TEST BANK For Emergency Care, 14th Edition by Daniel
Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe, Verified Chapters 1 - 41 Questions
With Complete Solutions
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, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating
and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
A) Quality improvement
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
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, 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.
Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe, Verified Chapters 1 - 41 Questions
With Complete Solutions
FULL TEST BANK!!!
1|Page
, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating
and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
A) Quality improvement
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
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, 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.
