EDITION BY DANIEL u u
u LIMMER, MICHAEL F. u u
u O'KEEFEAND EDWARDT. u u u
DICKINSON TEST BANK
uf u u
u (LATEST REVISED AND u u
ANSWERED VERIFIED BY u u
EXPERTTUTOR 2023/2024) u u
Emergency uCare u14th uEdition uby uDaniel uLimmer, uMichael uF. uO'Keefe uand
uEdward uT. uDickinson uTest uBank
,1) Which uof uthe ufollowing urefers uto ua uprogram uor uprocess ufor uevaluating
uand uimproving uthe ueffectiveness uof uan uEMS usystem?
A) Quality uimprovement
, B) Systemueffectiveness umanagement
C) Process uImprovement uPlan u(PIP)
D) Total uquality usystem u- uA) uCORRECT. uQuality uimprovement u(QI) uconsists
uof ucontinuous uself-review uwith uthe upurpose uof uidentifying uaspects uof uthe
uEMS usystem uthat urequire uimprovement, uwith usubsequent uaction uplans uto
umake usubsequent
changes.
B) INCORRECT. uSystem ueffectiveness umanagement udoes unot urefer uto
ua uprogram uof uevaluating uand uimproving uan uEMS usystem.
C) INCORRECT. uA uprogram uor uprocess ufor uevaluating uand uimproving
uthe ueffectiveness uof uan uEMS usystem uis unot ureferred uto uas ua uProcess
uImprovement uProgram.
D) INCORRECT. uThe uterm u"total uquality usystem" udoes unot urefer uto ua
uprogram ufor uimproving uthe ueffectiveness uof uEMS usystems.
2) Which uof uthe ufollowing ugroups uis ucredited uwith udeveloping uthe
uearliest udocumented uemergency umedical uservice?
A) The uSpanish
B) The uEgyptians
C) The uMayans
D) The uFrench u- uExplanation: uA) uINCORRECT. uThe uSpanish udid unot udevelop
uthe ufirst udocumented uemergency umedical uservice; uthe uFrench udid uin uthe u1700s.
uB) uINCORRECT. uAlthough uknown ufor uprogress uin utechnical uareas, uthe uEgyptians
uwere unot uresponsible ufor uthe ufirst udocumented uemergency umedical uservice. uIn
u1790, uthe uFrench ufirst ubegan utransporting uwounded usoldiers uaway ufrom
ubattlefields uand uto
waiting umedical ucare.
C) INCORRECT. uThe uearliest udocumented uemergency umedical uservice uwas uin
uFrance uin u1790, unearly ua uthousand uyears uafter uthe uMayan ucivilization
udisappeared.