Emergency |Care |by |Daniel |limmer
14th |Edition
TEST BANK |
,Daniel |limmer: | Emergency |Care |, |14th |Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE |
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) Systemeffectiveness management | |
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) | | |
D) Total qualitysystem - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of
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continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS
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system that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make
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subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. Systemeffectiveness management does not refer to a | | | | | | | |
program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the | | | | | | | | |
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
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Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program 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?
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A) The Spanish |
B) The Egyptians |
C) The Mayans |
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the
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first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were
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not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the
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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 | | | | | | | |
France 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 | | | | | | | | |
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle
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to waiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged which of the following
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agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department ofTransportation | | |
B) U.S. Department of the Interior | | | |
C) U.S. Department of Health Services | | | |
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged the United States Department of
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Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to
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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 | | | | | | | | | |
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.
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The Department 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 charged with protecting the health of allAmericans, the United States
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Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency
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medical service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is | | | | | | | |
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
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exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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developing EMS standards.
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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system
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assessment programs?
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A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | | | | | |
B) National Transportation SafetyBoard (NTSB) | | | |
C) National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA) | | | | |
D) UnitedStates Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A) INCORRECT.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is not responsible for
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EMS system assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT.The NationalTransportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not | | | | | | | |
establish EMS system assessment programs.
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