TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, All Chapters 1 - 41||Complete Guide A+||Latest Update

TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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bf followingagencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards?
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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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bf assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is bf bf bf bf bf bf bf bf




tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and
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bf did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was
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