Emergency Care, 14th Edition, Complete Test Bank

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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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
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B) The Egyptians
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C) The MayansII




D) The French -
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II Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe 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 werenot responsible
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forIItheIIfirstIIdocumentedIIemergencyIImedicalIIservice.IIInII1790,IItheIIFrenchIIfirstIIbeganIItransportingIIwo
undedIIsoldiersIIawayIIfromIIbattlefieldsIIandIItoIIwaitingIImedicalIIcare.
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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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790
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when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the followinga
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gencies 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
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C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security -
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II Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charge
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d the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS
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standards and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emerg
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ency care. II



B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the ma II II II II II II II II II II II



nagement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.The
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II Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi II II II II II II II II II



ces is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesDepar
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tment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical
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service standards. II



D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is II II II II II II II II




tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did
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not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged
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with developing EMS standards.
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