TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
,
,Chapter 1 k
1) Whichkofkthekfollowingkgroupskiskcreditedkwithkdevelopingkthekearliestk
documentedkemergencykmedicalkservice?
A) ThekSpanish
B) ThekEgyptians
C) ThekMayans
D) ThekFrenchk-
kExplanation:kA)kINCORRECT.kThekSpanishkdidknotkdevelopkthekfirstkdocumente
dkemergencykmedicalkservice;kthekFrenchkdidkinkthek1700s.kB)
INCORRECT.kAlthoughkknownkforkprogresskinktechnicalkareas,kthekEgyptianskwerekn
otkresponsiblekforkthekfirstkdocumentedkemergencykmedicalkservice.kInk1790,kthekFre
nchkfirstkbeganktransportingkwoundedksoldierskawaykfromkbattlefieldskandktokwaiting
k medicalkcare.
C) INCORRECT.kThekearliestkdocumentedkemergencykmedicalkservicekwaskinkFr
ancekink1790,knearlykakthousandkyearskafterkthekMayankcivilizationkdisappeared.
, D) CORRECT.kThekearliestkdocumentedkemergencykmedicalkservicekwaskink1790k
whenkthekFrenchkbeganktransportingkwoundedksoldierskfromktheksceneskof
battlektokwaitingkphysicians.
2) Ink1966kthekNationalkHighwaykSafetykActkchargedkwhichkofkthekfollowingka
gencieskwithkthekdevelopmentkofkemergencykmedicalkservicekstandards?
A) U.S.kDepartmentkofkTransportation
B) U.S.kDepartmentkofkthekInterior
C) U.S.kDepartmentkofkHealthkServices
D) U.S.kDepartmentkofkHomelandkSecurityk-
kExplanation:kA)kCORRECT.kInk1966k thek Nationalk Highwayk Safetyk Actk chargedk t
hek Unitedk Statesk Departmentk ofkTransportationk(DOT)kwithkdevelopingkEMSkstan
dardskandkassistingkthekstatesktokupgradekthekqualitykofktheirkprehospitalkemergenc
ykcare.
B) INCORRECT.kThekU.S.kDepartmentkofkthekInteriorkiskchargedkwithkthekman
agementkandkconservationkofkfederalklandkandkthekcountry'sknaturalkresources.kThek
DepartmentkofkTransportationkwaskchargedkwithkdevelopingkEMSkstandards.
C) INCORRECT.kAlthoughkthekU.S.kDepartmentkofkHealthkandkHumankServic
eskiskchargedkwithkprotectingkthekhealthkofkallkAmericans,kthekUnitedkStateskDepart
mentkofkTransportationkwaskassignedkthektaskkofkdevelopingkemergencykmedicalks
ervicekstandards.
D) INCORRECT.kAlthoughkthekU.S.kDepartmentkofkHomelandkSecuritykis
taskedkwithkprotectingktheknationkfromkthreats,kitkwaskestablishedkink2002kandkdidkn
otkexistkink1966.kItkwaskthekU.S.kDepartmentkofkTransportationkthatkwaskchargedkwi
thkdevelopingkEMSkstandards.
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
,
,Chapter 1 k
1) Whichkofkthekfollowingkgroupskiskcreditedkwithkdevelopingkthekearliestk
documentedkemergencykmedicalkservice?
A) ThekSpanish
B) ThekEgyptians
C) ThekMayans
D) ThekFrenchk-
kExplanation:kA)kINCORRECT.kThekSpanishkdidknotkdevelopkthekfirstkdocumente
dkemergencykmedicalkservice;kthekFrenchkdidkinkthek1700s.kB)
INCORRECT.kAlthoughkknownkforkprogresskinktechnicalkareas,kthekEgyptianskwerekn
otkresponsiblekforkthekfirstkdocumentedkemergencykmedicalkservice.kInk1790,kthekFre
nchkfirstkbeganktransportingkwoundedksoldierskawaykfromkbattlefieldskandktokwaiting
k medicalkcare.
C) INCORRECT.kThekearliestkdocumentedkemergencykmedicalkservicekwaskinkFr
ancekink1790,knearlykakthousandkyearskafterkthekMayankcivilizationkdisappeared.
, D) CORRECT.kThekearliestkdocumentedkemergencykmedicalkservicekwaskink1790k
whenkthekFrenchkbeganktransportingkwoundedksoldierskfromktheksceneskof
battlektokwaitingkphysicians.
2) Ink1966kthekNationalkHighwaykSafetykActkchargedkwhichkofkthekfollowingka
gencieskwithkthekdevelopmentkofkemergencykmedicalkservicekstandards?
A) U.S.kDepartmentkofkTransportation
B) U.S.kDepartmentkofkthekInterior
C) U.S.kDepartmentkofkHealthkServices
D) U.S.kDepartmentkofkHomelandkSecurityk-
kExplanation:kA)kCORRECT.kInk1966k thek Nationalk Highwayk Safetyk Actk chargedk t
hek Unitedk Statesk Departmentk ofkTransportationk(DOT)kwithkdevelopingkEMSkstan
dardskandkassistingkthekstatesktokupgradekthekqualitykofktheirkprehospitalkemergenc
ykcare.
B) INCORRECT.kThekU.S.kDepartmentkofkthekInteriorkiskchargedkwithkthekman
agementkandkconservationkofkfederalklandkandkthekcountry'sknaturalkresources.kThek
DepartmentkofkTransportationkwaskchargedkwithkdevelopingkEMSkstandards.
C) INCORRECT.kAlthoughkthekU.S.kDepartmentkofkHealthkandkHumankServic
eskiskchargedkwithkprotectingkthekhealthkofkallkAmericans,kthekUnitedkStateskDepart
mentkofkTransportationkwaskassignedkthektaskkofkdevelopingkemergencykmedicalks
ervicekstandards.
D) INCORRECT.kAlthoughkthekU.S.kDepartmentkofkHomelandkSecuritykis
taskedkwithkprotectingktheknationkfromkthreats,kitkwaskestablishedkink2002kandkdidkn
otkexistkink1966.kItkwaskthekU.S.kDepartmentkofkTransportationkthatkwaskchargedkwi
thkdevelopingkEMSkstandards.
