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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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1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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bhv2 developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did
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bhv2 in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the
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bhv2 Egyptians werenot responsible for the first documented emergency
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bhv2 medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting wounded
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bhv2 soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2
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civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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bhv2 followingagencies with the development of emergency medical
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service standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior
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C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A)
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b h v 2 the b h v 2 United b h v 2 States b h v 2 Department b h v 2 of Transportation (DOT) with
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bhv2 developing EMS standards and assisting the states toupgrade the
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bhv2 quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2
bhv2 with the management and conservation of federal land and the
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bhv2 country's natural resources.The Department of Transportation was charged
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bhv2 with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2
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bhv2 the United StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task
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bhv2 of developing emergency medical service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 bhv2
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in
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bhv2 2002 and did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of
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bhv2 Transportation that was chargedwith developing EMS standards.bhv2 bhv2 bhv2 b2
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