TEST BANK
Emergency Care (14th Edition)
by Daniel Limmer
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,Test bank for Emergency Care (14th Edition)
by Daniel Limmer
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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,B) System effectiveness management
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI)
consists of continuous self-review with the purpose of
identifying aspects of the EMS system that require improvement,
with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not
refer to a program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and
improving the effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a
Process Improvement Program.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer
to a program for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
2) Which of the following groups is credited with
developing the earliest documented emergency medical
service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
develop the first documented emergency medical service; the French did
in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical
areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the first documented
emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting
wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service
was in France 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 when the French began transporting wounded
soldiers from the scenes of battle to waiting physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
following agencies with the development of emergency medical
service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A)
CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the
United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing
EMS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their
prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged
with the management and conservation of federal land and the
country's natural resources. The Department of Transportation was
charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans,
the United States Department of Transportation was assigned the task
of developing emergency medical service standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security is tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was
established in 2002 and did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S.
Department of Transportation that was charged with developing
EMS standards.
4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS
system assessment programs?
A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A)
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Emergency Care (14th Edition)
by Daniel Limmer
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,Test bank for Emergency Care (14th Edition)
by Daniel Limmer
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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,B) System effectiveness management
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI)
consists of continuous self-review with the purpose of
identifying aspects of the EMS system that require improvement,
with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not
refer to a program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and
improving the effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a
Process Improvement Program.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer
to a program for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
2) Which of the following groups is credited with
developing the earliest documented emergency medical
service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
develop the first documented emergency medical service; the French did
in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical
areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the first documented
emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting
wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service
was in France 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 when the French began transporting wounded
soldiers from the scenes of battle to waiting physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
following agencies with the development of emergency medical
service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A)
CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the
United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing
EMS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their
prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged
with the management and conservation of federal land and the
country's natural resources. The Department of Transportation was
charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans,
the United States Department of Transportation was assigned the task
of developing emergency medical service standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security is tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was
established in 2002 and did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S.
Department of Transportation that was charged with developing
EMS standards.
4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS
system assessment programs?
A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A)
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