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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating
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A) Quality improvement
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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D) Total
and quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a
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program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving
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Improvement Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a
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program for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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Wearliest documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish
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B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop
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W1700s.
B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In
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1790, the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from
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battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was
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disappeared.
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D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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1790 when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes
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of battle to waiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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Wfollowing agencies with the development of emergency medical service
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Wstandards?
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 - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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W1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States
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WDepartment of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and
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Wcare.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
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Wmanagement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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Wresources. The Department of Transportation was charged with developing
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human
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WStates Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is
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Wtasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and
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Wdid not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was
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Wcharged with developing EMS standards.
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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
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Wand improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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D) Total
and quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists
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system that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a
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program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving
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Improvement Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a
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program for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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Wearliest documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish
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B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop
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Wthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the
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W1700s.
B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In
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1790, the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from
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battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was
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Win France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization
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disappeared.
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D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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1790 when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes
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of battle to waiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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Wstandards?
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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 - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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W1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States
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WDepartment of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and
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Wassisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency
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Wcare.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
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Wmanagement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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Wresources. The Department of Transportation was charged with developing
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WEMS standards. W
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human
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WServices is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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WStates Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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Wemergency medical service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is
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Wtasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and
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Wdid not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was
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Wcharged with developing EMS standards.
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