TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T.
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,Chapter 1
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing
the earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French
did in the 1700s. B)
INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the
Egyptians werenot 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 1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from
the scenes of
battle to waiting physicians.
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
following agencies with the development of emergency medical
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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
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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 StatesDepartment 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
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T.
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii Dickinson, ii
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
ii ii ii ii ii
2026/2027
,
,Chapter 1
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing
the earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French
did in the 1700s. B)
INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the
Egyptians werenot 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 1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from
the scenes of
battle to waiting physicians.
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
following agencies with the development of emergency medical
ii
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
ii
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 StatesDepartment 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
