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, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
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a1 Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank a1 a1 a1 a1




1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating
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a1 and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement a1




B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) a1 a1 a1




D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of
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a1 continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS
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system that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program
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a1 of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the
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a1 effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process
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Improvement Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program
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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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,A) The Spanish
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B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayansa1




D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the
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a1 first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
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B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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, were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In
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1790, the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from
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battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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a1 France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization
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disappeared.
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