Test Bank for Emergency Care{ 14th Edition }by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe | All Chapters Included | Elaborated Answers | Updated

EMERGENCY CARE 14TH
EDITION BY DANIEL
LIMMER, MICHAEL F.
O'KEEFE AND EDWARD T.
DICKINSON TEST BANK
(LATEST REVISED AND
ANSWERED VERIFIED BY
EXPERT TUTOR 2023/2024)
Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank


1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
A) Quality improvement

,B) System effectiveness management
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of
continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS
system that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make
subsequent
changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a
program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
Program.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program
for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.

2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented 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
not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the
French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.

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hen the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following ag
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encies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation gf gf gf




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Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged th
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e United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standa
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rds and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency ca
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re.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the mana gf gf gf gf gf gf gf gf gf gf gf




gement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The De
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partment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Dep
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artment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical s
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ervice standards. gf




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ed with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exi
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st in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with dev
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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system as
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sessment programs? gf




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C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) gf gf gf gf gf




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(HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs. gf gf gf gf gf gf gf gf




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tablish EMS system assessment programs. gf gf gf gf

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Technical Assistance Program has established assessment programs with set standard
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s for EMS systems.
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as no oversight of EMS systems.
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most refers to which of the following?
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A) Emergency preparedness plan gf gf




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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 prop
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erty. 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 fa gf gf gf gf gf gf gf gf gf gf




cilities 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-
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n 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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deployment.

6) Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern emergency m
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edical services (EMS) system?
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A) To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on th
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e scene, during transport, and at the hospital
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