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Emergency Care, 14th Edition By Daniel Limmer,
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Michael F. O'Keefe, Verified Chapters 1 - 41
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1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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bb earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish bb
B) The Egyptians bb
C) The Mayans bb
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop
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the first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were
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not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790,
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bb the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization
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when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
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agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior
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C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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bb 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States
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b b Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and
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bb assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS
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bb standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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bb StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and
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bb did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was
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bb chargedwith developing EMS standards.
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