TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th 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 f
1) Whichof the following groups is credited with developingthe earliest
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documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish f
B) The Egyptians f
C) The Mayans f
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe
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f first documented emergency medicalservice; the Frenchdid inthe 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT.Althoughknown for progress intechnicalareas, the Egyptians werenot
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f responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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f first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting
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f medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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f France in1790, nearlya thousand years after the Mayan civilizationdisappeared.
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, D) CORRECT.The earliestdocumented emergency medicalservicewas in1790 f f f f f f f f f
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers fromthe scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged whichofthe following
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agencies with the development ofemergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department ofTransportation
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B) U.S. Department ofthe Interior
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C) U.S. Department ofHealth Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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f 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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f Transportation(DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to f f f f f f f f f f
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 f f f f f f f f f f
f management and conservationof federal land and the country's naturalresources.The
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f Department ofTransportationwas charged with developingEMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services f f f f f f f f f
f is charged with protecting the health ofallAmericans, the United StatesDepartment of
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f Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service f f f f f f f f f
f standards.
D) INCORRECT.Althoughthe U.S. Department of Homeland Security is f f f f f f f f
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
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f exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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f developing EMS standards. f f
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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 f
1) Whichof the following groups is credited with developingthe earliest
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documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish f
B) The Egyptians f
C) The Mayans f
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe
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f first documented emergency medicalservice; the Frenchdid inthe 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT.Althoughknown for progress intechnicalareas, the Egyptians werenot
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f responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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f first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting
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f medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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f France in1790, nearlya thousand years after the Mayan civilizationdisappeared.
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, D) CORRECT.The earliestdocumented emergency medicalservicewas in1790 f f f f f f f f f
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers fromthe scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged whichofthe following
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agencies with the development ofemergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department ofTransportation
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B) U.S. Department ofthe Interior
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C) U.S. Department ofHealth Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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f 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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f Transportation(DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to f f f f f f f f f f
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 f f f f f f f f f f
f management and conservationof federal land and the country's naturalresources.The
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f Department ofTransportationwas charged with developingEMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services f f f f f f f f f
f is charged with protecting the health ofallAmericans, the United StatesDepartment of
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f Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service f f f f f f f f f
f standards.
D) INCORRECT.Althoughthe U.S. Department of Homeland Security is f f f f f f f f
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
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f exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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f developing EMS standards. f f
