,1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating a
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nd improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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,B) System effectiveness management nw nw
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) nw nw nw
D) Total quality system - nw nw nw
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 r
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equire improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
a program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving th nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
e effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improve
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ment Program. nw
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a progra nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
m for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earlie
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st documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish nw
B) The Egyptians nw
C) The Mayans nw
D) The French - nw nw
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first document
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ed emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT.
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Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsi
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ble for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French fir
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st began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medical care. nw nw
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeare
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d.
, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 179
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0 when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes o
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battle to waiting physicians. nw nw nw
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the followi
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ng agencies with the development of emergency medical service standard
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s?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation nw nw nw
B) U.S. Department of the Interior nw nw nw nw
C) U.S. Department of Health Services nw nw nw nw
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - nw nw nw nw nw
Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charg
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ed the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing E
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MS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospit
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al emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resource
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s. The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS stand
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ards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United State
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s Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency
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wmedical service standards. nw nw
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and
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did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was c
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harged 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) nw nw nw nw nw nw
B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) nw nw nw nw
C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) -
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Serv
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ices (HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does n nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
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nd improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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,B) System effectiveness management nw nw
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) nw nw nw
D) Total quality system - nw nw nw
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 r
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equire improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
a program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving th nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
e effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improve
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ment Program. nw
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a progra nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
m for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earlie
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st documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish nw
B) The Egyptians nw
C) The Mayans nw
D) The French - nw nw
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first document
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ed emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT.
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Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsi
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ble for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French fir
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st began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting medical care. nw nw
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeare
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d.
, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 179
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0 when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes o
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battle to waiting physicians. nw nw nw
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the followi
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ng agencies with the development of emergency medical service standard
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s?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation nw nw nw
B) U.S. Department of the Interior nw nw nw nw
C) U.S. Department of Health Services nw nw nw nw
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - nw nw nw nw nw
Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charg
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ed the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing E
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MS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospit
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al emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resource
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s. The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS stand
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ards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United State
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s Department of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency
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wmedical service standards. nw nw
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw nw
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and
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did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was c
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harged 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) nw nw nw nw nw nw
B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) nw nw nw nw
C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) -
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Serv
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ices (HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs.
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