Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, A+ guide | All Chapters Covered

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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and i
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mproving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) xt xt xt



D) Total quality system - xt xt xt



A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-
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review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that requi
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re improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt



program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the e xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt



ffectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement P
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rogram.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program f xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt



or improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
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documented emergency medical service? xt xt xt



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C) The Mayans xt



D) The French - xt xt



Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documented
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emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Althoug
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h known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the fi
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rst documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began transpo
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rting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medical care. xt xt



C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fr xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt



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 xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt



when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians. xt xt xt




3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following a
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gencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation xt xt xt



B) U.S. Department of the Interior xt xt xt xt



C) U.S. Department of Health Services xt xt xt xt



D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - xt xt xt xt xt



Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged t
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he United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS stan
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dards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergenc
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y care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the ma xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt



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



Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States De
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partment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medica
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l service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tas xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt



ked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
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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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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system
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assessment programs? xt



A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) xt xt xt xt xt xt



B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) xt xt xt xt



C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) xt xt xt xt xt



D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - xt xt xt xt xt xt



Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Service
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s (HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not e xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt



stablish EMS system assessment programs.
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