Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, A+ guide | All Chapters Covered

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



C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) fy fy fy



D) Total quality system - fy fy fy



A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-
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review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that requ
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ire improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy



program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy



effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
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Program.
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for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
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documented emergency medical service? fy fy fy



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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documented
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emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Althou
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gh known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the
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first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began trans
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porting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medical care. fy fy



C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fr fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy



ance in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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