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TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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Chapter 1
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first
documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first
began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 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 1790when
the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
battle to waiting physicians.
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the followingagencies
with the development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the
National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of Transportation
(DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of
their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.The
Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is
charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesDepartment of
Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot exist
in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing
EMS standards.
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TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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Chapter 1
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first
documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first
began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 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 1790when
the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
battle to waiting physicians.
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the followingagencies
with the development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the
National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of Transportation
(DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of
their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.The
Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is
charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesDepartment of
Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot exist
in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing
EMS standards.
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