Test Bank for Emergency Care 13th Edition by Limmer, O'Keefe & Dickinson | All Chapters 1–41 | Verified Q&A

TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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pg earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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pg developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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pg 1790, the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from
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pg battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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disappeared.
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1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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pg followingagencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior
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C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT.
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pg In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States
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pg assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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pg management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing
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EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human pg pg pg pg pg pg pg pg




pg Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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pg StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and
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pg did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was
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