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
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and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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,B) System effectiveness management x@ x@



C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) x@ x@ x@



D) Total quality system - x@ x@ x@



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
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require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer t x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@



o a program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving t x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@



he effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Impro
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vement Program. x@



D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a prog x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@



ram for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earl
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iest documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish x@



B) The Egyptians x@



C) The Mayans x@



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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first docume
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nted emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORREC
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T. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not resp
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onsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the Fren
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ch first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medical care. x@ x@



C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was i x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@



n France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disapp
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eared.

, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 17
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90 when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes
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battle to waiting physicians.x@ x@ x@




3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the follo
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wing agencies with the development of emergency medical service stan
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dards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interiorx@ x@ x@ x@



C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security -
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Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act char
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ged the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing
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EMS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehos
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pital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@



management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resou
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rces. The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS st
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andards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@



Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United Stat
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es Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergen
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cy medical service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security i x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@



s tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 a
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nd did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that
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was charged with developing EMS standards.
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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS syst
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em assessment programs?
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A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@



B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
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C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) -
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Ser
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vices (HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does n x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@ x@