TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
,
,
, Chapter 1
1) 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 vfor vprogress vin vtechnical vareas, vthe vEgyptians
v werevnot vresponsible vfor vthe vfirst vdocumented vemergency vmedical vservice. vIn
v 1790, vthe vFrench vfirst vbegan vtransporting vwounded vsoldiers vaway vfrom
v battlefields vand vto vwaiting vmedical vcare.
C) INCORRECT. vThe vearliest vdocumented vemergency vmedical vservice vwas
in vFrance vin v1790, vnearly va vthousand vyears vafter vthe vMayan vcivilization
v
disappeared.
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
,
,
, Chapter 1
1) 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 vfor vprogress vin vtechnical vareas, vthe vEgyptians
v werevnot vresponsible vfor vthe vfirst vdocumented vemergency vmedical vservice. vIn
v 1790, vthe vFrench vfirst vbegan vtransporting vwounded vsoldiers vaway vfrom
v battlefields vand vto vwaiting vmedical vcare.
C) INCORRECT. vThe vearliest vdocumented vemergency vmedical vservice vwas
in vFrance vin v1790, vnearly va vthousand vyears vafter vthe vMayan vcivilization
v
disappeared.
v
