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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and i
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mproving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement x
B) System effectiveness management
x x
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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D) Total quality system -
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xA) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-
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review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that require impro
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vement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of e
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valuating and improving an EMS system.
x x x x x
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the eff
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ectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Prog
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ram.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for i
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mproving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
x x x x x
2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest d
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ocumented emergency medical service?
x x x
A) The Spanish
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B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans
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D) The French -
x x
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documented
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emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
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B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, t
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he French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to w
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aiting medical care.
x x
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fra
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nce in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790
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when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to w
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aiting physicians. x
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following a
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gencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
x x x
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
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C) U.S. Department of Health Services
x x x x
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security -
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xExplanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standard
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s and assisting the states to 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 manage x x x x x x x x x x x
ment and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The Dep
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artment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is c x x x x x x x x x x x
harged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department of
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Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service stan
x x x x x x x x x x
dards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked w x x x x x x x x x x
ith protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in 1
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966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing
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xEMS standards. x
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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and i
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
mproving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
x x x x x x
A) Quality improvement x
B) System effectiveness management
x x
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
x x x
D) Total quality system -
x x x
xA) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-
x x x x x x x x
review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that require impro
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
vement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent changes.
x x x x x x x x
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of e
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valuating and improving an EMS system.
x x x x x
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the eff
x x x x x x x x x x
ectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Prog
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ram.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for i
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
mproving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
x x x x x
2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest d
x x x x x x x x x x x
ocumented emergency medical service?
x x x
A) The Spanish
x
B) The Egyptians
x
C) The Mayans
x
D) The French -
x x
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documented
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emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
x x x x x x x x
B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, t
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he French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to w
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aiting medical care.
x x
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fra
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nce in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790
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when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to w
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aiting physicians. x
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following a
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gencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
x x x x x x x x
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
x x x
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
x x x x
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
x x x x
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security -
x x x x x
xExplanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the
x x x x x x x x x x x x
United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standard
x x x x x x x x x
s and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the manage x x x x x x x x x x x
ment and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The Dep
x x x x x x x x x x x x
artment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
x x x x x x x x
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is c x x x x x x x x x x x
harged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department of
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service stan
x x x x x x x x x x
dards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked w x x x x x x x x x x
ith protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in 1
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing
x x x x x x x x x x x x
xEMS standards. x
Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and E
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