TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered

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
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rq earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish rq




B) The Egyptians rq




C) The Mayans rq




D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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rq developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did in
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rq the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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rq werenot responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In
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rq 1790, the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from
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rq battlefields and to waiting medical care. rq rq rq rq rq



C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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rq France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization
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disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq



1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the
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battle to waiting physicians. rq rq rq




2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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rq followingagencies with the development of emergency medical service
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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 - Explanation: A) CORRECT.
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rq In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States
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rq Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and
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rq assisting the states 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 rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq



rq management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing
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EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq



rq Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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rq StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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rq emergency medical service standards. rq rq rq



D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is rq rq rq rq rq rq rq rq




tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and
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rq did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was
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rq chargedwith developing EMS standards.
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