TEST BANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION BY DANIEL J. LIMMER Test Bank For Emergency Care, 14e (Limmer/O'Keefe/Dickinson)

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MICHAEL F. O'KEEFEANDEDWARDT. DICKINSON TEST
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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating
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and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) u0 u0 u0




D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of
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continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system
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that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0




evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0




effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
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Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0




for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliest documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish u0




B) The Egyptians u0




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,D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the
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first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
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B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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,were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In
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u 1790, the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from
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u battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0




u 1790 when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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following agencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation u0 u0 u0




B) U.S. Department of the Interior u0 u0 u0 u0




C) U.S. Department of Health Services u0 u0 u0 u0




D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to
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upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0




management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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resources. The Department of Transportation was charged with developing
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EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0 u0




charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department
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of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
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standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is u 0 u 0 u 0 u 0 u 0 u 0 u 0 u 0




tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did
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not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was
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charged with developing EMS standards.
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