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, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F.
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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for
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evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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,B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) @cv @cv @cv


D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI)
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consists of continuous self-review with the purpose of
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identifying aspects of the EMS system that require
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improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv


refer to a program of evaluating and improving an EMS
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system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv


improving the effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred
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to as a Process Improvement Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv


a program for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing
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the earliest documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish @cv


B) The Egyptians @cv


C) The Mayans @cv


D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did
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not develop the first documented emergency medical service; the
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French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Although known for
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progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the
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first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and
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to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service
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was in France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan
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civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was
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in 1790 when the French began transporting wounded soldiers
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from the scenes of battle to waiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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following agencies with the development of emergency medical
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service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior
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C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A)
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CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing
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EMS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of
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their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged
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with the management and conservation of federal land and the
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country's natural resources. The Department of Transportation was
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charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv


Human Services is charged with protecting the health of all
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Americans, the United States Department of Transportation was
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assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
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standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv @cv


Security is tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was
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established in 2002 and did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S.
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Department of Transportation that was charged with developing EMS
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standards.
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4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing
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EMS system assessment programs?
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A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
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C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A)
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INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Services
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(HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs.
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