TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest d
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ocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish h
B) The Egyptians h
C) The Mayans h
D) The French - h h
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documented em
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ergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Although kno
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wn for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the first docu
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mented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting woun
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ded soldiers away from 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 1790 wh
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en the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to w
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aiting physicians. h
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following a
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gencies 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 -
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Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged th
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e United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS stand
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ards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency c
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are.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the m
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anagement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The
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h Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se h h h h h h h h h
rvices is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Dep
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artment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medi
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cal service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tas
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ked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not e
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xist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with d
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eveloping EMS standards. h h
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,
,Chapter 1 h
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest d
h h h h h h h h h h h
ocumented emergency medical service?
h h h
A) The Spanish h
B) The Egyptians h
C) The Mayans h
D) The French - h h
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documented em
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ergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Although kno
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wn for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the first docu
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
mented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting woun
h h h h h h h h h h h
ded soldiers away from 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 1790 wh
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en the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to w
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aiting physicians. h
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following a
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gencies 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 -
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Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged th
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e United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS stand
h h h h h h h h h h
ards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency c
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are.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the m
h h h h h h h h h h h
anagement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The
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h Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se h h h h h h h h h
rvices is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Dep
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artment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medi
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cal service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tas
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ked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not e
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xist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with d
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eveloping EMS standards. h h
