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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
develop the first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the
1700s. B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the
Egyptians were not 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
1790 when 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
following agencies 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 to upgrade 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
States Department 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 did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that
was charged with developing EMS standards.
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AM Michael F.…
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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,10/15/24, 8:25 TEST BANK For Emergency Care, 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer,
AM Michael F.…
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,10/15/24, 8:25 TEST BANK For Emergency Care, 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer,
AM Michael F.…
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
develop the first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the
1700s. B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the
Egyptians were not 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
1790 when 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
following agencies 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 to upgrade 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
States Department 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 did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that
was charged with developing EMS standards.
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