TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
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documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish b
B) The Egyptians b
C) The Mayans b
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop
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the first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT.Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were
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not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the
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b French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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b waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medicalservice was in1790 b b b b b b b b b
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians. b b b
2) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged which of the following
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agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department ofTransportationb b b
B) U.S. Department of the Interior b b b b
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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b 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department
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b of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the
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b states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the b b b b b b b b b b
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b resources.The Department ofTransportation was charged with developing EMS
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b standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human b b b b b b b b
b Services is charged with protecting the health of allAmericans, the United States
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Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency
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D) INCORRECT.Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is b b b b b b b b
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did
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not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged
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with developing EMS standards.
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,
,Chapter 1 b
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
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documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish b
B) The Egyptians b
C) The Mayans b
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop
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the first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT.Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were
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not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the
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b French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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b waiting medical care.
b b
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medicalservice was in1790 b b b b b b b b b
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians. b b b
2) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged which of the following
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agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department ofTransportationb b b
B) U.S. Department of the Interior b b b b
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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b 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department
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b of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the
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b states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the b b b b b b b b b b
b management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural b b b b b b b b b
b resources.The Department ofTransportation was charged with developing EMS
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b standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human b b b b b b b b
b Services is charged with protecting the health of allAmericans, the United States
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Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency
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b medical service standards. b b
D) INCORRECT.Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is b b b b b b b b
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did
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not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged
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with developing EMS standards.
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