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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and i
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mproving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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D) Total quality system -
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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 require impr
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ovement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of
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evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the ef
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fectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Pro
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gram.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for i
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mproving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest d
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ocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish
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B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans
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D) The French -
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emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
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B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, t
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he French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to w
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aiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fr
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ance 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 oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to
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waiting physicians. oo
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following a
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gencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation oo oo oo
B) U.S. Department of the Interior oo oo oo oo
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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 charged th
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e United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standa
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rds and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency ca
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re.
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ement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The De
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partment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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f Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service st
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andards.
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with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist i
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n 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with develo
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ping EMS standards.
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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and i
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mproving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement oo
B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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D) Total quality system -
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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 require impr
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ovement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of
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evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the ef
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fectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Pro
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gram.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for i
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mproving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest d
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ocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish
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B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans
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D) The French -
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emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
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B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, t
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he French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to w
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aiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fr
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ance 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 oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to
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waiting physicians. oo
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following a
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gencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation oo oo oo
B) U.S. Department of the Interior oo oo oo oo
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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 charged th
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e United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standa
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rds and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency ca
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re.
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ement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The De
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partment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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harged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department o
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f Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service st
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with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist i
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n 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with develo
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ping EMS standards.
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