Test Bank for Emergency Care{ 14th Edition }by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe | All Chapters Included | Elaborated Answers | Updated

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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1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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gh 1790, the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from
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gh battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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gh followingagencies with the development of emergency medical service
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C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT.
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g h Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and
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gh assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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gh management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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gh resources. The Department of Transportation was charged with developing
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gh chargedwith developing EMS standards.
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