TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered

TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,

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? ea ea ea




A) The Spanish
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B) The Egyptians
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D) The French -
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ea Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first documente
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d 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 F
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rench 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 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
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when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act 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 of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior
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C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security -
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ea Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charge
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d the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS
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standards and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emer
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gency care. ea




B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the ma ea ea ea ea ea ea ea ea ea ea ea




nagement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.Th
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e Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi ea ea ea ea ea ea ea ea ea




ces is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesDepa
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rtment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medica
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l service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is ea ea ea ea ea ea ea ea




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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