Test Bank Emergency Care 14th Edition Limmer O’Keefe Dickinson, EMT test bank PDF

EMERGENCYCARE14TH b b b




EDITION BY DANIEL b b




LIMMER,MICHAEL F. b b




O'KEEFEANDEDWARDT. b b b




DICKINSON TEST BANK
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(LATESTREVISED AND b b




ANSWEREDVERIFIED BY b b




EXPERTTUTOR2023/2024) b b




1) Whichofthefollowingreferstoaprogramorprocessforevaluatingand
yimprovingtheeffectivenessofanEMSsystem?
A) Qualityimprovement

,B) Systemeffectivenessmanagement b




C) ProcessImprovementPlan(PIP)
D) Totalqualitysystem-A)CORRECT.Qualityimprovement(QI)consistsof
continuousself- y




reviewwiththepurposeofidentifyingaspectsoftheEMS
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systemthatrequireimprovement,withsubsequentactionplanstomak
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e subsequent y




changes.
B) INCORRECT.Systemeffectivenessmanagementdoesnotrefertoa b




programofevaluatingandimprovinganEMSsystem.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the
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effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
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Program.
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D) INCORRECT. Theterm"totalqualitysystem" does not refer to aprogram for
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improvingtheeffectivenessofEMSsystems.
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2) Whichofthefollowinggroupsiscreditedwithdevelopingtheearliest
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documentedemergencymedicalservice?
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A) TheSpanish
B) TheEgyptians
C) TheMayans
D) TheFrench-Explanation:A)INCORRECT.TheSpanishdidnotdevelopthe
firstdocumentedemergencymedicalservice;theFrenchdidinthe1700s.B)
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INCORRECT.Althoughknownforprogressintechnicalareas,theEgyptianswereno
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t responsibleforthefirstdocumentedemergencymedicalservice.In1790,theFrench
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firstbegantransportingwoundedsoldiersawayfrombattlefieldsandto
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waitingmedicalcare.
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C) INCORRECT.Theearliestdocumentedemergencymedicalservicewasin
Francein1790,nearlyathousandyearsaftertheMayancivilizationdisappeared.
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,D) CORRECT.Theearliestdocumentedemergencymedicalservicewasin1790
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whentheFrenchbegantransportingwoundedsoldiersfromthesceneso
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f battletowaitingphysicians.
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3) In1966theNationalHighwaySafetyActchargedwhichofthef V




ollowing
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agencieswiththedevelopmentofemergencymedicalservicestandards?
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A) U.S.DepartmentofTransportation
B) U.S.Department oftheInterior b




C) U.S.DepartmentofHealthServices
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security- Explanation:A) CORRECT. In
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y1966 the National Highway SafetyActchargedthe United States Departmentof
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yTransportation(DOT)withdevelopingEMSstandardsandassistingthestates to y




yupgradethequalityoftheirprehospitalemergencycare.
B) INCORRECT.TheU.S.DepartmentoftheInteriorischargedwiththe
managementandconservationoffederallandandthecountry'snaturalresources.Th
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e DepartmentofTransportationwaschargedwithdevelopingEMSstandards.
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C) INCORRECT.AlthoughtheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHuman b




yServicesischargedwithprotectingthehealthofallAmericans,theUnitedState
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yDepartmentofTransportationwasassignedthetaskofdevelopingemergency
ymedicalservicestandards.
D) INCORRECT.AlthoughtheU.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurityis
ytaskedwithprotectingthenationfromthreats,itwasestablishedi V




y n2002anddidnot
existin1966.ItwastheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationthatwaschargedwith
developingEMSstandards.
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4) WhichofthefollowingagenciesisresponsibleforestablishingEMSsystem
yassessmentprograms?
A) Department ofHealthandHuman Services(HHS)b V b




B) NationalTransportationSafetyBoard(NTSB)
C) NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)
D) UnitedStatesHealthServicesAgency(HSA)-Explanation:A)INCORRECT.The
DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(HHS)isnotresponsibleforEMS
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systemassessmentprograms.
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B) INCORRECT.TheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard(NTSB)doesnot
yestablishEMSsystemassessmentprograms.
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, C) CORRECT.TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)
TechnicalAssistanceProgramhasestablishedassessmentprogramswithsetstandards
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forEMSsystems.
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D) INCORRECT.TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofHealthandHumanServiceshas
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nooversightofEMSsystems.
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5) Centralizedcoordinationofemergencymedicalaccess,transportation,andcare
mostreferstowhichofthefollowing?
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A) Emergencypreparednessplan
B) Traumasystem
C) Resourcemanagement
D) Centraldeployment-Explanation:A)INCORRECT.Emergency
preparednessplansareusuallydevelopedtoguidetheactionsofaspecificgroupof
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peopleattheoutsetofanemergency,withthegoalofprotectingpeopleand/or
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property.Theygenerallywillnotaddressthespecificsofmedicalcareortransport.
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B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between
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facilitiesandresponderswithinadefinedgeographicareatodelivera fullrangeofcare to
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injured patients. It does not address the coordination of basic (non-trauma)
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emergencycareortransportation.
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C) CORRECT.Resourcemanagementreferstothecentralizedcoordinationofan
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emergencyresponsesothatallvictimshaveequalaccesstobasicemergencycareand
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aretransportedbycertifiedpersonnel,inalicensedandequipped
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ambulance,toanappropriatefacility.
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D) INCORRECT.Thecentralizedcoordinationofemergencymedicalaccess,
transportation,andcarewithinanEMSsystemisnotreferredtoascentral
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deployment.
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6) WhichofthefollowingBESTdescribesthepurposeofthemodernemergency
medicalservices(EMS)system?
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A) Tohavetrainedpersonnelrespondquicklyandprovideemergencycareonthe
scene,duringtransport,andatthehospital
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