Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer Test Bank – Chapter 1-41 Updated Guide (Full Q&A)

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by Daniel Limmer Michael O’Keefe, Edward Dickinson Medical
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FULL TEST BANK!!!
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, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and i
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mproving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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,B) System effectiveness management k k


C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) k k k


D) Total quality system - k k k


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 requir
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e improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a p k k k k k k k k k


rogram of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the e k k k k k k k k k k


ffectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Pr
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ogram.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program f k k k k k k k k k k k k


or improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest d
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ocumented emergency medical service? k k k


A) The Spanish k


B) The Egyptians k


C) The Mayans k


D) The French - k k


Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documented e
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mergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Although
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known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the first
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documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began transportin
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g wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fra k k k k k k k k k


nce 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
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when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battl
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e to waiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following a
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gencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation k k k


B) U.S. Department of the Interior k k k k


C) U.S. Department of Health Services k k k k


D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - k k k k k


kExplanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged t
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he United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS stan
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dards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency
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kcare.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the man k k k k k k k k k k k


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


es is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Depart
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ment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical se
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rvice standards.k


D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is task k k k k k k k k k


ed with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not ex
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ist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with de
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veloping EMS standards. k k


4) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system a
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ssessment programs? k


A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) k k k k k k


B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) k k k k


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 Services
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(HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not e k k k k k k k k k


stablish EMS system assessment programs.
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