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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating andi
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mproving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement h
B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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D) Total quality system –
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Explanation A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self
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review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS systemthat requireimpro
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vement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program ofe
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valuating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the eff
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ectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process ImprovementProg
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ram.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program fori
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mproving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliestd
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ocumented 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
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop thefirstdocumented
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emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
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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 1790,th
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e French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and towai
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ting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fra h h h h h h h h h
nce 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 1790w h h h h h h h h h h
hen the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle towait
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ing physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the followinga
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gencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation h h h
B) U.S. Department of the Interior h h h h
C) U.S. Department of Health Services h h h h
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security -
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Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966the National Highway Safety Act charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standard
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s and assisting the states 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 manage h h h h h h h h h h h
ment and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.The Depa
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rtment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services isc h h h h h h h h h h h
harged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Departmentof
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Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical servicestan
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dards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked w h h h h h h h h h h
ith protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not existin 1
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966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developin
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g EMS standards.
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, 4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS systemas
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sessment programs? h
A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) h h h h h h
B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) h h h h
C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) -
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT.The Department of Health and Human Services (H
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HS) is not responsible for EMSsystem assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does note h h h h h h h h h
stablish EMS system assessment programs.
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C) CORRECT. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)T h h h h h h h h
echnical Assistance Program has established assessment programs with set stand
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ards for EMS systems.
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D) INCORRECT. The United States Department of Health and Human Servicesh h h h h h h h h h h
as 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 h h
B) Trauma system h
C) Resource management h
D) Central deployment - h h
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. Emergency preparedness plans are usually develop
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ed to guide the actions of a specific group of people at theoutset of an emergency, wit
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h the goal of protecting people and/or property. They generally will not address the s
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pecifics of medical care or transport.
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B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between fac h h h h h h h h h h
ilities and responders within a defined geographic area to deliver a full range of
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h h h
Care 14thEdition Dani
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el Limmer-latest-
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2024/2025 A+
h h
, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe andEdw
h h h h h h h h h h h
ard T. Dickinson Test Bank h h h h
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating andi
h h h h h h h h h h h h h
mproving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement h
B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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D) Total quality system –
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Explanation A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self
h h h h h h h h h
-
review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS systemthat requireimpro
h h h h h h h h h h h h
vement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent changes.
h h h h h h h h
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program ofe
h h h h h h h h h h h
valuating and improving an EMS system.
h h h h h
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the eff
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ectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process ImprovementProg
h h h h h h h h h h h h h
ram.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program fori
h h h h h h h h h h h h h
mproving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
h h h h h
2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliestd
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ocumented 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
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop thefirstdocumented
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emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
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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 1790,th
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e French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and towai
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ting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fra h h h h h h h h h
nce 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 1790w h h h h h h h h h h
hen the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle towait
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ing physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the followinga
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gencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation h h h
B) U.S. Department of the Interior h h h h
C) U.S. Department of Health Services h h h h
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security -
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Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966the National Highway Safety Act charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standard
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s and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
h h h h h h h h h h h h h
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the manage h h h h h h h h h h h
ment and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.The Depa
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rtment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
h h h h h h h h
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services isc h h h h h h h h h h h
harged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Departmentof
h h h h h h h h h h h h h
Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical servicestan
h h h h h h h h h h
dards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked w h h h h h h h h h h
ith protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not existin 1
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developin
h h h h h h h h h h h h
g EMS standards.
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, 4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS systemas
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sessment programs? h
A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) h h h h h h
B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) h h h h
C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) -
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT.The Department of Health and Human Services (H
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HS) is not responsible for EMSsystem assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does note h h h h h h h h h
stablish EMS system assessment programs.
h h h h
C) CORRECT. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)T h h h h h h h h
echnical Assistance Program has established assessment programs with set stand
h h h h h h h h h
ards for EMS systems.
h h h
D) INCORRECT. The United States Department of Health and Human Servicesh h h h h h h h h h h
as 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 h h
B) Trauma system h
C) Resource management h
D) Central deployment - h h
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. Emergency preparedness plans are usually develop
h h h h h h h h h
ed to guide the actions of a specific group of people at theoutset of an emergency, wit
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
h the goal of protecting people and/or property. They generally will not address the s
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
pecifics of medical care or transport.
h h h h h
B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between fac h h h h h h h h h h
ilities and responders within a defined geographic area to deliver a full range of
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