TESTBANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION BY DANIEL
LIMMER, MICHAEL F. O’KEEFE, AND EDWARD T. DICKINSON –
LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE
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TESTBANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION BY DANIEL LIMMER, MICHAEL F. O’KEEFE, AND EDWARD T.
DICKINSON – LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE
Chapter 1
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving the effectiveness
of an EMS system?
A) Quality improvement
B) System effectiveness management
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-review with the
purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to
make subsequent changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of evaluating and improving an
EMS system.
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an EMS
system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Program.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for improving the effectiveness of
EMS systems.
2) 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
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were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began
transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in France in 1790, nearly a
thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790 when the French began
transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to waiting physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with the
development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety
Act charged the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting
the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the management and conservation of
federal land and the country's natural resources. The Department of Transportation was charged with developing
EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is charged with protecting the
health of all Americans, the United States Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
emergency medical service standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked with protecting the nation from
threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was
charged with developing EMS standards.
LIMMER, MICHAEL F. O’KEEFE, AND EDWARD T. DICKINSON –
LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE
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TESTBANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION BY DANIEL LIMMER, MICHAEL F. O’KEEFE, AND EDWARD T.
DICKINSON – LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE
Chapter 1
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving the effectiveness
of an EMS system?
A) Quality improvement
B) System effectiveness management
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-review with the
purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to
make subsequent changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of evaluating and improving an
EMS system.
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an EMS
system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Program.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for improving the effectiveness of
EMS systems.
2) 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
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were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began
transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in France in 1790, nearly a
thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790 when the French began
transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to waiting physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with the
development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety
Act charged the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting
the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the management and conservation of
federal land and the country's natural resources. The Department of Transportation was charged with developing
EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is charged with protecting the
health of all Americans, the United States Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
emergency medical service standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked with protecting the nation from
threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was
charged with developing EMS standards.
