TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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1) Which vbof vbthe vbfollowing vbgroups vbis vbcredited vbwith vbdeveloping vbthe
vb earliestvbdocumented vbemergency vbmedical vbservice?
A) The vbSpanish
B) The vbEgyptians
C) The vbMayans
D) The vbFrench vb- vbExplanation: vbA) vbINCORRECT. vbThe vbSpanish vbdid vbnot
vb developvbthe vbfirst vbdocumented vbemergency vbmedical vbservice; vbthe vbFrench vbdid
vb in vbthe vb1700s. vbB)
INCORRECT. vbAlthough vbknown vbfor vbprogress vbin vbtechnical vbareas, vbthe vbEgyptians
vb werevbnot vbresponsible vbfor vbthe vbfirst vbdocumented vbemergency vbmedical vbservice.
vb In vb1790, vbthe vbFrench vbfirst vbbegan vbtransporting vbwounded vbsoldiers vbaway vbfrom
vb battlefields vband vbto vbwaiting vbmedical vbcare.
C) INCORRECT. vbThe vbearliest vbdocumented vbemergency vbmedical vbservice vbwas
vb in vbFrance vbin vb1790, vbnearly vba vbthousand vbyears vbafter vbthe vbMayan vbcivilization
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, D) CORRECT. vbThe vbearliest vbdocumented vbemergency vbmedical vbservice vbwas vbin
1790vbwhen vbthe vbFrench vbbegan vbtransporting vbwounded vbsoldiers vbfrom vbthe
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2) In vb1966 vbthe vbNational vbHighway vbSafety vbAct vbcharged vbwhich vbof vbthe
vb followingvbagencies vbwith vbthe vbdevelopment vbof vbemergency vbmedical
service vbstandards?
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A) U.S. vbDepartment vbof vbTransportation
B) U.S. vbDepartment vbof vbthe vbInterior
C) U.S. vbDepartment vbof vbHealth vbServices
D) U.S. vbDepartment vbof vbHomeland vbSecurity vb- vbExplanation: vbA)
vb CORRECT. vbIn vb1966 v b the v b National v b Highway v b Safety vbAct v b charged v b the
vb United v b States v b Department v b of vbTransportation vb(DOT) vbwith vbdeveloping
vb EMS vbstandards vband vbassisting vbthe vbstates vbtovbupgrade vbthe vbquality vbof vbtheir
vb prehospital vbemergency vbcare.
B) INCORRECT. vbThe vbU.S. vbDepartment vbof vbthe vbInterior vbis vbcharged vbwith
vb the vbmanagement vband vbconservation vbof vbfederal vbland vband vbthe vbcountry's
vb natural vbresources.vbThe vbDepartment vbof vbTransportation vbwas vbcharged vbwith
vbdeveloping vbEMS vbstandards.
C) INCORRECT. vbAlthough vbthe vbU.S. vbDepartment vbof vbHealth vband vbHuman
vb Services vbis vbcharged vbwith vbprotecting vbthe vbhealth vbof vball vbAmericans, vbthe
vb United vbStatesvbDepartment vbof vbTransportation vbwas vbassigned vbthe vbtask vbof
vb developing vbemergency vbmedical vbservice vbstandards.
D) INCORRECT. vbAlthough vbthe vbU.S. vbDepartment vbof vbHomeland vbSecurity vbis
tasked vbwith vbprotecting vbthe vbnation vbfrom vbthreats, vbit vbwas vbestablished vbin vb2002
vb and vbdid vbnot vbexist vbin vb1966. vbIt vbwas vbthe vbU.S. vbDepartment vbof vbTransportation
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson
vb vb vb vb vb vb vb vb vb
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
vb vb vb vb vb
,
,Chapter 1 vb
1) Which vbof vbthe vbfollowing vbgroups vbis vbcredited vbwith vbdeveloping vbthe
vb earliestvbdocumented vbemergency vbmedical vbservice?
A) The vbSpanish
B) The vbEgyptians
C) The vbMayans
D) The vbFrench vb- vbExplanation: vbA) vbINCORRECT. vbThe vbSpanish vbdid vbnot
vb developvbthe vbfirst vbdocumented vbemergency vbmedical vbservice; vbthe vbFrench vbdid
vb in vbthe vb1700s. vbB)
INCORRECT. vbAlthough vbknown vbfor vbprogress vbin vbtechnical vbareas, vbthe vbEgyptians
vb werevbnot vbresponsible vbfor vbthe vbfirst vbdocumented vbemergency vbmedical vbservice.
vb In vb1790, vbthe vbFrench vbfirst vbbegan vbtransporting vbwounded vbsoldiers vbaway vbfrom
vb battlefields vband vbto vbwaiting vbmedical vbcare.
C) INCORRECT. vbThe vbearliest vbdocumented vbemergency vbmedical vbservice vbwas
vb in vbFrance vbin vb1790, vbnearly vba vbthousand vbyears vbafter vbthe vbMayan vbcivilization
disappeared.
vb
, D) CORRECT. vbThe vbearliest vbdocumented vbemergency vbmedical vbservice vbwas vbin
1790vbwhen vbthe vbFrench vbbegan vbtransporting vbwounded vbsoldiers vbfrom vbthe
vb
vb scenes vbof
battle vbto vbwaiting vbphysicians.
2) In vb1966 vbthe vbNational vbHighway vbSafety vbAct vbcharged vbwhich vbof vbthe
vb followingvbagencies vbwith vbthe vbdevelopment vbof vbemergency vbmedical
service vbstandards?
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A) U.S. vbDepartment vbof vbTransportation
B) U.S. vbDepartment vbof vbthe vbInterior
C) U.S. vbDepartment vbof vbHealth vbServices
D) U.S. vbDepartment vbof vbHomeland vbSecurity vb- vbExplanation: vbA)
vb CORRECT. vbIn vb1966 v b the v b National v b Highway v b Safety vbAct v b charged v b the
vb United v b States v b Department v b of vbTransportation vb(DOT) vbwith vbdeveloping
vb EMS vbstandards vband vbassisting vbthe vbstates vbtovbupgrade vbthe vbquality vbof vbtheir
vb prehospital vbemergency vbcare.
B) INCORRECT. vbThe vbU.S. vbDepartment vbof vbthe vbInterior vbis vbcharged vbwith
vb the vbmanagement vband vbconservation vbof vbfederal vbland vband vbthe vbcountry's
vb natural vbresources.vbThe vbDepartment vbof vbTransportation vbwas vbcharged vbwith
vbdeveloping vbEMS vbstandards.
C) INCORRECT. vbAlthough vbthe vbU.S. vbDepartment vbof vbHealth vband vbHuman
vb Services vbis vbcharged vbwith vbprotecting vbthe vbhealth vbof vball vbAmericans, vbthe
vb United vbStatesvbDepartment vbof vbTransportation vbwas vbassigned vbthe vbtask vbof
vb developing vbemergency vbmedical vbservice vbstandards.
D) INCORRECT. vbAlthough vbthe vbU.S. vbDepartment vbof vbHomeland vbSecurity vbis
tasked vbwith vbprotecting vbthe vbnation vbfrom vbthreats, vbit vbwas vbestablished vbin vb2002
vb and vbdid vbnot vbexist vbin vb1966. vbIt vbwas vbthe vbU.S. vbDepartment vbof vbTransportation
that vbwas vbchargedvbwith vbdeveloping vbEMS vbstandards.
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