EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION BY DANIEL LIMMER,
MICHAEL F. O'KEEFE AND EDWARD T.
DICKINSON TEST BANK ALL CHAPTERS
COMPREHENSIVELY COVERED
1) Which cof cthe cfollowing crefers cto ca cprogram cor cprocess cfor cevaluating
cand cimproving cthe ceffectiveness cof can cEMS csystem?
A) Quality cimprovement
B) System ceffectiveness cmanagement
C) Process cImprovement cPlan c(PIP)
D) Total cquality csystem c- cA) cCORRECT. cQuality cimprovement c(QI) cconsists
cof ccontinuous cself-review cwith cthe cpurpose cof cidentifying caspects cof cthe cEMS
csystem cthat crequire cimprovement, cwith csubsequent caction cplans cto cmake
csubsequent cchanges.
B) INCORRECT. cSystem ceffectiveness cmanagement cdoes cnot crefer cto ca cprogram
cof cevaluating cand cimproving can cEMS csystem.
C) INCORRECT. cA cprogram cor cprocess cfor cevaluating cand cimproving
cthe ceffectiveness cof can cEMS csystem cis cnot creferred cto cas ca cProcess
cImprovement cProgram.
D) INCORRECT. cThe cterm c"total cquality csystem" cdoes cnot crefer cto ca cprogram
cfor cimproving cthe ceffectiveness cof cEMS csystems.
2) Which cof cthe cfollowing cgroups cis ccredited cwith cdeveloping cthe
cearliest cdocumented cemergency cmedical cservice?
A) The cSpanish
B) The cEgyptians
C) The cMayans
D) The cFrench c- cExplanation: cA) cINCORRECT. cThe cSpanish cdid cnot cdevelop
cthe cfirst cdocumented cemergency cmedical cservice; cthe cFrench cdid cin cthe
c1700s.
B) INCORRECT. cAlthough cknown cfor cprogress cin ctechnical careas, cthe
cEgyptians cwere cnot cresponsible cfor cthe cfirst cdocumented cemergency cmedical
cservice. cIn c1790, cthe cFrench cfirst cbegan ctransporting cwounded csoldiers caway
cfrom cbattlefields cand cto cwaiting cmedical ccare.
,C) INCORRECT. cThe cearliest cdocumented cemergency cmedical cservice cwas cin
cFrance cin c1790, cnearly ca cthousand cyears cafter cthe cMayan ccivilization
cdisappeared.
,D) CORRECT. cThe cearliest cdocumented cemergency cmedical cservice cwas cin
c1790 cwhen cthe cFrench cbegan ctransporting cwounded csoldiers cfrom cthe cscenes
cof cbattle cto cwaiting cphysicians.
3) In c1966 cthe cNational cHighway cSafety cAct ccharged cwhich cof cthe
cfollowing cagencies cwith cthe cdevelopment cof cemergency cmedical cservice
cstandards?
A) U.S. cDepartment cof cTransportation
B) U.S. cDepartment cof cthe cInterior
C) U.S. cDepartment cof cHealth cServices
D) U.S. cDepartment cof cHomeland cSecurity c- cExplanation: cA) cCORRECT. cIn
c1966 cthe cNational cHighway cSafety cAct ccharged cthe cUnited cStates cDepartment
cof cTransportation c(DOT) cwith cdeveloping cEMS cstandards cand cassisting cthe
cstates cto cupgrade cthe cquality cof ctheir cprehospital cemergency ccare.
B) INCORRECT. cThe cU.S. cDepartment cof cthe cInterior cis ccharged cwith cthe
cmanagement cand cconservation cof cfederal cland cand cthe ccountry's cnatural
cresources. cThe cDepartment cof cTransportation cwas ccharged cwith cdeveloping
cEMS cstandards.
C) INCORRECT. cAlthough cthe cU.S. cDepartment cof cHealth cand cHuman
cServices cis ccharged cwith cprotecting cthe chealth cof call cAmericans, cthe cUnited
cStates cDepartment cof cTransportation cwas cassigned cthe ctask cof cdeveloping
cemergency cmedical cservice cstandards.
D) INCORRECT. cAlthough cthe cU.S. cDepartment cof cHomeland cSecurity cis
ctasked cwith cprotecting cthe cnation cfrom cthreats, cit cwas cestablished cin c2002 cand
cdid cnot cexist cin c1966. cIt cwas cthe cU.S. cDepartment cof cTransportation cthat cwas
ccharged cwith cdeveloping cEMS cstandards.
4) Centralized ccoordination cof cemergency cmedical caccess, ctransportation, cand
ccare cmost crefers cto cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
A) Emergency cpreparedness cplan
B) Trauma csystem
C) Resource cmanagement
D) Central cdeployment c- cExplanation: cA) cINCORRECT. cEmergency
cpreparedness cplans care cusually cdeveloped cto cguide cthe cactions cof ca cspecific
cgroup cof cpeople cat cthe coutset cof can cemergency, cwith cthe cgoal cof cprotecting
cpeople cand/or cproperty. cThey cgenerally cwill cnot caddress cthe cspecifics cof
cmedical ccare cor ctransport.
