Emergency care 14th edition
,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 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.
, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790 when
the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to waiting
physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the
National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of Transportation
(DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of
their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The
Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is
charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department of
Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked with
protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in 1966. It
was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing EMS
standards.
4) Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care most
refers to which of the following?
A) Emergency preparedness plan
B) Trauma system
,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 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.
, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790 when
the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to waiting
physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the
National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of Transportation
(DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to upgrade the quality of
their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The
Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is
charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department of
Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked with
protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in 1966. It
was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing EMS
standards.
4) Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care most
refers to which of the following?
A) Emergency preparedness plan
B) Trauma system
