TEST BANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE 13TH EDITION BY DANIEL LIMMER, MICHAEL F. O'KEEFE AND EDWARD T. DICKINSON, ALL CHAPTERS 1 - 41 COVERED QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

TEST BANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE 13TH
EDITION
BY DANIEL LIMMER, MICHAEL F. O'KEEFE AND EDWARD T. DICKINSON,

ALL CHAPTERS 1 - 41 COVERED QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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, 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)
INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were
not 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.