COMPLETE TEST BANK:
Emergency Care 14th Edition
by Daniel Limmer latest Update.
, Emergency Care 14th Edition By Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'keefe And
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
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.
4) centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care
most refers to which of the following?
A) emergency preparedness plan
B) trauma system
C) resource management
D) central deployment - explanation: a) incorrect. emergency preparedness plans
are usually developed to guide the actions of a specific group of people at the
outset of an emergency, with the goal of protecting people and/or property. they
generally will not address the specifics of medical care or transport.
, B) incorrect. a trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between
facilities and responders within a defined geographic area to deliver a full range of
care to injured patients. it does not address the coordination of basic (non-trauma)
emergency care or transportation.
C) correct. resource management refers to the centralized coordination of an
emergency response so that all victims have equal access to basic emergency care
and are transported by certified personnel, in a licensed and equipped ambulance,
to an appropriate facility.
D) incorrect. the centralized coordination of emergency medical access,
transportation, and care within an ems system is not referred to as central
deployment.
5) which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing ems system
assessment programs?
A) department of health and human services (hhs)
B) national transportation safety board (ntsb)
C) national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa)
D) united states health services agency (hsa) - explanation: a) incorrect. the
department of health and human services (hhs) is not responsible for ems system
assessment programs.
B) incorrect. the national transportation safety board (ntsb) does not establish
ems system assessment programs.
C) correct. the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) technical
assistance program has established assessment programs with set standards for
ems systems.
D) incorrect. the united states department of health and human services has no
oversight of ems systems.
6) which of the following best describes the purpose of the modern emergency
medical services (ems) system?
A) to have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on the
scene, during transport, and at the hospital
B) to have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for injured and ill
patients on the scene
Emergency Care 14th Edition
by Daniel Limmer latest Update.
, Emergency Care 14th Edition By Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'keefe And
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
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.
4) centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care
most refers to which of the following?
A) emergency preparedness plan
B) trauma system
C) resource management
D) central deployment - explanation: a) incorrect. emergency preparedness plans
are usually developed to guide the actions of a specific group of people at the
outset of an emergency, with the goal of protecting people and/or property. they
generally will not address the specifics of medical care or transport.
, B) incorrect. a trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between
facilities and responders within a defined geographic area to deliver a full range of
care to injured patients. it does not address the coordination of basic (non-trauma)
emergency care or transportation.
C) correct. resource management refers to the centralized coordination of an
emergency response so that all victims have equal access to basic emergency care
and are transported by certified personnel, in a licensed and equipped ambulance,
to an appropriate facility.
D) incorrect. the centralized coordination of emergency medical access,
transportation, and care within an ems system is not referred to as central
deployment.
5) which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing ems system
assessment programs?
A) department of health and human services (hhs)
B) national transportation safety board (ntsb)
C) national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa)
D) united states health services agency (hsa) - explanation: a) incorrect. the
department of health and human services (hhs) is not responsible for ems system
assessment programs.
B) incorrect. the national transportation safety board (ntsb) does not establish
ems system assessment programs.
C) correct. the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) technical
assistance program has established assessment programs with set standards for
ems systems.
D) incorrect. the united states department of health and human services has no
oversight of ems systems.
6) which of the following best describes the purpose of the modern emergency
medical services (ems) system?
A) to have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on the
scene, during transport, and at the hospital
B) to have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for injured and ill
patients on the scene
