TEST BANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE{ 14TH EDITION }BY DANIEL LIMMER, MICHAEL F. O'KEEFE | ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED | ELABORATED ANSWERS | UPDATED

TEST BANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE{ 14TH EDITION }BY
DANIEL LIMMER, MICHAEL F. O'KEEFE | ALL CHAPTERS
INCLUDED | ELABORATED ANSWERS | UPDATED

,EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION DANIEL LIMMER TEST BANK
EMERGENCY CARE, 14E (LIMMER/O'KEEFE/DICKINSON) CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES




1) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REFERS TO A PROGRAM OR PROCESS FOR
EVALUATING AND IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EMS SYSTEM?
A) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
B) SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS MANAGEMENT
C) PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PLAN (PIP)
D) TOTAL QUALITY SYSTEM ANSWER>>>A
EXPLANATION: A) CORRECT. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QI) CONSISTS OF
CONTINUOUS SELF-REVIEW WITH THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING ASPECTS OF
THE EMS SYSTEM THAT REQUIRE IMPROVEMENT, WITH SUBSEQUENT ACTION
PLANS TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES.
B) INCORRECT. SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS MANAGEMENT DOES NOT REFER TO
A PROGRAM OF EVALUATING AND IMPROVING AN EMS SYSTEM.
C) INCORRECT. A PROGRAM OR PROCESS FOR EVALUATING AND
IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EMS SYSTEM IS NOT REFERRED TO AS A
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
D) INCORRECT. THE TERM "TOTAL QUALITY SYSTEM" DOES NOT REFER TO A
PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EMS SYSTEMS.
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OBJECTIVE: 1.2

,2) 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 ANSWER>>>D
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.
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. PAGE REF: 3
OBJECTIVE: 1.1




3) 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 ANSWER>>>A
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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OBJECTIVE: 1.1


4) CENTRALIZED COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL ACCESS,
TRANSPORTATION, AND CARE MOST REFERS TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
A) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN
B) TRAUMA SYSTEM
C) RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
D) CENTRAL DEPLOYMENT ANSWER>>>C