Test Bank for Emergency Care{ 14th Edition }by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe | All Chapters Included | Elaborated Answers | Updated

TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,

All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered

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1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
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documented emergency medical service? zx zx zx




A) The Spanish zx




B) The Egyptians zx




C) The Mayans zx




D) The French - zx zx




Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first document
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ed emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were
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not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the
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French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to wa
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iting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in F zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx




rance 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 zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx xz




when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians. zx zx zx




2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
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agencies with the development of emergency medical service 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 -
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zx Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charge
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d the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EM
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S standards and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital em
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ergency care. zx




B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the m zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx




anagement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.T
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he Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serv zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx




ices is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesDep
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artment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medi
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cal service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is zx zx zx zx zx zx zx zx




tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did
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not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged
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with developing EMS standards.
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