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
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 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. fThe fU.S. fDepartment fof fthe fInterior fis fcharged fwith fthe
f management fand fconservation fof ffederal fland fand fthe fcountry's fnatural
resources.fThe fDepartment fof fTransportation fwas fcharged fwith fdeveloping fEMS
f
standards.
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C) INCORRECT. fAlthough fthe fU.S. fDepartment fof fHealth fand fHuman
Services fis fcharged fwith fprotecting fthe fhealth fof fall fAmericans, fthe fUnited
f
StatesfDepartment fof fTransportation fwas fassigned fthe ftask fof fdeveloping
f
emergency fmedical fservice fstandards.
f
D) INCORRECT. fAlthough fthe fU.S. fDepartment fof fHomeland fSecurity fis
tasked fwith fprotecting fthe fnation ffrom fthreats, fit fwas festablished fin f2002 fand
did fnot fexist fin f1966. fIt fwas fthe fU.S. fDepartment fof fTransportation fthat fwas
f
chargedfwith fdeveloping fEMS fstandards.
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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 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. fThe fU.S. fDepartment fof fthe fInterior fis fcharged fwith fthe
f management fand fconservation fof ffederal fland fand fthe fcountry's fnatural
resources.fThe fDepartment fof fTransportation fwas fcharged fwith fdeveloping fEMS
f
standards.
f
C) INCORRECT. fAlthough fthe fU.S. fDepartment fof fHealth fand fHuman
Services fis fcharged fwith fprotecting fthe fhealth fof fall fAmericans, fthe fUnited
f
StatesfDepartment fof fTransportation fwas fassigned fthe ftask fof fdeveloping
f
emergency fmedical fservice fstandards.
f
D) INCORRECT. fAlthough fthe fU.S. fDepartment fof fHomeland fSecurity fis
tasked fwith fprotecting fthe fnation ffrom fthreats, fit fwas festablished fin f2002 fand
did fnot fexist fin f1966. fIt fwas fthe fU.S. fDepartment fof fTransportation fthat fwas
f
chargedfwith fdeveloping fEMS fstandards.
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