TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th 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 earliestdoc
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umented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish l
B) The Egyptians l
C) The Mayans l
D) The French - l l
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first documente d e
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mergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
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responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French fir
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st began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to wait ing medical c
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are.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fran
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ce 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 1790wh l l l l l l l l l l
en the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to wa
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iting physicians. l
2) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged which of the followingage
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ncies 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 the U
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nited States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards a
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nd assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emerge ncy care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the managl l l l l l l l l l l l
ement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.The Depa
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rtment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services l l l l l l l l l l l
is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesDepartment o
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f Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service sta
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ndards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is taske l l l l l l l l l
d with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot exist in
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1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was chargedwith developin
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g EMS standards.
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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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,Chapter1 l
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliestdoc
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umented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish l
B) The Egyptians l
C) The Mayans l
D) The French - l l
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first documente d e
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mergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
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responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French fir
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st began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to wait ing medical c
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are.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fran
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ce 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 1790wh l l l l l l l l l l
en the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to wa
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iting physicians. l
2) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged which of the followingage
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ncies 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 the U
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nited States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards a
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nd assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emerge ncy care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the managl l l l l l l l l l l l
ement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.The Depa
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rtment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services l l l l l l l l l l l
is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesDepartment o
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f Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service sta
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ndards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is taske l l l l l l l l l
d with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot exist in
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1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was chargedwith developin
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g EMS standards.
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