TEST BANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE 14THiEDITION BY DANIEL LIMMER, MICHAEL F. O'KEEFE AND EDWARD T. DICKINSONiISBN-10; X,ISBN-13; 978-4iVERIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR ALLiCHAPTERS

TEST BANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE
14TH EDITION BY DANIEL LIMMER,
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MICHAEL
F. O'KEEFE AND EDWARD T.
DICKINSON ISBN-10; 013537913X,ISBN-13;
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978-0135379134VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR
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ALL CHAPTERS
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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 B


B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) B B B


D) Total quality system -
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BA) 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 imp
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rovement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of
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evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the e
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ffectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
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Program.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for
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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? B B B


A) The Spanish B


B) The EgyptiansB


C) The Mayans B


D) The French - B B


BExplanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documente
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d 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,
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the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fr
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ance in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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