EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION BY DANIEL J. LIMMER Test Bank For Emergency Care, 14e (Limmer/O'Keefe/Dickinson) TEST BANK

EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION BY DANIEL LIMMER, r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9




MICHAEL F. O'KEEFEANDEDWARDT. DICKINSON TEST
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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating
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and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement r9




B) Systemeffectiveness management r9 r9




C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) r9 r9 r9




D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of
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continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system
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that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9




evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9




effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
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Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9




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 r9




B) The Egyptiansr9




C) The Mayans r9

,D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the
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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 1790,
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the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and
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to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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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 1790 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r 9




when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to
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waiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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following agencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportationr9 r9 r9




B) U.S. Department of the Interior r9 r9 r9 r9




C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966
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the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to
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upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9




management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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resources. The Department of Transportation was charged with developing
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EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9 r9




charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department
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of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
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standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is r 9 r 9 r 9 r 9 r 9 r 9 r 9 r 9




tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
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exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was
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charged with developing EMS standards.
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