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 c
1) Whichcofcthecfollowingcgroupscisccreditedcwithcdevelopingcthecearliestc
xf documentedcemergencycmedicalcservice?
A) ThecSpanish
B) ThecEgyptians
C) ThecMayans
D) ThecFrenchc-
Explanation:cA)cINCORRECT.cThecSpanishcdidcnotcdevelopcthecfirstcdocumente
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dcemergencycmedicalcservice;cthecFrenchcdidcincthec1700s.cB)xfINCORRECT.cAlthoughcknownc
forcprogresscinctechnicalcareas,cthecEgyptianscwerecnxfotcresponsiblecforcthecfirstcdocumentedcem
ergencycmedicalcservice.cInc1790,cthecFrexfnchcfirstcbeganctransportingcwoundedcsoldierscawaycf
romcbattlefieldscandctocwaiting
c medicalccare.
C) INCORRECT.cThecearliestcdocumentedcemergencycmedicalcservicecwascincFrxf
ancecinc1790,cnearlycacthousandcyearscaftercthecMayanccivilizationcdisappeared.
, D) CORRECT.cThecearliestcdocumentedcemergencycmedicalcservicecwascinc1790c
xf whencthecFrenchcbeganctransportingcwoundedcsoldierscfromcthecscenescofxfbat
tlectocwaitingcphysicians.
2) Inc1966cthecNationalcHighwaycSafetycActcchargedcwhichcofcthecfollowingc
xf agenciescwithcthecdevelopmentcofcemergencycmedicalcservicecstandards?
A) U.S.cDepartmentcofcTransportation
B) U.S.cDepartmentcofcthecInterior
C) U.S.cDepartmentcofcHealthcServices
D) U.S.cDepartmentcofcHomelandcSecurityc-
xfc Explanation:cA)cCORRECT.cInc1966cxfthecxfNationalcxfHighwaycxfSafetycActcxfchar
gedcxftxfhecxfUnitedcxfStatescxfDepartmentcxfofcTransportationc(DOT)cwithcdevelopingc
EMScstanxfdardscandcassistingcthecstatesctocupgradecthecqualitycofctheircprehospitalc
emergencxfyccare.
B) INCORRECT.cThecU.S.cDepartmentcofcthecInteriorciscchargedcwithcthecmaxfn
agementcandcconservationcofcfederalclandcandctheccountry'scnaturalcresources.cThe
cDepartmentcofcTransportationcwascchargedcwithcdevelopingcEMScstandards.
C) INCORRECT.cAlthoughcthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcHealthcandcHumancServixf
cesciscchargedcwithcprotectingcthechealthcofcallcAmericans,cthecUnitedcStatescDepar
xf tmentcofcTransportationcwascassignedcthectaskcofcdevelopingcemergencycmedicalc
xf servicecstandards.
D) INCORRECT.cAlthoughcthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcHomelandcSecuritycisxftas
kedcwithcprotectingcthecnationcfromcthreats,citcwascestablishedcinc2002candcdidcx f n
otcexistcinc1966.cItcwascthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcTransportationcthatcwascchargedcx f
withcdevelopingcEMScstandards.
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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 c
1) Whichcofcthecfollowingcgroupscisccreditedcwithcdevelopingcthecearliestc
xf documentedcemergencycmedicalcservice?
A) ThecSpanish
B) ThecEgyptians
C) ThecMayans
D) ThecFrenchc-
Explanation:cA)cINCORRECT.cThecSpanishcdidcnotcdevelopcthecfirstcdocumente
c
dcemergencycmedicalcservice;cthecFrenchcdidcincthec1700s.cB)xfINCORRECT.cAlthoughcknownc
forcprogresscinctechnicalcareas,cthecEgyptianscwerecnxfotcresponsiblecforcthecfirstcdocumentedcem
ergencycmedicalcservice.cInc1790,cthecFrexfnchcfirstcbeganctransportingcwoundedcsoldierscawaycf
romcbattlefieldscandctocwaiting
c medicalccare.
C) INCORRECT.cThecearliestcdocumentedcemergencycmedicalcservicecwascincFrxf
ancecinc1790,cnearlycacthousandcyearscaftercthecMayanccivilizationcdisappeared.
, D) CORRECT.cThecearliestcdocumentedcemergencycmedicalcservicecwascinc1790c
xf whencthecFrenchcbeganctransportingcwoundedcsoldierscfromcthecscenescofxfbat
tlectocwaitingcphysicians.
2) Inc1966cthecNationalcHighwaycSafetycActcchargedcwhichcofcthecfollowingc
xf agenciescwithcthecdevelopmentcofcemergencycmedicalcservicecstandards?
A) U.S.cDepartmentcofcTransportation
B) U.S.cDepartmentcofcthecInterior
C) U.S.cDepartmentcofcHealthcServices
D) U.S.cDepartmentcofcHomelandcSecurityc-
xfc Explanation:cA)cCORRECT.cInc1966cxfthecxfNationalcxfHighwaycxfSafetycActcxfchar
gedcxftxfhecxfUnitedcxfStatescxfDepartmentcxfofcTransportationc(DOT)cwithcdevelopingc
EMScstanxfdardscandcassistingcthecstatesctocupgradecthecqualitycofctheircprehospitalc
emergencxfyccare.
B) INCORRECT.cThecU.S.cDepartmentcofcthecInteriorciscchargedcwithcthecmaxfn
agementcandcconservationcofcfederalclandcandctheccountry'scnaturalcresources.cThe
cDepartmentcofcTransportationcwascchargedcwithcdevelopingcEMScstandards.
C) INCORRECT.cAlthoughcthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcHealthcandcHumancServixf
cesciscchargedcwithcprotectingcthechealthcofcallcAmericans,cthecUnitedcStatescDepar
xf tmentcofcTransportationcwascassignedcthectaskcofcdevelopingcemergencycmedicalc
xf servicecstandards.
D) INCORRECT.cAlthoughcthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcHomelandcSecuritycisxftas
kedcwithcprotectingcthecnationcfromcthreats,citcwascestablishedcinc2002candcdidcx f n
otcexistcinc1966.cItcwascthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcTransportationcthatcwascchargedcx f
withcdevelopingcEMScstandards.
