Test Bank For Emergency care 14th edition daniel limmer test bank chapter questions and answers with rationales

TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
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by,Daniel,Limmer,,Michael,F.,O'Keefe,and,Edward,T.,Dickinson,,

All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,Chapter,1


1) Which,of,the,following,groups,is,credited,with,developing,the,earliest,d
ocumented,emergency,medical,service?
A) The,Spanish
B) The,Egyptians
C) The,Mayans
D) The,French,-
,Explanation:,A),INCORRECT.,The,Spanish,did,not,develop,the,first,documented,

emergency,medical,service;,the,French,did,in,the,1700s.,B)
INCORRECT.,Although,known,for,progress,in,technical,areas,,the,Egyptians,were,n
ot,responsible,for,the,first,documented,emergency,medical,service.,In,1790,,the,Fren
ch,first,began,transporting,wounded,soldiers,away,from,battlefields,and,to,waiting,m
edical,care.
C) INCORRECT.,The,earliest,documented,emergency,medical,service,was,in,Fra
nce,in,1790,,nearly,a,thousand,years,after,the,Mayan,civilization,disappeared.

, D) CORRECT.,The,earliest,documented,emergency,medical,service,was,in,1790,w
hen,the,French,began,transporting,wounded,soldiers,from,the,scenes,of
battle,to,waiting,physicians.


2) In,1966,the,National,Highway,Safety,Act,charged,which,of,the,following,a
gencies,with,the,development,of,emergency,medical,service,standards?
A) U.S.,Department,of,Transportation
B) U.S.,Department,of,the,Interior
C) U.S.,Department,of,Health,Services
D) U.S.,Department,of,Homeland,Security,-
,Explanation:,A),CORRECT.,In,1966, the, National, Highway, Safety, Act, charged, th

e, United, States, Department, of,Transportation,(DOT),with,developing,EMS,standa
rds,and,assisting,the,states,to,upgrade,the,quality,of,their,prehospital,emergency,ca
re.
B) INCORRECT.,The,U.S.,Department,of,the,Interior,is,charged,with,the,man
agement,and,conservation,of,federal,land,and,the,country's,natural,resources.,The,D
epartment,of,Transportation,was,charged,with,developing,EMS,standards.
C) INCORRECT.,Although,the,U.S.,Department,of,Health,and,Human,Servic
es,is,charged,with,protecting,the,health,of,all,Americans,,the,United,States,Departm
ent,of,Transportation,was,assigned,the,task,of,developing,emergency,medical,serv
ice,standards.
D) INCORRECT.,Although,the,U.S.,Department,of,Homeland,Security,is
tasked,with,protecting,the,nation,from,threats,,it,was,established,in,2002,and,did,no
t,exist,in,1966.,It,was,the,U.S.,Department,of,Transportation,that,was,charged,with,
developing,EMS,standards.