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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,Chapter 1 B
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish B
B) The Egyptians B
C) The Mayans B
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe
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B first documented emergency 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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B responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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B first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting
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B medical care. B
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 B B B B B B B B
1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged which of the
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B followingagencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards?
B
A) U.S. Department ofTransportationB B B
B) U.S. Department of the Interior B B B B
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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B 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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B Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states
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B 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 B B B B B B B B B B
B management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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B resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS
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B standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human B B B B B B B B
B Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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B StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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B emergency medical service standards. B B B
D) INCORRECT.Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is B B B B B B B B
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
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B exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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B developing EMS standards. B B
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
B B B B B B B B B B
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
B B B B B
,
,Chapter 1 B
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
B B B B B
A) The Spanish B
B) The Egyptians B
C) The Mayans B
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe
B B B B B B B B B B B
B first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
B B B B B B B B B B B
INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
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B responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
B B B B B B B B B B B
B first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting
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B medical care. B
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.
B B B B B B B B B B B B
, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in B B B B B B B B
1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
B B B
2) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged which of the
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B followingagencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards?
B
A) U.S. Department ofTransportationB B B
B) U.S. Department of the Interior B B B B
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
B B B B
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
B B B B B B B B B
B 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
B B B B B B B B B B B
B Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states
B B B B B B B B B
B toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
B B B B B B B B
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the B B B B B B B B B B
B management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
B B B B B B B B B
B resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS
B B B B B B B B B
B standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human B B B B B B B B
B Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
B B B B B B B B B B B
B StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
B B B B B B B B B
B emergency medical service standards. B B B
D) INCORRECT.Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is B B B B B B B B
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
B exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
B developing EMS standards. B B
