TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered

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1) Whichofthe following groups is creditedwithdevelopingthe
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earliestdocumented emergency medicalservice?
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe
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vfirstdocumentedemergencymedicalservice;the Frenchdid inthe1700s. B)
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INCORRECT.Althoughknownforprogress intechnicalareas, theEgyptianswerenot
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vresponsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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vfirst began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical
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care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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Francein1790, nearlyathousand years aftertheMayancivilizationdisappeared.
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, D) CORRECT.Theearliestdocumentedemergencymedicalservicewas v v v v v v v




in1790whenthe Frenchbegantransporting wounded soldiers fromthe scenes of
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battletowaitingphysicians. v v v




2) In1966 the National HighwaySafetyAct charged whichofthe
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v followingagencies withthe development ofemergency medicalservice
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vstandards?
A) U.S.DepartmentofTransportation
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B) U.S. Department oftheInterior
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C) U.S.Department ofHealthServices
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966
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v the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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v Transportation(DOT)withdevelopingEMSstandards andassistingthestates v v v v v v v v v




v toupgrade the qualityoftheir prehospitalemergencycare.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the v v v v v v v v v v




v managementandconservationoffederallandandthe country's naturalresources.The
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v DepartmentofTransportationwas chargedwithdevelopingEMSstandards. v v v v v v v v




C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services v v v v v v v v v




v is charged withprotectingthe healthofallAmericans, the United StatesDepartment of
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v Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medicalservice v v v v v v v v v




v standards.
D) INCORRECT.AlthoughtheU.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurityis v v v v v v v v




tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
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exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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developing EMS standards.
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