Joseph Mistovich, MEd, NRP

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Joseph J. Mistovich, MEd, NRP, is the chairperson of the Department of Health Professions and a Professor at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. He has more than 36 of experience as an EMS educator. He received a Master of Education degree from Kent State University, a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science degree in Allied Health and an Associate in Applied Science degree in Emergency Medical Services from Youngstown State University.

He has authored 15 EMS textbooks and more than 50 EMS journal articles. He is a frequent speaker at state and national EMS clinical and education conferences. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions. He has also served on numerous NHTSA committees and NREMT examination projects.

He is the past recipient of the Watson Award, Chairperson Leadership Award, two Distinguished Professorship Awards in Teaching, a Distinguished Professorship Award in Research and Scholarship, and the Distinguished Chairperson Award for Excellence in Scholarship.

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How to assess and manage spinal cord injury
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Understanding the spinal cord anatomy and physiology is critical to assessing injury severity and determining the need for spinal motion restriction
Blood pressure assessment in the hypovolemic shock patient
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Understand why blood pressure and heart rate may not be a good early indicator of a hypovolemic shock state
Why the Valsalva Maneuver breaks SVT and causes syncope
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Understand the four phases of the Valsalva effect and how those phases effect a stable supraventricular tachycardia
10 components of the life support chain for patient survival
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Effective prehospital care restores or maintains adequate oxygenation, perfusion and cellular environment which saves cells, organs and lives
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
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Presentation #1 Related Article: Spinal Cord Injury You arrive on scene and find a patient who has experienced a traumatic event with a mechanism of injury that you suspect might be enough to produ...
Lightning Strike Injuries
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Lightning is a very dramatic natural phenomenon that tends to capture attention. Lightning strikes the earth approximately 8,000,000 times per day. Most of these strikes are benign and cause little...
Anaphylactic and Anaphylactoid Reactions
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An allergic reaction is an immunologic or non-immunologic response to an allergen or antigen resulting in the release of chemical mediators. Allergic reactions can occur on a continuum from mild to...
Interpreting a Peripheral Painful Stimulus Response
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Emergency medical service personnel often work under conditions that can be best described as “extremely uncontrolled.” Under these conditions, patient assessment is expected to be conducted in a r...
Misinterpreting the results of a sternum rub
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It may not be poor brain integrity that is causing a lack of response to a sternum rub, but an inadequate length of time the sternum rub is applied
Understanding the Presentation of Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome
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Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) is an emergency that the diabetes mellitus (DM) patient may experience. The condition is also commonly referred to as hyperglycemic hyperosmola...
Understanding the presentation of diabetic ketoacidosis
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Consider the potential diabetic diseases processes when assessing and managing any patient with altered mental status
Diabetic Emergencies: Understanding the Presentation of Hypoglycemia
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The signs and symptoms are due to an activated sympathetic nervous system