STUDY NOTES & REFERENCE GUIDE
TEST BANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE 14TH
EDITION BY DANIEL LIMMER, MICHAEL
F. O'KEEFE AND EDWARD T. DICKINSON
ISBN-10; 013537913X,ISBN-13; 978-0135379134
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR ALL
CHAPTERS
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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
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.
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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.
4) Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and
care most refers to which of the following?
A) Emergency preparedness plan
B) Trauma system
C) Resource management
D) Central deployment - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. Emergency preparedness
plans are usually developed to guide the actions of a specific group of people at the
outset of an emergency, with the goal of protecting people and/or property. They
generally will not address the specifics of medical care or transport.
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EDITION BY DANIEL LIMMER, MICHAEL
F. O'KEEFE AND EDWARD T. DICKINSON
ISBN-10; 013537913X,ISBN-13; 978-0135379134
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR ALL
CHAPTERS
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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
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.
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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.
4) Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and
care most refers to which of the following?
A) Emergency preparedness plan
B) Trauma system
C) Resource management
D) Central deployment - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. Emergency preparedness
plans are usually developed to guide the actions of a specific group of people at the
outset of an emergency, with the goal of protecting people and/or property. They
generally will not address the specifics of medical care or transport.
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