,
,Chapter g1
1) Which gof gthe gfollowing ggroups gis gcredited gwith gdeveloping
gthe gearliestgdocumented gemergency gmedical gservice?
A) The gSpanish
B) The gEgyptians
C) The gMayans
D) The gFrench g- gExplanation: gA) gINCORRECT. gThe gSpanish gdid
gnot gdevelopgthe gfirst gdocumented gemergency gmedical gservice; gthe
gFrench gdid gin gthe g1700s. gB)
INCORRECT. gAlthough gknown gfor gprogress gin gtechnical gareas, gthe
gEgyptians gweregnot gresponsible gfor gthe gfirst gdocumented gemergency
gmedical gservice. gIn g1790, gthe gFrench gfirst gbegan gtransporting gwounded
gsoldiers gaway gfrom gbattlefields gand gto gwaiting gmedical gcare.
C) INCORRECT. gThe gearliest gdocumented gemergency gmedical gservice
gwas gin gFrance gin g1790, gnearly ga gthousand gyears gafter gthe gMayan
gcivilization gdisappeared.
, D) CORRECT. gThe gearliest gdocumented gemergency gmedical gservice gwas
gin g1790gwhen gthe gFrench gbegan gtransporting gwounded gsoldiers
gfrom gthe gscenes gof
battle gto gwaiting gphysicians.
2) In g1966 gthe gNational gHighway gSafety gAct gcharged gwhich gof
gthe gfollowinggagencies gwith gthe gdevelopment gof gemergency
gmedical gservice gstandards?
A) U.S. gDepartment gof gTransportation
B) U.S. gDepartment gof gthe gInterior
C) U.S. gDepartment gof gHealth gServices
D) U.S. gDepartment gof gHomeland gSecurity g- gExplanation: gA)
gCORRECT. gIn g1966 g the g National g Highway g Safety gAct g charged g the
g United g States g Department g of gTransportation g(DOT) gwith gdeveloping
gEMS gstandards gand gassisting gthe gstates gtogupgrade gthe gquality gof
gtheir gprehospital gemergency gcare.
B) INCORRECT. gThe gU.S. gDepartment gof gthe gInterior gis gcharged
gwith gthe gmanagement gand gconservation gof gfederal gland gand gthe
gcountry's gnatural gresources.gThe gDepartment gof gTransportation gwas
gcharged gwith gdeveloping gEMS gstandards.
C) INCORRECT. gAlthough gthe gU.S. gDepartment gof gHealth gand
gHuman gServices gis gcharged gwith gprotecting gthe ghealth gof gall
gAmericans, gthe gUnited gStatesgDepartment gof gTransportation gwas
gassigned gthe gtask gof gdeveloping gemergency gmedical gservice
gstandards.
D) INCORRECT. gAlthough gthe gU.S. gDepartment gof gHomeland gSecurity gis
tasked gwith gprotecting gthe gnation gfrom gthreats, git gwas gestablished gin
g2002 gand gdid gnot gexist gin g1966. gIt gwas gthe gU.S. gDepartment gof
,Chapter g1
1) Which gof gthe gfollowing ggroups gis gcredited gwith gdeveloping
gthe gearliestgdocumented gemergency gmedical gservice?
A) The gSpanish
B) The gEgyptians
C) The gMayans
D) The gFrench g- gExplanation: gA) gINCORRECT. gThe gSpanish gdid
gnot gdevelopgthe gfirst gdocumented gemergency gmedical gservice; gthe
gFrench gdid gin gthe g1700s. gB)
INCORRECT. gAlthough gknown gfor gprogress gin gtechnical gareas, gthe
gEgyptians gweregnot gresponsible gfor gthe gfirst gdocumented gemergency
gmedical gservice. gIn g1790, gthe gFrench gfirst gbegan gtransporting gwounded
gsoldiers gaway gfrom gbattlefields gand gto gwaiting gmedical gcare.
C) INCORRECT. gThe gearliest gdocumented gemergency gmedical gservice
gwas gin gFrance gin g1790, gnearly ga gthousand gyears gafter gthe gMayan
gcivilization gdisappeared.
, D) CORRECT. gThe gearliest gdocumented gemergency gmedical gservice gwas
gin g1790gwhen gthe gFrench gbegan gtransporting gwounded gsoldiers
gfrom gthe gscenes gof
battle gto gwaiting gphysicians.
2) In g1966 gthe gNational gHighway gSafety gAct gcharged gwhich gof
gthe gfollowinggagencies gwith gthe gdevelopment gof gemergency
gmedical gservice gstandards?
A) U.S. gDepartment gof gTransportation
B) U.S. gDepartment gof gthe gInterior
C) U.S. gDepartment gof gHealth gServices
D) U.S. gDepartment gof gHomeland gSecurity g- gExplanation: gA)
gCORRECT. gIn g1966 g the g National g Highway g Safety gAct g charged g the
g United g States g Department g of gTransportation g(DOT) gwith gdeveloping
gEMS gstandards gand gassisting gthe gstates gtogupgrade gthe gquality gof
gtheir gprehospital gemergency gcare.
B) INCORRECT. gThe gU.S. gDepartment gof gthe gInterior gis gcharged
gwith gthe gmanagement gand gconservation gof gfederal gland gand gthe
gcountry's gnatural gresources.gThe gDepartment gof gTransportation gwas
gcharged gwith gdeveloping gEMS gstandards.
C) INCORRECT. gAlthough gthe gU.S. gDepartment gof gHealth gand
gHuman gServices gis gcharged gwith gprotecting gthe ghealth gof gall
gAmericans, gthe gUnited gStatesgDepartment gof gTransportation gwas
gassigned gthe gtask gof gdeveloping gemergency gmedical gservice
gstandards.
D) INCORRECT. gAlthough gthe gU.S. gDepartment gof gHomeland gSecurity gis
tasked gwith gprotecting gthe gnation gfrom gthreats, git gwas gestablished gin
g2002 gand gdid gnot gexist gin g1966. gIt gwas gthe gU.S. gDepartment gof
