TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th
Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T.
Dickinson,
All
Chapt
ers 1 -
41
Cover
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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 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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