TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,Chapter 1 c
1) Whichcofcthecfollowingcgroupscisccreditedcwithcdevelopingcthecearliestc
documentedcemergencycmedicalcservice?
A) ThecSpanish
B) ThecEgyptians
C) ThecMayans
D) ThecFrenchc-
c Explanation:cA)cINCORRECT.cThecSpanishcdidcnotcdevelopcthecfirstcdocumente
dcemergencycmedicalcservice;cthecFrenchcdidcincthec1700s.cB)
INCORRECT.cAlthoughcknowncforcprogresscinctechnicalcareas,cthecEgyptianscwerecn
otcresponsiblecforcthecfirstcdocumentedcemergencycmedicalcservice.cInc1790,cthecFre
nchcfirstcbeganctransportingcwoundedcsoldierscawaycfromcbattlefieldscandctocwaiting
c medicalccare.
C) INCORRECT.cThecearliestcdocumentedcemergencycmedicalcservicecwascincFr
ancecinc1790,cnearlycacthousandcyearscaftercthecMayanccivilizationcdisappeared.
, D) CORRECT.cThecearliestcdocumentedcemergencycmedicalcservicecwascinc1790c
whencthecFrenchcbeganctransportingcwoundedcsoldierscfromcthecscenescof
battlectocwaitingcphysicians.
2) Inc1966cthecNationalcHighwaycSafetycActcchargedcwhichcofcthecfollowingc
agenciescwithcthecdevelopmentcofcemergencycmedicalcservicecstandards?
A) U.S.cDepartmentcofcTransportation
B) U.S.cDepartmentcofcthecInterior
C) U.S.cDepartmentcofcHealthcServices
D) U.S.cDepartmentcofcHomelandcSecurityc-
c Explanation:cA)cCORRECT.cInc1966c thec Nationalc Highwayc SafetycActc chargedc t
hec Unitedc Statesc Departmentc ofcTransportationc(DOT)cwithcdevelopingcEMScstan
dardscandcassistingcthecstatesctocupgradecthecqualitycofctheircprehospitalcemergenc
yccare.
B) INCORRECT.cThecU.S.cDepartmentcofcthecInteriorciscchargedcwithcthecma
nagementcandcconservationcofcfederalclandcandctheccountry'scnaturalcresources.cThe
DepartmentcofcTransportationcwascchargedcwithcdevelopingcEMScstandards.
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C) INCORRECT.cAlthoughcthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcHealthcandcHumancServi
cesciscchargedcwithcprotectingcthechealthcofcallcAmericans,cthecUnitedcStatescDepar
tmentcofcTransportationcwascassignedcthectaskcofcdevelopingcemergencycmedicalc
servicecstandards.
D) INCORRECT.cAlthoughcthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcHomelandcSecuritycis
taskedcwithcprotectingcthecnationcfromcthreats,citcwascestablishedcinc2002candcdidc
notcexistcinc1966.cItcwascthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcTransportationcthatcwascchargedc
withcdevelopingcEMScstandards.
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,
,Chapter 1 c
1) Whichcofcthecfollowingcgroupscisccreditedcwithcdevelopingcthecearliestc
documentedcemergencycmedicalcservice?
A) ThecSpanish
B) ThecEgyptians
C) ThecMayans
D) ThecFrenchc-
c Explanation:cA)cINCORRECT.cThecSpanishcdidcnotcdevelopcthecfirstcdocumente
dcemergencycmedicalcservice;cthecFrenchcdidcincthec1700s.cB)
INCORRECT.cAlthoughcknowncforcprogresscinctechnicalcareas,cthecEgyptianscwerecn
otcresponsiblecforcthecfirstcdocumentedcemergencycmedicalcservice.cInc1790,cthecFre
nchcfirstcbeganctransportingcwoundedcsoldierscawaycfromcbattlefieldscandctocwaiting
c medicalccare.
C) INCORRECT.cThecearliestcdocumentedcemergencycmedicalcservicecwascincFr
ancecinc1790,cnearlycacthousandcyearscaftercthecMayanccivilizationcdisappeared.
, D) CORRECT.cThecearliestcdocumentedcemergencycmedicalcservicecwascinc1790c
whencthecFrenchcbeganctransportingcwoundedcsoldierscfromcthecscenescof
battlectocwaitingcphysicians.
2) Inc1966cthecNationalcHighwaycSafetycActcchargedcwhichcofcthecfollowingc
agenciescwithcthecdevelopmentcofcemergencycmedicalcservicecstandards?
A) U.S.cDepartmentcofcTransportation
B) U.S.cDepartmentcofcthecInterior
C) U.S.cDepartmentcofcHealthcServices
D) U.S.cDepartmentcofcHomelandcSecurityc-
c Explanation:cA)cCORRECT.cInc1966c thec Nationalc Highwayc SafetycActc chargedc t
hec Unitedc Statesc Departmentc ofcTransportationc(DOT)cwithcdevelopingcEMScstan
dardscandcassistingcthecstatesctocupgradecthecqualitycofctheircprehospitalcemergenc
yccare.
B) INCORRECT.cThecU.S.cDepartmentcofcthecInteriorciscchargedcwithcthecma
nagementcandcconservationcofcfederalclandcandctheccountry'scnaturalcresources.cThe
DepartmentcofcTransportationcwascchargedcwithcdevelopingcEMScstandards.
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C) INCORRECT.cAlthoughcthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcHealthcandcHumancServi
cesciscchargedcwithcprotectingcthechealthcofcallcAmericans,cthecUnitedcStatescDepar
tmentcofcTransportationcwascassignedcthectaskcofcdevelopingcemergencycmedicalc
servicecstandards.
D) INCORRECT.cAlthoughcthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcHomelandcSecuritycis
taskedcwithcprotectingcthecnationcfromcthreats,citcwascestablishedcinc2002candcdidc
notcexistcinc1966.cItcwascthecU.S.cDepartmentcofcTransportationcthatcwascchargedc
withcdevelopingcEMScstandards.
