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
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,

All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered

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,Chapter 1 l2




1) Whichl2ofl2thel2followingl2groupsl2isl2creditedl2withl2developingl2thel2earlie
st2dl ocumentedl2emergencyl2medicall2service?
A) Thel2Spanish
B) Thel2Egyptians
C) Thel2Mayans
D) Thel2Frenchl2-
l2Explanation:l2A)l2INCORRECT.l2Thel2Spanishl2didl2notl2develop2tl hel2firstl2documen
tedl2emergencyl2medicall2service;l2thel2Frenchl2didl2inl2thel21700s.l2B)
INCORRECT.l2Althoughl2knownl2forl2progressl2inl2technicall2areas,l2thel2Egyptiansl2wer
e2nl otl2responsiblel2forl2thel2firstl2documentedl2emergencyl2medicall2service.l2Inl21790,l2th
el2Frenchl2firstl2beganl2transportingl2woundedl2soldiersl2awayl2froml2battlefieldsl2andl2to
l2 waitingl2medicall2care.
C) INCORRECT.l2Thel2earliestl2documentedl2emergencyl2medicall2servicel2wasl2inl2
Francel2inl21790,l2nearlyl2al2thousandl2yearsl2afterl2thel2Mayanl2civilizationl2disappeare
d.

, D) CORRECT.l2Thel2earliestl2documentedl2emergencyl2medicall2servicel2wasl2inl2179
02w
l henl2thel2 Frenchl2began l2transportingl2woundedl2soldiersl2 froml2thel2scenesl2of



battlel2tol2waitingl2physicians.


2) Inl21966l2thel2Nationall2Highwayl2Safetyl2Actl2chargedl2whichl2ofl2thel2followi
ng2al genciesl2withl2thel2developmentl2ofl2emergencyl2medicall2servicel2standards
?
A) U.S.l2Departmentl2ofl2Transportation
B) U.S.l2Departmentl2ofl2thel2Interior
C) U.S.l2Departmentl2ofl2Healthl2Services
D) U.S.l2Departmentl2ofl2Homelandl2Securityl2-
l2Explanation:l2A)l2CORRECT.l2Inl21966l 2 thel 2 Nationall 2 Highwayl 2 Safetyl2Actl 2 char
gedl 2 thel 2 Unitedl 2 Statesl 2 Departmentl 2 ofl2Transportationl2(DOT)l2withl2developingl2
EMSl2standardsl2andl2assistingl2thel2statesl2to2ul pgradel2thel2qualityl2ofl2theirl2prehospit
all2emergencyl2care.
B) INCORRECT.l2Thel2U.S.l2Departmentl2ofl2thel2Interiorl2isl2chargedl2withl2thel2
managementl2andl2conservationl2ofl2federall2landl2andl2thel2country'sl2naturall2resource
s.2T
l hel2Departmentl2ofl2Transportationl2wasl2charged l2withl2developingl2EMSl2standar



ds.
C) INCORRECT.l2Althoughl2thel2U.S.l2Departmentl2ofl2Healthl2andl2Humanl2Ser
vicesl2isl2chargedl2withl2protectingl2thel2healthl2ofl2alll2Americans,l2thel2Unitedl2States2l
Departmentl2ofl2Transportationl2wasl2assignedl2thel2taskl2ofl2developingl2emergencyl2
medicall2servicel2standards.
D) INCORRECT.l2Althoughl2thel2U.S.l2Departmentl2ofl2Homelandl2Securityl2is
taskedl2withl2protectingl2thel2nationl2froml2threats,l2itl2wasl2establishedl2inl22002l2andl2
did2nl otl2existl2inl21966.l2Itl2wasl2thel2U.S.l2Departmentl2ofl2Transportationl2thatl2wasl2ch
arged2w
l ithl2developingl2EMSl2standards.