TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
,
,Chapter 1
1) 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.
2) 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 l National l Highway l Safety l Act l charged l the l United l States l Department
l of lTransportation l(DOT) lwith ldeveloping lEMS lstandards land lassisting lthe
l states ltolupgrade lthe lquality lof ltheir lprehospital lemergency lcare.
B) INCORRECT. lThe lU.S. lDepartment lof lthe lInterior lis lcharged lwith lthe
l management land lconservation lof lfederal lland land lthe lcountry's lnatural
l resources.lThe lDepartment lof lTransportation lwas lcharged lwith ldeveloping lEMS
l standards.
C) INCORRECT. lAlthough lthe lU.S. lDepartment lof lHealth land lHuman
l Services lis lcharged lwith lprotecting lthe lhealth lof lall lAmericans, lthe lUnited
l StateslDepartment lof lTransportation lwas lassigned lthe ltask lof ldeveloping
l emergency lmedical lservice lstandards.
D) INCORRECT. lAlthough lthe lU.S. lDepartment lof lHomeland lSecurity lis
tasked lwith lprotecting lthe lnation lfrom lthreats, lit lwas lestablished lin l2002 land
l did lnot lexist lin l1966. lIt lwas lthe lU.S. lDepartment lof lTransportation lthat lwas
l chargedlwith ldeveloping lEMS lstandards.
3) Which lof lthe lfollowing lagencies lis lresponsible lfor lestablishing lEMS
systemlassessment lprograms?
l
A) Department lof lHealth land lHuman lServices l(HHS)
B) National lTransportation lSafety lBoard l(NTSB)
C) National lHighway lTraffic lSafety lAdministration l(NHTSA)
D) United lStates lHealth lServices lAgency l(HSA) l- lExplanation: lA)
INCORRECT.lThe lDepartment lof lHealth land lHuman lServices l(HHS) lis lnot
l
responsible lfor lEMS lsystem lassessment lprograms.
l
B) INCORRECT. lThe lNational lTransportation lSafety lBoard l(NTSB) ldoes
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
,
,Chapter 1
1) 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.
2) 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 l National l Highway l Safety l Act l charged l the l United l States l Department
l of lTransportation l(DOT) lwith ldeveloping lEMS lstandards land lassisting lthe
l states ltolupgrade lthe lquality lof ltheir lprehospital lemergency lcare.
B) INCORRECT. lThe lU.S. lDepartment lof lthe lInterior lis lcharged lwith lthe
l management land lconservation lof lfederal lland land lthe lcountry's lnatural
l resources.lThe lDepartment lof lTransportation lwas lcharged lwith ldeveloping lEMS
l standards.
C) INCORRECT. lAlthough lthe lU.S. lDepartment lof lHealth land lHuman
l Services lis lcharged lwith lprotecting lthe lhealth lof lall lAmericans, lthe lUnited
l StateslDepartment lof lTransportation lwas lassigned lthe ltask lof ldeveloping
l emergency lmedical lservice lstandards.
D) INCORRECT. lAlthough lthe lU.S. lDepartment lof lHomeland lSecurity lis
tasked lwith lprotecting lthe lnation lfrom lthreats, lit lwas lestablished lin l2002 land
l did lnot lexist lin l1966. lIt lwas lthe lU.S. lDepartment lof lTransportation lthat lwas
l chargedlwith ldeveloping lEMS lstandards.
3) Which lof lthe lfollowing lagencies lis lresponsible lfor lestablishing lEMS
systemlassessment lprograms?
l
A) Department lof lHealth land lHuman lServices l(HHS)
B) National lTransportation lSafety lBoard l(NTSB)
C) National lHighway lTraffic lSafety lAdministration l(NHTSA)
D) United lStates lHealth lServices lAgency l(HSA) l- lExplanation: lA)
INCORRECT.lThe lDepartment lof lHealth land lHuman lServices l(HHS) lis lnot
l
responsible lfor lEMS lsystem lassessment lprograms.
l
B) INCORRECT. lThe lNational lTransportation lSafety lBoard l(NTSB) ldoes
