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Emergency Care #au




by Daniel Limmer Michael O’Keefe, Edward Dickinson Medical
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FULL TEST BANK!!!
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, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank


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




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,B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) #au #au #au


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


to a program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and #au #au #au #au #au #au #au


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


program for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliest documented emergency medical service?
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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develop the first documented emergency medical service; the French did
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in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical
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areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the first documented
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emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting
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wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service #au #au #au #au #au #au


was in France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan
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civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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1790 when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from
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the scenes of battle to waiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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following agencies with the development of emergency medical
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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)
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CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing
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EMS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their
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prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged #au #au #au #au #au #au #au #au


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


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


Security is tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was
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established in 2002 and did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S.
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Department of Transportation that was charged with developing EMS
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standards.
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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS
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system assessment programs?
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B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
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C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A)
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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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