TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,Chapter 1 |
1) 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
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the 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 werenot
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| responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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| first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting
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| medical care. |
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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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
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battle to waiting physicians. | | |
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act 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 of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior | | | |
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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| 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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| Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 all Americans, the United States
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Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency
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| medical service standards. | |
D) INCORRECT.Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is | | | | | | | |
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot
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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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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
| | | | | | | | | |
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
| | | | |
,
,Chapter 1 |
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
| | | | | | | | | |
documented emergency medical service?
| | | |
A) The Spanish |
B) The Egyptians |
C) The Mayans |
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop
| | | | | | | | | |
the 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 werenot
| | | | | | | | | | |
| responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
| | | | | | | | | | |
| first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting
| | | | | | | | | |
| medical care. |
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
| | | | | | | |
France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790 | | | | | | | | |
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
| | | | | | | | | | |
battle to waiting physicians. | | |
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
| | | | | | | | | | |
agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
| | | | | | | | |
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
| | |
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
| | | | | | | | |
| 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to | | | | | | | | | |
upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
| | | | | | | |
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.
| | | | | | | | | |
The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
| | | | | | | | | |
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human | | | | | | | |
| Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency
| | | | | | | | | |
| medical service standards. | |
D) INCORRECT.Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is | | | | | | | |
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| developing EMS standards. | |
