EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION 09/19/2
Complete Test Bank_
Emergency Care 14th Edition
(Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson) All chapters (Q&A) latest 2025 A+ Graded
T T
E E
S S
T T
B B
A A
N N
K K
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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving
the effectiveness of an EMS system?
A) Quality improvement
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B) System effectiveness management
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous
self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that require
improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of
evaluating and improving an EMS system.
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Program.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for
improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first
documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT.
Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the first
documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting wounded
soldiers away from battlefields and to
waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in France 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 when the
French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
battle to waiting physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies
with the development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the
National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of Transportation (DOT)
with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their
prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the management
and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The Department of
Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department of
Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked with
protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in 1966. It was
the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing EMS standards.
4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system assessment
programs?
A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is not responsible for EMS system
assessment programs.
B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not establish
EMS system assessment programs.
Complete Test Bank_
Emergency Care 14th Edition
(Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson) All chapters (Q&A) latest 2025 A+ Graded
T T
E E
S S
T T
B B
A A
N N
K K
,EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION 09/19/2
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving
the effectiveness of an EMS system?
A) Quality improvement
,EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION 09/19/2
B) System effectiveness management
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous
self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that require
improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of
evaluating and improving an EMS system.
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Program.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for
improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first
documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT.
Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the first
documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting wounded
soldiers away from battlefields and to
waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in France 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 when the
French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
battle to waiting physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies
with the development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the
National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of Transportation (DOT)
with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their
prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the management
and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The Department of
Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department of
Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked with
protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in 1966. It was
the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing EMS standards.
4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system assessment
programs?
A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is not responsible for EMS system
assessment programs.
B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not establish
EMS system assessment programs.
