Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, A+ guide | All Chapters Covered

,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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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) 2p 2p 2p



D) Total quality system - 2p 2p 2p



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 req
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uire improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2



program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2



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 program 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p



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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D) The French - 2p 2p



Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documente
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d emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Alth
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ough known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for
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the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began
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transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medical care. 2p 2p



C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in F 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p



rance in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2



when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians. 2p 2p 2p




3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
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agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation 2p 2p 2p



B) U.S. Department of the Interior 2p 2p 2p 2p



C) U.S. Department of Health Services 2p 2p 2p 2p



D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p



Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charge
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d the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS
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standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital eme
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rgency care. 2p



B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the m 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p



anagement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.
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The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p



Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States
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Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency me
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dical service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is t 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p



asked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did
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not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charge
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d with developing EMS standards.
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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS syste
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m assessment programs?
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A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p



B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) 2p 2p 2p 2p



C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p



D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p



Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Servic
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es (HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2



establish EMS system assessment programs.
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