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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,Chapter 1 .
1) Which.of.the.following.groups.is.credited.with.developing.the.earliest.doc
umented.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.e
mergency.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.fi
rst.began.transporting.wounded.soldiers.away.from.battlefields.and.to.waiting.medical.
care.
C) INCORRECT..The.earliest.documented.emergency.medical.service.was.in.Fran
ce.in.1790,.nearly.a.thousand.years.after.the.Mayan.civilization.disappeared.
, D) CORRECT..The.earliest.documented.emergency.medical.service.was.in.1790.wh
en.the.French.began.transporting.wounded.soldiers.from.the.scenes.of
battle.to.waiting.physicians.
2) In.1966.the.National.Highway.Safety.Act.charged.which.of.the.following.age
ncies.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.manag
ement.and.conservation.of.federal.land.and.the.country's.natural.resources..The.Depar
tment.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.st
andards.
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.e
xist.in.1966..It.was.the.U.S..Department.of.Transportation.that.was.charged.with.deve
loping.EMS.standards.
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
. . . . . . . . . .
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
. . . . .
,
,Chapter 1 .
1) Which.of.the.following.groups.is.credited.with.developing.the.earliest.doc
umented.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.e
mergency.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.fi
rst.began.transporting.wounded.soldiers.away.from.battlefields.and.to.waiting.medical.
care.
C) INCORRECT..The.earliest.documented.emergency.medical.service.was.in.Fran
ce.in.1790,.nearly.a.thousand.years.after.the.Mayan.civilization.disappeared.
, D) CORRECT..The.earliest.documented.emergency.medical.service.was.in.1790.wh
en.the.French.began.transporting.wounded.soldiers.from.the.scenes.of
battle.to.waiting.physicians.
2) In.1966.the.National.Highway.Safety.Act.charged.which.of.the.following.age
ncies.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.manag
ement.and.conservation.of.federal.land.and.the.country's.natural.resources..The.Depar
tment.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.st
andards.
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.e
xist.in.1966..It.was.the.U.S..Department.of.Transportation.that.was.charged.with.deve
loping.EMS.standards.