Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, A+ guide | All Chapters Covered

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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and impr
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oving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) f f f



D) Total quality system - f f f



A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-
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review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that require i
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mprovement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent f f f f f f f



changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a pr f f f f f f f f f



ogram of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT.A programor process for evaluating and improving the eff f f f f f f f f f f



ectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Progra
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for i f f f f f f f f f f f f f



mproving the effectiveness of EMS systems. f f f f f




2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest doc
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umented emergency medical service? f f f



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B) The Egyptians f



C) The Mayans f



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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documented eme
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rgency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Although know
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n for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the first docume
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nted emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting wounded
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soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medical care. f f



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



e 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 wh f f f f f f f f f f



en the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians. f f f




3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following age
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ncies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation f f f



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



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



D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - f f f f f



Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards
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and assisting the states to 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 manag f f f f f f f f f f f



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



Services is charged with protecting the health of allAmericans, the United States Depar
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tment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical servi
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ce standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is taske f f f f f f f f f



d with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in
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1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developin
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g EMS standards.
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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system ass
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essment programs? f



A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) f f f f f f



B) NationalTransportation Safety Board (NTSB) f f f f



C) NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) f f f f f



D) United States Health ServicesAgency (HSA) - f f f f f f



Explanation:A) INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Services (
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HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The NationalTransportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not est f f f f f f f f f



ablish EMS system assessment programs.
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