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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and im
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proving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) jh jh jh




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 impro
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vement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of ev jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh




aluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the eff jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh




ectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Progr
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for im jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh




proving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest do
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cumented 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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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documented e
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mergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
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B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh




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were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, th
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e French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to wait
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ing medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fra
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nce 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 w jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh




hen the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to wait
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ing physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following ag
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encies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation jh jh jh




B) U.S. Department of the Interior jh jh jh jh




C) U.S. Department of Health Services jh jh jh jh




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Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards
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and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the manage jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh




ment and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The Depar
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tment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is ch jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh




arged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department of T
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ransportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service standa jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh




rds.
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th protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in 19
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66. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing
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EMS standards. jh




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