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Chapter 1
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
earliestAndocumented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
developAnthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
B)
INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians wereAnnot
responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first
began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 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 1790Anwhen
the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
battle to waiting physicians.
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
followingAnagencies with the development of emergency medical service
standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966
the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States
Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the
states toAnupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.AnThe
Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is
charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesAnDepartment of
Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked with
protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot exist in 1966.
It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was chargedAnwith developing EMS
standards.
Complete Test Bank_
Emergency Care 13th Edition
(Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson)All Chapters 1-41 (Q&A) latest 2025
T T
E E
S S
T T
B B
A A
N N
K K
,EMERGENCY CARE 13TH EDITION 09/23/2
,EMERGENCY CARE 13TH EDITION 09/23/2
Chapter 1
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
earliestAndocumented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
developAnthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
B)
INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians wereAnnot
responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first
began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 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 1790Anwhen
the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
battle to waiting physicians.
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
followingAnagencies with the development of emergency medical service
standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966
the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States
Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the
states toAnupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.AnThe
Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is
charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesAnDepartment of
Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked with
protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot exist in 1966.
It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was chargedAnwith developing EMS
standards.
