Test Bank For Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson||All Chapters Covered||Complete Guide A+

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Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
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Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
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improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvementkk

,B) System effectiveness management kk kk




C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) kk kk kk




D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of
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continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS
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system that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make
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subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process
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Improvement Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
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documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish kk




B) The Egyptians kk




C) The Mayans kk




D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop
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the first documented 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
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waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




France 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 kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




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




3) 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 kk kk kk




B) U.S. Department of the Interior kk kk kk kk




C) U.S. Department of Health Services kk kk kk kk




D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department
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of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states
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to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.
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The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS
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standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States
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Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency
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medical service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




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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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system
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assessment programs?
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A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) kk kk kk kk kk kk




B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) kk kk kk kk




C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) kk kk kk kk kk




D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A) INCORRECT.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is not responsible for
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EMS system assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




establish EMS system assessment programs.
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, C) CORRECT. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




Technical Assistance Program has established assessment programs with set
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standards for EMS systems.
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D) INCORRECT. The United States Department of Health and Human Services kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




has no oversight of EMS systems.
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5) Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care
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most refers to which of the following?
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A) Emergency preparedness plan kk kk




B) Trauma system kk




C) Resource management kk




D) Central deployment - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. Emergency kk kk kk kk kk kk




preparedness plans are usually developed to guide the actions of a specific group
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of people at the outset of an emergency, with the goal of protecting people
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and/or property. They generally will not address the specifics of medical care or
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transport.
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B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




facilities and responders within a defined geographic area to deliver a full range of
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care to injured patients. It does not address the coordination of basic (non-
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trauma) emergency care or transportation.
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C) CORRECT. Resource management refers to the centralized coordination of kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




an emergency response so that all victims have equal access to basic emergency
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care and are transported by certified personnel, in a licensed and equipped
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ambulance, to an appropriate facility. kk kk kk kk




D) INCORRECT. The centralized coordination of emergency medical access, kk kk kk kk kk kk kk




transportation, and care within an EMS system is not referred to as central
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deployment.

6) Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern emergency
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medical services (EMS) system?
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A) To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on
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the scene, during transport, and at the hospital
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