EDITION BY DANIEL ./. ./.
./. LIMMER, MICHAEL F. ./. ./.
./. O'KEEFEANDEDWARD ./ ./ ./
T.DICKINSON TEST BANK
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./. (LATEST REVISED AND ./. ./.
ANSWERED VERIFIED BY ./. ./.
EXPERTTUTOR 2023/2024) ./ ./.
Emergency./.Care./.14th./.Edition./.by./.Daniel./.Limmer,./.Michael./.F../.O'Keefe./.and.
/.Edward./.T../.Dickinson./.Test./.Bank
,1) Which./.of./.the./.following./.refers./.to./.a./.program./.or./.process./.for./.evaluating./.
and./.improving./.the./.effectiveness./.of./.an./.EMS./.system?
A) Quality./.improvement
,B) System./.effectiveness./.management
C) Process./.Improvement./.Plan./.(PIP)
D) Total./.quality./.system./.-
./.A)./.CORRECT../.Quality./.improvement./.(QI)./.consists./.of./.continuous./.self-
review./.with./.the./.purpose./.of./.identifying./.aspects./.of./.the./.EMS./.system./.that./.
require./.improvement,./.with./.subsequent./.action./.plans./.to./.make./.subsequent
changes.
B) INCORRECT../.System./.effectiveness./.management./.does./.not./.refer./.to./.
a./.program./.of./.evaluating./.and./.improving./.an./.EMS./.system.
C) INCORRECT../.A./.program./.or./.process./.for./.evaluating./.and./.improving./.th
e./.effectiveness./.of./.an./.EMS./.system./.is./.not./.referred./.to./.as./.a./.Process./.Improv
ement./.Program.
D) INCORRECT../.The./.term./."total./.quality./.system"./.does./.not./.refer./.to./.a./.progr
am./.for./.improving./.the./.effectiveness./.of./.EMS./.systems.
2) Which./.of./.the./.following./.groups./.is./.credited./.with./.developing./.the./.earli
est./.documented./.emergency./.medical./.service?
A) The./.Spanish
B) The./.Egyptians
C) The./.Mayans
D) The./.French./.-
./.Explanation:./.A)./.INCORRECT../.The./.Spanish./.did./.not./.develop./.the./.first./.docume
nted./.emergency./.medical./.service;./.the./.French./.did./.in./.the./.1700s../.B)./.INCORREC
T../.Although./.known./.for./.progress./.in./.technical./.areas,./.the./.Egyptians./.were./.not./.respo
nsible./.for./.the./.first./.documented./.emergency./.medical./.service../.In./.1790,./.the./.Frenc
h./.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./.disappea
red.
, D) CORRECT../.The./.earliest./.documented./.emergency./.medical./.service./.was./.in./.179
0./.when./.the./.French./.began./.transporting./.wounded./.soldiers./.from./.the./.scenes./.
of
battle./.to./.waiting./.physicians.
3) In./.1966./.the./.National./.Highway./.Safety./.Act./.charged./.which./.of./.the./.followi
ng./.agencies./.with./.the./.development./.of./.emergency./.medical./.service./.standar
ds?
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./.char
ged./.the./.United./.States./.Department./.of./.Transportation./.(DOT)./.with./.developing./.
EMS./.standards./.and./.assisting./.the./.states./.to./.upgrade./.the./.quality./.of./.their./.prehos
pital./.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./.resour
ces../.The./.Department./.of./.Transportation./.was./.charged./.with./.developing./.EMS./.sta
ndards.
C) INCORRECT../.Although./.the./.U.S../.Department./.of./.Health./.and./.Human
Services./.is./.charged./.with./.protecting./.the./.health./.of./.all./.Americans,./.the./.United./.State
s./.Department./.of./.Transportation./.was./.assigned./.the./.task./.of./.developing./.emergenc
y./.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.
/.did./.not./.exist./.in./.1966../.It./.was./.the./.U.S../.Department./.of./.Transportation./.that./.was./.
charged./.with./.developing./.EMS./.standards.
4) Which./.of./.the./.following./.agencies./.is./.responsible./.for./.establishing./.EMS./.syst
em./.assessment./.programs?
A) Department./.of./.Health./.and./.Human./.Services./.(HHS)
B) National./.Transportation./.Safety./.Board./.(NTSB)
C) National./.Highway./.Traffic./.Safety./.Administration./.(NHTSA)
D) United./.States./.Health./.Services./.Agency./.(HSA)./.-
./.Explanation:./.A)./.INCORRECT../.The./.Department./.of./.Health./.and./.Human./.Ser
vices./.(HHS)./.is./.not./.responsible./.for./.EMS./.system./.assessment./.programs.
B) INCORRECT../.The./.National./.Transportation./.Safety./.Board./.(NTSB)./.does./.n