillation.
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Trauma
Bleeding Control & Shock Recognition
Hemorrhage management and perfusion assessment grounded in CDC trauma triage and NIH clinical references.
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Professional
Scope of Practice, Ethics & Patient Privacy
How NHTSA frames EMS systems and how HHS HIPAA rules protect patient information in the field.
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Documentation
SOAP Documentation for EMS Reports
How structured Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan charting supports continuity of care and medicolegal accountability.
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Triage
START Triage for Mass-Casualty Incidents
The Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment algorithm for sorting adult trauma patients when demand exceeds transport resources.
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Triage
JumpSTART Pediatric MCI Triage
Pediatric-specific triage modifications for children in mass-casualty events when adult START criteria do not apply.
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Triage
SALT Triage: Sort, Assess, Lifesaving, Treatment
The SALT mass-gathering triage model that integrates lifesaving interventions before final transport priority assignment.
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Triage
Transport Priority in Multi-Patient Incidents
How to allocate limited ambulances among triaged patients when several compete for the next transport resource.
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Assessment
Glasgow Coma Scale in Head Injury Assessment
Scoring eye, verbal, and motor responses to quantify neurologic status and guide trauma transport decisions.
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Assessment
Burn TBSA Estimation and Severity
Using body surface area rules to estimate burn extent and identify patients who need burn center or critical care resources.
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Assessment
Stroke Recognition and EMS Action
FAST screening, time-sensitive transport, and prehospital actions that preserve eligibility for hospital stroke interventions.
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Assessment
Vital Sign Interpretation at the EMT-Basic Level
Reading blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and SpO₂ together to identify perfusion failure and guide first interventions.
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Pharmacology
EMT-Basic Medication Contraindications
When protocol medications must be withheld because patient factors create unacceptable risk at the basic level.
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Pharmacology
Assisting Patients With Prescribed Medications
When EMT-Basics may help patients self-administer prescribed or protocol-authorized medications versus when to withhold and transport.
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Pharmacology
Matching Presentations to EMT-Basic Protocol Drugs
Linking chief complaint patterns to the correct basic-level medication while respecting allergies and protocol limits.
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Pharmacology
Evaluating Medication Effectiveness in the Field
Identifying objective improvement after EMT-Basic medications and recognizing when reassessment demands escalation.
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Pharmacology
EMT-Basic Medication Doses and Routes
Standard protocol dosing for common basic-level medications—memorization anchored to FDA labeling and local standing orders.
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