, 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
Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T.
Dickinson Test Bank
, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
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.
Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
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
Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T.
Dickinson Test Bank
, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
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.
Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
