TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,Chapter 1 i
1) Whichiofitheifollowingigroupsiisicreditediwithidevelopingitheiearliestido
cumentediemergencyimedicaliservice?
A) TheiSpanish
B) TheiEgyptians
C) TheiMayans
D) TheiFrenchi-
Explanation:iA)iINCORRECT.iTheiSpanishididinotidevelopitheifirstidocumentedie
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mergencyimedicaliservice;itheiFrenchididiinithei1700s.iB)
INCORRECT.iAlthoughiknowniforiprogressiinitechnicaliareas,itheiEgyptiansiwereinot
responsibleiforitheifirstidocumentediemergencyimedicaliservice.iIni1790,itheiFrenchif
i
irstibeganitransportingiwoundedisoldiersiawayifromibattlefieldsianditoiwaitingimedic
alicare.
C) INCORRECT.iTheiearliestidocumentediemergencyimedicaliserviceiwasiiniFran
ceiini1790,inearlyiaithousandiyearsiafteritheiMayanicivilizationidisappeared.
, D) CORRECT.iTheiearliestidocumentediemergencyimedicaliserviceiwasiini1790iw
henitheiFrenchibeganitransportingiwoundedisoldiersifromitheiscenesiof
battleitoiwaitingiphysicians.
2) Ini1966itheiNationaliHighwayiSafetyiActichargediwhichiofitheifollowingiag
enciesiwithitheidevelopmentiofiemergencyimedicaliserviceistandards?
A) U.S.iDepartmentiofiTransportation
B) U.S.iDepartmentiofitheiInterior
C) U.S.iDepartmentiofiHealthiServices
D) U.S.iDepartmentiofiHomelandiSecurityi-
i Explanation:iA)iCORRECT.iIni1966i thei Nationali Highwayi Safetyi Acti chargedi the
i Unitedi Statesi Departmenti ofiTransportationi(DOT)iwithidevelopingiEMSistandard
siandiassistingitheistatesitoiupgradeitheiqualityiofitheiriprehospitaliemergencyicare.
B) INCORRECT.iTheiU.S.iDepartmentiofitheiInterioriisichargediwithitheimana
gementiandiconservationiofifederalilandianditheicountry'sinaturaliresources.iTheiDep
artmentiofiTransportationiwasichargediwithidevelopingiEMSistandards.
C) INCORRECT.iAlthoughitheiU.S.iDepartmentiofiHealthiandiHumaniService
siisichargediwithiprotectingitheihealthiofialliAmericans,itheiUnitediStatesiDepartme
ntiofiTransportationiwasiassigneditheitaskiofidevelopingiemergencyimedicaliservic
eistandards.
D) INCORRECT.iAlthoughitheiU.S.iDepartmentiofiHomelandiSecurityiis
taskediwithiprotectingitheinationifromithreats,iitiwasiestablishediini2002iandididinoti
existiini1966.iItiwasitheiU.S.iDepartmentiofiTransportationithatiwasichargediwithide
velopingiEMSistandards.
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
i i i i i i i i i i
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
i i i i i
,
,Chapter 1 i
1) Whichiofitheifollowingigroupsiisicreditediwithidevelopingitheiearliestido
cumentediemergencyimedicaliservice?
A) TheiSpanish
B) TheiEgyptians
C) TheiMayans
D) TheiFrenchi-
Explanation:iA)iINCORRECT.iTheiSpanishididinotidevelopitheifirstidocumentedie
i
mergencyimedicaliservice;itheiFrenchididiinithei1700s.iB)
INCORRECT.iAlthoughiknowniforiprogressiinitechnicaliareas,itheiEgyptiansiwereinot
responsibleiforitheifirstidocumentediemergencyimedicaliservice.iIni1790,itheiFrenchif
i
irstibeganitransportingiwoundedisoldiersiawayifromibattlefieldsianditoiwaitingimedic
alicare.
C) INCORRECT.iTheiearliestidocumentediemergencyimedicaliserviceiwasiiniFran
ceiini1790,inearlyiaithousandiyearsiafteritheiMayanicivilizationidisappeared.
, D) CORRECT.iTheiearliestidocumentediemergencyimedicaliserviceiwasiini1790iw
henitheiFrenchibeganitransportingiwoundedisoldiersifromitheiscenesiof
battleitoiwaitingiphysicians.
2) Ini1966itheiNationaliHighwayiSafetyiActichargediwhichiofitheifollowingiag
enciesiwithitheidevelopmentiofiemergencyimedicaliserviceistandards?
A) U.S.iDepartmentiofiTransportation
B) U.S.iDepartmentiofitheiInterior
C) U.S.iDepartmentiofiHealthiServices
D) U.S.iDepartmentiofiHomelandiSecurityi-
i Explanation:iA)iCORRECT.iIni1966i thei Nationali Highwayi Safetyi Acti chargedi the
i Unitedi Statesi Departmenti ofiTransportationi(DOT)iwithidevelopingiEMSistandard
siandiassistingitheistatesitoiupgradeitheiqualityiofitheiriprehospitaliemergencyicare.
B) INCORRECT.iTheiU.S.iDepartmentiofitheiInterioriisichargediwithitheimana
gementiandiconservationiofifederalilandianditheicountry'sinaturaliresources.iTheiDep
artmentiofiTransportationiwasichargediwithidevelopingiEMSistandards.
C) INCORRECT.iAlthoughitheiU.S.iDepartmentiofiHealthiandiHumaniService
siisichargediwithiprotectingitheihealthiofialliAmericans,itheiUnitediStatesiDepartme
ntiofiTransportationiwasiassigneditheitaskiofidevelopingiemergencyimedicaliservic
eistandards.
D) INCORRECT.iAlthoughitheiU.S.iDepartmentiofiHomelandiSecurityiis
taskediwithiprotectingitheinationifromithreats,iitiwasiestablishediini2002iandididinoti
existiini1966.iItiwasitheiU.S.iDepartmentiofiTransportationithatiwasichargediwithide
velopingiEMSistandards.
