EMERGENCYCARE 14TH f f f
EDITION BY DANIEL f f
LIMMER, MICHAEL F.
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O'KEEFEANDEDWARDT.
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DICKINSON TEST BANK
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(LATEST REVISED AND
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ANSWEREDVERIFIED BY f f
EXPERTTUTOR2023/2024) f f
Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefeand
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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 improvement f
,B) Systemeffectiveness management f f
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) f f f
D) Total qualitysystem -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. Systemeffectiveness management does not refer to a f f f f f f f f
program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the f f f f f f f f f
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
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Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for f f f f f f f f f f f f
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 f
B) The Egyptians f
C) The Mayans f
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the
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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 not
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responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medicalcare.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in f f f f f f f f
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 in1790 f f f f f f f f f
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians. f f f
3) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct 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 ofTransportation f f f
B) U.S. Department of the Interior f f f f
C) U.S. Department of Health Services f f f f
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged the United States Department of
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Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to
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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 f f f f f f f f f f
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 standards.
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C) INCORRECT.Althoughthe U.S. Department of Healthand Human f f f f f f f f
Services is charged with protecting the health of allAmericans, 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 f f f f f f f f
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
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exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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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) f f f f f f
B) NationalTransportationSafetyBoard (NTSB) f f f f
C) NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA) f f f f f
D) United States Health ServicesAgency (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 NationalTransportation SafetyBoard (NTSB) does not f f f f f f f f
establish EMS system assessment programs.
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, C) CORRECT.TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA) f f f f f f f
TechnicalAssistanceProgram has established assessment programs with set standards
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for EMS systems.
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D) INCORRECT. The United States Department of Health and Human Services has f f f f f f f f f f
no oversight of EMS systems.
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5) Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care f f f f f f f f
most refers to which of the following?
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A) Emergencypreparednessplan f f
B) Trauma system f
C) Resource management f
D) Centraldeployment- Explanation:A) INCORRECT. Emergency f f f f f f
preparedness plans are usually developed to guide the actions of a specific group of
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people at the outset of an emergency, with the goal of protecting people and/or
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property. They generally will not address the specifics of medical care or transport.
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B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between f f f f f f f f f
facilities and responders within a defined geographic area to deliver a full range of care
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to injured patients. It does not address the coordination of basic (non-trauma)
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emergency care or transportation.
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C) CORRECT. Resource management refers to the centralized coordination of an f f f f f f f f f
emergency response so that all victims have equal access to basic emergency care
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and are transported by certified personnel, in a licensed and equipped
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ambulance, to an appropriate facility. f f f f
D) INCORRECT. The centralized coordination ofemergency medical access, f f f f f f f
transportation, and care within an EMS system is not referred to as central
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deployment.
6) Which of the following BESTdescribes 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 the
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scene, during transport, and at the hospital
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EDITION BY DANIEL f f
LIMMER, MICHAEL F.
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O'KEEFEANDEDWARDT.
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DICKINSON TEST BANK
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(LATEST REVISED AND
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ANSWEREDVERIFIED BY f f
EXPERTTUTOR2023/2024) f f
Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefeand
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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 improvement f
,B) Systemeffectiveness management f f
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) f f f
D) Total qualitysystem -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. Systemeffectiveness management does not refer to a f f f f f f f f
program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the f f f f f f f f f
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
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Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for f f f f f f f f f f f f
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 f
B) The Egyptians f
C) The Mayans f
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the
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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 not
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responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medicalcare.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in f f f f f f f f
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 in1790 f f f f f f f f f
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians. f f f
3) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct 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 ofTransportation f f f
B) U.S. Department of the Interior f f f f
C) U.S. Department of Health Services f f f f
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged the United States Department of
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Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to
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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 f f f f f f f f f f
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 standards.
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C) INCORRECT.Althoughthe U.S. Department of Healthand Human f f f f f f f f
Services is charged with protecting the health of allAmericans, 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 f f f f f f f f
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
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exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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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) f f f f f f
B) NationalTransportationSafetyBoard (NTSB) f f f f
C) NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA) f f f f f
D) United States Health ServicesAgency (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 NationalTransportation SafetyBoard (NTSB) does not f f f f f f f f
establish EMS system assessment programs.
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, C) CORRECT.TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA) f f f f f f f
TechnicalAssistanceProgram has established assessment programs with set standards
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for EMS systems.
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D) INCORRECT. The United States Department of Health and Human Services has f f f f f f f f f f
no oversight of EMS systems.
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5) Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care f f f f f f f f
most refers to which of the following?
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A) Emergencypreparednessplan f f
B) Trauma system f
C) Resource management f
D) Centraldeployment- Explanation:A) INCORRECT. Emergency f f f f f f
preparedness plans are usually developed to guide the actions of a specific group of
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people at the outset of an emergency, with the goal of protecting people and/or
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property. They generally will not address the specifics of medical care or transport.
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B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between f f f f f f f f f
facilities and responders within a defined geographic area to deliver a full range of care
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to injured patients. It does not address the coordination of basic (non-trauma)
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emergency care or transportation.
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C) CORRECT. Resource management refers to the centralized coordination of an f f f f f f f f f
emergency response so that all victims have equal access to basic emergency care
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and are transported by certified personnel, in a licensed and equipped
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ambulance, to an appropriate facility. f f f f
D) INCORRECT. The centralized coordination ofemergency medical access, f f f f f f f
transportation, and care within an EMS system is not referred to as central
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deployment.
6) Which of the following BESTdescribes 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 the
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scene, during transport, and at the hospital
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