Test Bank for Emergency Care{ 14th Edition }by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe | All Chapters Included | Elaborated Answers | Updated

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Emergency lCare lby lDaniel llimmer

14th lEdition




TEST BANK l

,Daniel llimmer: l Emergency lCare l, l14th lEdition


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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
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improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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,B) System effectiveness management l l


C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) l l l


D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of
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continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS
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system that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make
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subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a l l l l l l l l


program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the l l l l l l l l l


effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process
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Improvement Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program l l l l l l l l l l l


for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
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documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish l


B) The Egyptians l


C) The Mayans l


D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop
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the 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 were
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not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the
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French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in l l l l l l l l


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 1790 l l l l l l l l l


when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
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agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation l l l


B) U.S. Department of the Interior l l l l


C) U.S. Department of Health Services l l l l


D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to
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upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the l l l l l l l l l l


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


Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States
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Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency
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medical service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is l l l l l l l l


tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did
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not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged
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with developing EMS standards.
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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system
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assessment programs?
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A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) l l l l l l


B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) l l l l


C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) l l l l l


D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A) INCORRECT.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is not responsible for
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EMS system assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not l l l l l l l l


establish EMS system assessment programs.
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