TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered

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



C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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gt 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 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt



1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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gt 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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gt In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States
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gt Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and
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gt 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 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt



gt 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 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt



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



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




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