nm14th nmEdition nm
by nmDaniel nmLimmer, nmMichael nmF. nmO'Keefe nmand
nmEdward nmT. nmDickinson, nm
All nmChapters nm1 nm- nm41 nmCovered
,
,
, Chapter nm1
1) Which nmof nmthe nmfollowing nmgroups nmis nmcredited nmwith
nmdeveloping nmthe nmearliest nmdocumented nmemergency nmmedical
nmservice?
A) The nmSpanish
B) The nmEgyptians
C) The nmMayans
D) The nmFrench nm- nmExplanation: nmA) nmINCORRECT. nmThe
nmSpanish nmdid nmnot nmdevelopnmthe nmfirst nmdocumented nmemergency
nmmedical nmservice; nmthe nmFrench nmdid nmin nmthe nm1700s. nmB)
INCORRECT. nmAlthough nmknown nmfor nmprogress nmin nmtechnical
nmareas, nmthe nmEgyptians nmwerenmnot nmresponsible nmfor nmthe nmfirst
nmdocumented nmemergency nmmedical nmservice. nmIn nm1790, nmthe
nmFrench nmfirst nmbegan nmtransporting nmwounded nmsoldiers nmaway
nmfrom nmbattlefields nmand nmto nmwaiting nmmedical nmcare.
C) INCORRECT. nmThe nmearliest nmdocumented nmemergency nmmedical
nmservice nmwas nmin nmFrance nmin nm1790, nmnearly nma nmthousand
nmyears nmafter nmthe nmMayan nmcivilization nmdisappeared.