TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
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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 do
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cumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanishf
B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans f
D) The French -
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first documente d e
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mergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not
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responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the F rench f
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irst began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to wait ing medica
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l care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in F ra
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nce 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 w f f f f f f f f f f
hen the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to
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waiting physicians. f
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following age
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ncies 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 the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS sta ndards
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and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emerge ncy care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the ma nag
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ement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.Th e Depa
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rtment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi cef f f f f f f f f f
s is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesDepa rtmen
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t of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medica l service
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standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is taske
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d with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist i
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n 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developi
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ng EMS standards.
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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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,
,Chapter1 f
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest do
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cumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanishf
B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans f
D) The French -
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first documente d e
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mergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not
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responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the F rench f
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irst began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to wait ing medica
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l care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in F ra
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nce 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 w f f f f f f f f f f
hen the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to
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waiting physicians. f
2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following age
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ncies 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 the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS sta ndards
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and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emerge ncy care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the ma nag
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ement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.Th e Depa
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rtment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi cef f f f f f f f f f
s is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United StatesDepa rtmen
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t of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medica l service
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standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is taske
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d with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist i
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n 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developi
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ng EMS standards.
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