TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,Chapter 1 D
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
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B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans
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D) The French -
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first documente
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d emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were
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not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the F
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rench first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to wait
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ing medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in F
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rance in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790
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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 Safety Act 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 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 -
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Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged
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the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS sta
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ndards and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emerge
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ncy care. D
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the ma
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nagement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.Th
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e Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi
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ces is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesDepa
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rtment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medica
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l service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is
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tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did
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not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged
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with developing EMS standards.
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
,
,Chapter 1 D
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
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documented emergency medical service?
D D D
A) The Spanish
D
B) The Egyptians
D
C) The Mayans
D
D) The French -
D D
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first documente
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d emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were
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not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the F
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rench first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to wait
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ing medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in F
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rance in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790
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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 Safety Act 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 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 -
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Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged
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the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS sta
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ndards and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emerge
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ncy care. D
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the ma
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nagement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.Th
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e Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi
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ces is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesDepa
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rtment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medica
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l service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is
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tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did
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not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged
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with developing EMS standards.
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