Test Bank For Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson Latest 2024 Updated Edition

EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION BY DANIEL LIMMER,
MICHAEL F. O'KEEFE AND EDWARD T. DICKINSON TEST
BANK (LATEST REVISED AND ANSWERED VERIFIED BY
EXPERT TUTOR 2023/2024)




1) Which .of .the .following .refers .to .a .program .or .process .for .evaluating
.and .improving .the .effectiveness .of .an .EMS .system?

A) Quality .improvement
B) System .effectiveness .management
C) Process .Improvement .Plan .(PIP)
D) Total .quality .system .- .A) .CORRECT. .Quality .improvement .(QI) .consists .of
.continuous .self-review .with .the .purpose .of .identifying .aspects .of .the .EMS

.system .that .require .improvement, .with .subsequent .action .plans .to .make

.subsequent .changes.

B) INCORRECT. .System .effectiveness .management .does .not .refer .to .a .program
.of .evaluating .and .improving .an .EMS .system.

C) INCORRECT. .A .program .or .process .for .evaluating .and .improving .the
.effectiveness .of .an .EMS .system .is .not .referred .to .as .a .Process

.Improvement .Program.

D) INCORRECT. .The .term ."total .quality .system" .does .not .refer .to .a .program
.for .improving .the .effectiveness .of .EMS .systems.



2) Which .of .the .following .groups .is .credited .with .developing .the
.earliest .documented .emergency .medical .service?

A) The .Spanish
B) The .Egyptians
C) The .Mayans

,D) The .French .- .Explanation: .A) .INCORRECT. .The .Spanish .did .not .develop
.the .first .documented .emergency .medical .service; .the .French .did .in .the .1700s.

B) INCORRECT. .Although .known .for .progress .in .technical .areas, .the .Egyptians

,were .not .responsible .for .the .first .documented .emergency .medical .service. .In
.1790, .the .French .first .began .transporting .wounded .soldiers .away .from

.battlefields .and .to .waiting .medical .care.

C) INCORRECT. .The .earliest .documented .emergency .medical .service .was .in
.France .in .1790, .nearly .a .thousand .years .after .the .Mayan .civilization

.disappeared.

, D) CORRECT. .The .earliest .documented .emergency .medical .service .was .in
.1790 .when .the .French .began .transporting .wounded .soldiers .from .the .scenes .of

.battle .to .waiting .physicians.



3) In .1966 .the .National .Highway .Safety .Act .charged .which .of .the
.following .agencies .with .the .development .of .emergency .medical .service

.standards?

A) U.S. .Department .of .Transportation
B) U.S. .Department .of .the .Interior
C) U.S. .Department .of .Health .Services
D) U.S. .Department .of .Homeland .Security .- .Explanation: .A) .CORRECT. .In
.1966 .the .National .Highway .Safety .Act .charged .the .United .States .Department

.of .Transportation .(DOT) .with .developing .EMS .standards .and .assisting .the

.states .to .upgrade .the .quality .of .their .prehospital .emergency .care.

B) INCORRECT. .The .U.S. .Department .of .the .Interior .is .charged .with .the
.management .and .conservation .of .federal .land .and .the .country's .natural

.resources. .The .Department .of .Transportation .was .charged .with .developing

.EMS .standards.

C) INCORRECT. .Although .the .U.S. .Department .of .Health .and .Human .Services
.is .charged .with .protecting .the .health .of .all .Americans, .the .United .States

.Department .of .Transportation .was .assigned .the .task .of .developing .emergency

.medical .service .standards.

D) INCORRECT. .Although .the .U.S. .Department .of .Homeland .Security .is
.tasked .with .protecting .the .nation .from .threats, .it .was .established .in .2002 .and .did

.not .exist .in .1966. .It .was .the .U.S. .Department .of .Transportation .that .was

.charged .with .developing .EMS .standards.