TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered

TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,

All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered

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1) WhichRofRtheRfollowingRgroupsRisRcreditedRwithRdevelopingRtheRearlies
tRdocumentedRemergencyRmedicalRservice?
A) TheRSpanish
B) TheREgyptians
C) TheRMayans
D) TheRFrenchR-
Explanation:RA)RINCORRECT.RTheRSpanishRdidRnotRdevelopRtheRfirstRdocument
R



edRemergencyRmedicalRservice;RtheRFrenchRdidRinRtheR1700s.RB)
INCORRECT.RAlthoughRknownRforRprogressRinRtechnicalRareas,RtheREgyptiansRwer
eRnotRresponsibleRforRtheRfirstRdocumentedRemergencyRmedicalRservice.RInR1790,Rthe
FrenchRfirstRbeganRtransportingRwoundedRsoldiersRawayRfromRbattlefieldsRandRtoRw
R



aitingRmedicalRcare.
C) INCORRECT.RTheRearliestRdocumentedRemergencyRmedicalRserviceRwasRinRF
ranceRinR1790,RnearlyRaRthousandRyearsRafterRtheRMayanRcivilizationRdisappeared.

, D) CORRECT.RTheRearliestRdocumentedRemergencyRmedicalRserviceRwasRinR179
0RwhenRtheRFrenchRbeganRtransportingRwoundedRsoldiersRfromRtheRscenesRof
battleRtoRwaitingRphysicians.


2) InR1966RtheRNationalRHighwayRSafetyRActRchargedRwhichRofRtheRfollowin
gRagenciesRwithRtheRdevelopmentRofRemergencyRmedicalRserviceRstandards?
A) U.S.RDepartmentRofRTransportation
B) U.S.RDepartmentRofRtheRInterior
C) U.S.RDepartmentRofRHealthRServices
D) U.S.RDepartmentRofRHomelandRSecurityR-
R Explanation:RA)RCORRECT.RInR1966R theR NationalR HighwayR SafetyR ActR charged
R theR UnitedR StatesR DepartmentR ofRTransportationR(DOT)RwithRdevelopingREMSRs
tandardsRandRassistingRtheRstatesRtoRupgradeRtheRqualityRofRtheirRprehospitalRemer
gencyRcare.
B) INCORRECT.RTheRU.S.RDepartmentRofRtheRInteriorRisRchargedRwithRtheRm
anagementRandRconservationRofRfederalRlandRandRtheRcountry'sRnaturalRresources.R
TheRDepartmentRofRTransportationRwasRchargedRwithRdevelopingREMSRstandards.
C) INCORRECT.RAlthoughRtheRU.S.RDepartmentRofRHealthRandRHumanRServ
icesRisRchargedRwithRprotectingRtheRhealthRofRallRAmericans,RtheRUnitedRStatesRDe
partmentRofRTransportationRwasRassignedRtheRtaskRofRdevelopingRemergencyRme
dicalRserviceRstandards.
D) INCORRECT.RAlthoughRtheRU.S.RDepartmentRofRHomelandRSecurityRis
taskedRwithRprotectingRtheRnationRfromRthreats,RitRwasRestablishedRinR2002RandRdi
dRnotRexistRinR1966.RItRwasRtheRU.S.RDepartmentRofRTransportationRthatRwasRcharg
edRwithRdevelopingREMSRstandards.