, B) INCORRECT. cA ctrauma csystem cis can corganized, ccoordinated ceffort
cbetween cfacilities cand cresponders cwithin ca cdefined cgeographic carea cto cdeliver
ca cfull crange cof ccare cto cinjured cpatients. cIt cdoes cnot caddress cthe ccoordination
cof cbasic c(non-trauma) cemergency ccare cor ctransportation.
C) CORRECT. cResource cmanagement crefers cto cthe ccentralized ccoordination cof
can cemergency cresponse cso cthat call cvictims chave cequal caccess cto cbasic
cemergency ccare cand care ctransported cby ccertified cpersonnel, cin ca clicensed cand
cequipped cambulance, cto can cappropriate cfacility.
D) INCORRECT. cThe ccentralized ccoordination cof cemergency cmedical
caccess, ctransportation, cand ccare cwithin can cEMS csystem cis cnot creferred cto
cas ccentral cdeployment.
5) Which cof cthe cfollowing cagencies cis cresponsible cfor cestablishing cEMS
csystem cassessment cprograms?
A) Department cof cHealth cand cHuman cServices c(HHS)
B) National cTransportation cSafety cBoard c(NTSB)
C) National cHighway cTraffic cSafety cAdministration c(NHTSA)
D) United cStates cHealth cServices cAgency c(HSA) c- cExplanation: cA)
cINCORRECT. cThe cDepartment cof cHealth cand cHuman cServices c(HHS) cis cnot
cresponsible cfor cEMS csystem cassessment cprograms.
B) INCORRECT. cThe cNational cTransportation cSafety cBoard c(NTSB) cdoes
cnot cestablish cEMS csystem cassessment cprograms.
C) CORRECT. cThe cNational cHighway cTraffic cSafety cAdministration
c(NHTSA) cTechnical cAssistance cProgram chas cestablished cassessment
cprograms cwith cset cstandards cfor cEMS csystems.
D) INCORRECT. cThe cUnited cStates cDepartment cof cHealth cand cHuman
cServices chas cno coversight cof cEMS csystems.
6) Which cof cthe cfollowing cBEST cdescribes cthe cpurpose cof cthe cmodern
cemergency cmedical cservices c(EMS) csystem?
A) To chave ctrained cpersonnel crespond cquickly cand cprovide cemergency ccare con
cthe cscene, cduring ctransport, cand cat cthe chospital
B) To chave ctrained cpersonnel ccapable cof cassessing cand ccaring cfor cinjured
cand cill cpatients con cthe cscene
MICHAEL F. O'KEEFE AND EDWARD T.
DICKINSON TEST BANK ALL CHAPTERS
COMPREHENSIVELY COVERED
1) Which cof cthe cfollowing crefers cto ca cprogram cor cprocess cfor cevaluating
cand cimproving cthe ceffectiveness cof can cEMS csystem?
A) Quality cimprovement
B) System ceffectiveness cmanagement
C) Process cImprovement cPlan c(PIP)
D) Total cquality csystem c- cA) cCORRECT. cQuality cimprovement c(QI) cconsists
cof ccontinuous cself-review cwith cthe cpurpose cof cidentifying caspects cof cthe cEMS
csystem cthat crequire cimprovement, cwith csubsequent caction cplans cto cmake
csubsequent cchanges.
B) INCORRECT. cSystem ceffectiveness cmanagement cdoes cnot crefer cto ca cprogram
cof cevaluating cand cimproving can cEMS csystem.
C) INCORRECT. cA cprogram cor cprocess cfor cevaluating cand cimproving
cthe ceffectiveness cof can cEMS csystem cis cnot creferred cto cas ca cProcess
cImprovement cProgram.
D) INCORRECT. cThe cterm c"total cquality csystem" cdoes cnot crefer cto ca cprogram
cfor cimproving cthe ceffectiveness cof cEMS csystems.
2) Which cof cthe cfollowing cgroups cis ccredited cwith cdeveloping cthe
cearliest cdocumented cemergency cmedical cservice?
A) The cSpanish
B) The cEgyptians
C) The cMayans
D) The cFrench c- cExplanation: cA) cINCORRECT. cThe cSpanish cdid cnot cdevelop
cthe cfirst cdocumented cemergency cmedical cservice; cthe cFrench cdid cin cthe
c1700s.
B) INCORRECT. cAlthough cknown cfor cprogress cin ctechnical careas, cthe
cEgyptians cwere cnot cresponsible cfor cthe cfirst cdocumented cemergency cmedical
cservice. cIn c1790, cthe cFrench cfirst cbegan ctransporting cwounded csoldiers caway
cfrom cbattlefields cand cto cwaiting cmedical ccare.
,C) INCORRECT. cThe cearliest cdocumented cemergency cmedical cservice cwas cin
cFrance cin c1790, cnearly ca cthousand cyears cafter cthe cMayan ccivilization
cdisappeared.
,D) CORRECT. cThe cearliest cdocumented cemergency cmedical cservice cwas cin
c1790 cwhen cthe cFrench cbegan ctransporting cwounded csoldiers cfrom cthe cscenes
cof cbattle cto cwaiting cphysicians.
