Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
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,1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating an
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d improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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, B) System effectiveness management mj mj
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D) Total quality system - mj mj mj
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quire improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improveme
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earlies
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D) The French - mj mj
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d emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Alt
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hough known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible f
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or the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first beg
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an transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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,Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
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,1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating an
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d improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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, B) System effectiveness management mj mj
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) mj mj mj
D) Total quality system - mj mj mj
A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-
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review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that re
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quire improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improveme
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nt Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a progra mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
m for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earlies
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t documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish mj
B) The Egyptians mj
C) The Mayans mj
D) The French - mj mj
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d emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Alt
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hough known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible f
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or the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first beg
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an transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medical care. mj mj
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared
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