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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 of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
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documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish g
B) The Egyptians g
C) The Mayans g
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe
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g first documented emergency medical service; the French did inthe 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT.Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
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g responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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g first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting
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g medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT.The earliest documented emergency medicalservice was in1790 g g g g g g g g g
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged which of the following
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agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
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A) U.S. Department ofTransportation
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B) U.S. Department ofthe Interior
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C) U.S. Department ofHealth Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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g 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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g Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to g g g g g g g g g g
upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the g g g g g g g g g g
g management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.The
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g Department ofTransportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services g g g g g g g g g
g is charged with protecting the health of allAmericans, the United StatesDepartment
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g of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
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tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
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g exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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