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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1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing
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the earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish ii
B) The Egyptians ii
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C) The Mayans ii
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French
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ii did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the ii
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Egyptians werenot responsible for the first documented emergency
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medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting wounded
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii was in France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan
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civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
in 1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from
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the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians. ii ii ii
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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ii 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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U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A)
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ii CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing
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EMS standards and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their
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ii prehospital emergency care. ii ii
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii with the management and conservation of federal land and the
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ii country's natural resources.The Department of Transportation was
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ii charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii Human Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans,
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ii the United StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task
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ii of developing emergency medical service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is i ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T.
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ii Dickinson, ii
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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hi a
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bau
mK
, hi a
rteh
bau
mK
,Chapter 1 ii
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing
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the earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish ii
B) The Egyptians ii
hi a
C) The Mayans ii
eh
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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rt
developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French
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ii did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the ii
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Egyptians werenot responsible for the first documented emergency
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medical service. In 1790, the French first began transporting wounded
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ii soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii was in France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan
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civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
in 1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from
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the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians. ii ii ii
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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ii followingagencies with the development of emergency medical
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service standards?
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hi a
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior
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U.S. Department of Health Services
C) ii aur ii ii ii
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A)
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ii CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing
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EMS standards and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their
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ii prehospital emergency care. ii ii
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii with the management and conservation of federal land and the
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ii country's natural resources.The Department of Transportation was
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ii charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii Human Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans,
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ii the United StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task
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ii of developing emergency medical service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is i ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in
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