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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating an
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d improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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,B) System effectiveness management B! B!



C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) B! B! B!



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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 req
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uire improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
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program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B



effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvemen
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t Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B!



for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earlies
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t documented emergency medical service?
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B) The Egyptians B!



C) The Mayans B!



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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documente
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d emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Alth
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ough known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for
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the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began
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transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to B! B! B! B! B! B! B!



waiting medical care. B! B!



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rance in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians. B! B! B!




3) 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 B! B! B!



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



C) U.S. Department of Health Services B! B! B! B!



D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - B! B! B! B! B!



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 to upgrade the quality of their prehospital eme
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rgency care. B!



B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the m B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B!



anagement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.
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The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B!



Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States
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Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency me
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dical service standards.
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asked 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 charge
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d with developing EMS standards.
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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS syste
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m assessment programs?
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B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) B! B! B! B!



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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Servic
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es (HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B! B



establish EMS system assessment programs.
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