TEST BANK For Emergency Care, 13th Edition by Daniel
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TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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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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