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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) fr fr fr




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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 improv
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ement, 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 fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




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




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




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? fr fr fr




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B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans
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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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were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the
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French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waitin
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g medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fran
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ce 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 fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




hen the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to waiti
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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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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 fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




ment and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The Depart
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ment 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 fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr




arged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department of Tr
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ansportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service standar
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h protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in 1966
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. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing EM
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S standards.
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