Test Bank for Emergency Care 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer | Complete EMT Exam Guide PDF

TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,

All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered

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1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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An earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior
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EMS standards.
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