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Emergency Care #z
by Daniel Limmer Michael O’Keefe, Edward Dickinson Medical
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14th Edition
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FULL TEST BANK!!!
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, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe
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and Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank #z #z #z #z #z #z
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
A) Quality improvement
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) #z #z #z
D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists
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of continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of
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the EMS system that require improvement, with subsequent action
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plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to #z #z #z #z #z #z #z
a program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving #z #z #z #z #z #z #z #z
the effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process
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Improvement Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a #z #z #z #z #z #z #z #z #z #z
program for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliest documented emergency medical service?
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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develop the first documented emergency medical service; the French did in
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the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas,
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the Egyptians were not responsible for the first documented emergency
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medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting wounded
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soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was #z #z #z #z #z #z #z
, in France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization
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disappeared.
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D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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1790 when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the
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scenes of battle to waiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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following agencies with the development of emergency medical
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service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation #z #z #z
B) U.S. Department of the Interior #z #z #z #z
C) U.S. Department of Health Services #z #z #z #z
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A)
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CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United
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States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards
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and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital
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emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with #z #z #z #z #z #z #z #z #z
the management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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resources. The Department of Transportation was charged with developing
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EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human #z #z #z #z #z #z #z #z
Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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States Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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emergency medical service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security #z #z #z #z #z #z #z
is tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002
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and did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation
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that was charged with developing EMS standards.
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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS
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system assessment programs?
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A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) #z #z #z #z #z #z
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C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A)
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INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is
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not responsible for EMS system assessment programs.
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, B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does #z #z #z #z #z #z #z
not establish EMS system assessment programs.
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C) CORRECT. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration #z #z #z #z #z #z
(NHTSA) Technical Assistance Program has established assessment
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programs with set standards for EMS systems.
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D) INCORRECT. The United States Department of Health and Human #z #z #z #z #z #z #z #z
Services has no oversight of EMS systems.
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5) Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and
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care most refers to which of the following?
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A) Emergency preparedness plan #z #z
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D) Central deployment - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. Emergency
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preparedness plans are usually developed to guide the actions of a specific
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group of people at the outset of an emergency, with the goal of protecting
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people and/or property. They generally will not address the specifics of
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medical care or transport.
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B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort #z #z #z #z #z #z #z #z
between facilities and responders within a defined geographic area to deliver
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a full range of care to injured patients. It does not address the coordination
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of basic (non-trauma) emergency care or transportation.
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C) CORRECT. Resource management refers to the centralized coordination #z #z #z #z #z #z #z
of an emergency response so that all victims have equal access to basic
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emergency care and are transported by certified personnel, in a licensed
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and equipped ambulance, to an appropriate facility.
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D) INCORRECT. The centralized coordination of emergency medical #z #z #z #z #z #z
access, transportation, and care within an EMS system is not referred to as
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central deployment.
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6) Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern
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emergency medical services (EMS) system?
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A) To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care
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on the scene, during transport, and at the hospital
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