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, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe andE
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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating andim
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proving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement s
B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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D) Total quality system -
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A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-
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review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS systemthat require improv
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ement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program ofev
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aluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the effe
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ctiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process ImprovementProgra
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m.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program forim
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proving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliestdo
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cumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish
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B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans
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D) The French -
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop thefirst documented e
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mergency 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,the
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French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and towaitin
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g medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fran
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ce 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 1790w
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hen the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle towaiti
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ng physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the followingag
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encies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior
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C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security -
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Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966the National Highway Safety Act charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards
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and assisting the states to 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 manage s s s s s s s s s s s
ment and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.The Depar
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tment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services isch s s s s s s s s s s s
arged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Departmentof Tr
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ansportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical servicestandar
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ds.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked wi s s s s s s s s s s
th protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not existin 196
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6. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing E
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MS standards.
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dition Daniel Limmer-latest- 2023
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, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe andE
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dward T. Dickinson Test Bank s s s s
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating andim
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proving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement s
B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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D) Total quality system -
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A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-
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review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS systemthat require improv
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ement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program ofev
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aluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the effe
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ctiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process ImprovementProgra
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m.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program forim
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proving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliestdo
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cumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish
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B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans
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D) The French -
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop thefirst documented e
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mergency 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,the
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French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and towaitin
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g medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fran
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ce 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 1790w
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hen the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle towaiti
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ng physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the followingag
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encies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior
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C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security -
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Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966the National Highway Safety Act charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards
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and assisting the states to 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 manage s s s s s s s s s s s
ment and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.The Depar
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tment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services isch s s s s s s s s s s s
arged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Departmentof Tr
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ansportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical servicestandar
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ds.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked wi s s s s s s s s s s
th protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not existin 196
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6. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing E
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MS standards.
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