TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th 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 for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were
not responsible for the first documented semergency smedical sservice. sIn s1790, sthe
s French sfirst sbegan stransporting swounded ssoldiers saway sfrom sbattlefields sand sto
s waiting smedical scare.
C) INCORRECT. sThe searliest sdocumented semergency smedical sservice swas sin
France sin s1790, snearly sa sthousand syears safter sthe sMayan scivilization
s
disappeared.
s
, D) CORRECT. sThe searliest sdocumented semergency smedical sservice swas sin
1790swhen sthe sFrench sbegan stransporting swounded ssoldiers sfrom sthe
s
scenes sof
s
battle sto swaiting sphysicians.
2) In s1966 sthe sNational sHighway sSafety sAct scharged swhich sof sthe
s followingsagencies swith sthe sdevelopment sof semergency smedical sservice
standards?
s
A) U.S. sDepartment sof sTransportation
B) U.S. sDepartment sof sthe sInterior
C) U.S. sDepartment sof sHealth sServices
D) U.S. sDepartment sof sHomeland sSecurity s- sExplanation: sA) sCORRECT.
s In s1966 s the s National s Highway s Safety s Act s charged s the s United s States
s Department s of sTransportation s(DOT) swith sdeveloping sEMS sstandards sand
s assisting sthe sstates stosupgrade sthe squality sof stheir sprehospital semergency scare.
B) INCORRECT. sThe sU.S. sDepartment sof sthe sInterior sis scharged swith sthe
s management sand sconservation sof sfederal sland sand sthe scountry's snatural
s resources.sThe sDepartment sof sTransportation swas scharged swith sdeveloping
s EMS sstandards.
C) INCORRECT. sAlthough sthe sU.S. sDepartment sof sHealth sand sHuman
s Services sis scharged swith sprotecting sthe shealth sof sall sAmericans, sthe sUnited
s StatessDepartment sof sTransportation swas sassigned sthe stask sof sdeveloping
s emergency smedical sservice sstandards.
D) INCORRECT. sAlthough sthe sU.S. sDepartment sof sHomeland sSecurity sis
tasked swith sprotecting sthe snation sfrom sthreats, sit swas sestablished sin s2002 sand
s did snot sexist sin s1966. sIt swas sthe sU.S. sDepartment sof sTransportation sthat swas
s chargedswith sdeveloping sEMS sstandards.
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 for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were
not responsible for the first documented semergency smedical sservice. sIn s1790, sthe
s French sfirst sbegan stransporting swounded ssoldiers saway sfrom sbattlefields sand sto
s waiting smedical scare.
C) INCORRECT. sThe searliest sdocumented semergency smedical sservice swas sin
France sin s1790, snearly sa sthousand syears safter sthe sMayan scivilization
s
disappeared.
s
, D) CORRECT. sThe searliest sdocumented semergency smedical sservice swas sin
1790swhen sthe sFrench sbegan stransporting swounded ssoldiers sfrom sthe
s
scenes sof
s
battle sto swaiting sphysicians.
2) In s1966 sthe sNational sHighway sSafety sAct scharged swhich sof sthe
s followingsagencies swith sthe sdevelopment sof semergency smedical sservice
standards?
s
A) U.S. sDepartment sof sTransportation
B) U.S. sDepartment sof sthe sInterior
C) U.S. sDepartment sof sHealth sServices
D) U.S. sDepartment sof sHomeland sSecurity s- sExplanation: sA) sCORRECT.
s In s1966 s the s National s Highway s Safety s Act s charged s the s United s States
s Department s of sTransportation s(DOT) swith sdeveloping sEMS sstandards sand
s assisting sthe sstates stosupgrade sthe squality sof stheir sprehospital semergency scare.
B) INCORRECT. sThe sU.S. sDepartment sof sthe sInterior sis scharged swith sthe
s management sand sconservation sof sfederal sland sand sthe scountry's snatural
s resources.sThe sDepartment sof sTransportation swas scharged swith sdeveloping
s EMS sstandards.
C) INCORRECT. sAlthough sthe sU.S. sDepartment sof sHealth sand sHuman
s Services sis scharged swith sprotecting sthe shealth sof sall sAmericans, sthe sUnited
s StatessDepartment sof sTransportation swas sassigned sthe stask sof sdeveloping
s emergency smedical sservice sstandards.
D) INCORRECT. sAlthough sthe sU.S. sDepartment sof sHomeland sSecurity sis
tasked swith sprotecting sthe snation sfrom sthreats, sit swas sestablished sin s2002 sand
s did snot sexist sin s1966. sIt swas sthe sU.S. sDepartment sof sTransportation sthat swas
s chargedswith sdeveloping sEMS sstandards.
