TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
,
,
, Chapter 1
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop
the first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
INCORRECT. Although known ccfor ccprogress ccin cctechnical ccareas, ccthe
cc Egyptians ccwerecnot ccresponsible ccfor ccthe ccfirst ccdocumented ccemergency
cc medical ccservice. ccIn cc1790, ccthe ccFrench ccfirst ccbegan cctransporting ccwounded
cc soldiers ccaway ccfrom ccbattlefields ccand ccto ccwaiting ccmedical cccare.
C) INCORRECT. ccThe ccearliest ccdocumented ccemergency ccmedical ccservice
cc was ccin ccFrance ccin cc1790, ccnearly cca ccthousand ccyears ccafter ccthe ccMayan
civilization ccdisappeared.
cc
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
,
,
, Chapter 1
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop
the first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
INCORRECT. Although known ccfor ccprogress ccin cctechnical ccareas, ccthe
cc Egyptians ccwerecnot ccresponsible ccfor ccthe ccfirst ccdocumented ccemergency
cc medical ccservice. ccIn cc1790, ccthe ccFrench ccfirst ccbegan cctransporting ccwounded
cc soldiers ccaway ccfrom ccbattlefields ccand ccto ccwaiting ccmedical cccare.
C) INCORRECT. ccThe ccearliest ccdocumented ccemergency ccmedical ccservice
cc was ccin ccFrance ccin cc1790, ccnearly cca ccthousand ccyears ccafter ccthe ccMayan
civilization ccdisappeared.
cc
