TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered

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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A) The Spanish e




B) The Egyptians e




C) The Mayans e




D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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e developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the
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e 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
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e responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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e first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged which of the
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e followingagencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards?
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A) U.S. Department ofTransportatione e e




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




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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e 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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e Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states e e e e e e e e e




e toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the e e e e e e e e e e




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




e Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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e StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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e emergency medical service standards. e e e




D) INCORRECT.Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is e e e e e e e e




tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot
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e exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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e developing EMS standards. e e