TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th 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 n
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish n
B) The Egyptians n
C) The Mayans n
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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n developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the
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n 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
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n responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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n first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting
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n medical care. n
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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n 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 n n n n n n n n
1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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n followingagencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior n n n n
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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n 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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n Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states n n n n n n n n n
n toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the n n n n n n n n n n
n management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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n resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS
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n standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human n n n n n n n n
n Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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n StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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n emergency medical service standards. n n n
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is n n n n n n n n
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot
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n exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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n developing EMS standards. n n
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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 n
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish n
B) The Egyptians n
C) The Mayans n
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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n developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the
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n 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
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n responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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n first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting
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n medical care. n
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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n 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 n n n n n n n n
1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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n followingagencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior n n n n
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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n 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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n Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states n n n n n n n n n
n toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the n n n n n n n n n n
n management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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n resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS
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n standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human n n n n n n n n
n Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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n StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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n emergency medical service standards. n n n
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is n n n n n n n n
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot
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n exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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n developing EMS standards. n n
