TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered 2 reviews 1 purchase

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 earliest
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documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish nn




B) The Egyptians nn




C) The Mayans nn




D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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nn developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the
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nn 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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nn French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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nn waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




nn 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 nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




when 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 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
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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. In
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nn 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States
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n n Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and
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nn 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 nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




nn 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 standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn




nn 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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nn medical service standards. nn nn




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




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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