3) In c1966 cthe cNational cHighway cSafety cAct ccharged cwhich cof cthe
cfollowing cagencies cwith cthe cdevelopment cof cemergency cmedical cservice
cstandards?
A) U.S. cDepartment cof cTransportation
B) U.S. cDepartment cof cthe cInterior
C) U.S. cDepartment cof cHealth cServices
D) U.S. cDepartment cof cHomeland cSecurity c- cExplanation: cA) cCORRECT. cIn
c1966 cthe cNational cHighway cSafety cAct ccharged cthe cUnited cStates cDepartment
cof cTransportation c(DOT) cwith cdeveloping cEMS cstandards cand cassisting cthe
cstates cto cupgrade cthe cquality cof ctheir cprehospital cemergency ccare.
B) INCORRECT. cThe cU.S. cDepartment cof cthe cInterior cis ccharged cwith cthe
cmanagement cand cconservation cof cfederal cland cand cthe ccountry's cnatural
cresources. cThe cDepartment cof cTransportation cwas ccharged cwith cdeveloping
cEMS cstandards.
C) INCORRECT. cAlthough cthe cU.S. cDepartment cof cHealth cand cHuman
cServices cis ccharged cwith cprotecting cthe chealth cof call cAmericans, cthe cUnited
cStates cDepartment cof cTransportation cwas cassigned cthe ctask cof cdeveloping
cemergency cmedical cservice cstandards.
D) INCORRECT. cAlthough cthe cU.S. cDepartment cof cHomeland cSecurity cis
ctasked cwith cprotecting cthe cnation cfrom cthreats, cit cwas cestablished cin c2002 cand
cdid cnot cexist cin c1966. cIt cwas cthe cU.S. cDepartment cof cTransportation cthat cwas
ccharged cwith cdeveloping cEMS cstandards.
4) Centralized ccoordination cof cemergency cmedical caccess, ctransportation, cand
ccare cmost crefers cto cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
A) Emergency cpreparedness cplan
B) Trauma csystem
C) Resource cmanagement
D) Central cdeployment c- cExplanation: cA) cINCORRECT. cEmergency
cpreparedness cplans care cusually cdeveloped cto cguide cthe cactions cof ca cspecific
cgroup cof cpeople cat cthe coutset cof can cemergency, cwith cthe cgoal cof cprotecting
cpeople cand/or cproperty. cThey cgenerally cwill cnot caddress cthe cspecifics cof
cmedical ccare cor ctransport.
, B) INCORRECT. cA ctrauma csystem cis can corganized, ccoordinated ceffort
cbetween cfacilities cand cresponders cwithin ca cdefined cgeographic carea cto cdeliver
ca cfull crange cof ccare cto cinjured cpatients. cIt cdoes cnot caddress cthe ccoordination
cof cbasic c(non-trauma) cemergency ccare cor ctransportation.
C) CORRECT. cResource cmanagement crefers cto cthe ccentralized ccoordination cof
can cemergency cresponse cso cthat call cvictims chave cequal caccess cto cbasic
cemergency ccare cand care ctransported cby ccertified cpersonnel, cin ca clicensed cand
cequipped cambulance, cto can cappropriate cfacility.
D) INCORRECT. cThe ccentralized ccoordination cof cemergency cmedical
caccess, ctransportation, cand ccare cwithin can cEMS csystem cis cnot creferred cto
cas ccentral cdeployment.
5) Which cof cthe cfollowing cagencies cis cresponsible cfor cestablishing cEMS
csystem cassessment cprograms?
A) Department cof cHealth cand cHuman cServices c(HHS)
B) National cTransportation cSafety cBoard c(NTSB)
C) National cHighway cTraffic cSafety cAdministration c(NHTSA)
D) United cStates cHealth cServices cAgency c(HSA) c- cExplanation: cA)
cINCORRECT. cThe cDepartment cof cHealth cand cHuman cServices c(HHS) cis cnot
cresponsible cfor cEMS csystem cassessment cprograms.
B) INCORRECT. cThe cNational cTransportation cSafety cBoard c(NTSB) cdoes
cnot cestablish cEMS csystem cassessment cprograms.
C) CORRECT. cThe cNational cHighway cTraffic cSafety cAdministration
c(NHTSA) cTechnical cAssistance cProgram chas cestablished cassessment
cprograms cwith cset cstandards cfor cEMS csystems.
D) INCORRECT. cThe cUnited cStates cDepartment cof cHealth cand cHuman
cServices chas cno coversight cof cEMS csystems.
6) Which cof cthe cfollowing cBEST cdescribes cthe cpurpose cof cthe cmodern
cemergency cmedical cservices c(EMS) csystem?
A) To chave ctrained cpersonnel crespond cquickly cand cprovide cemergency ccare con
cthe cscene, cduring ctransport, cand cat cthe chospital
B) To chave ctrained cpersonnel ccapable cof cassessing cand ccaring cfor cinjured
cand cill cpatients con cthe cscene
