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1) Whichgofgthegfollowinggrefersgtogagprogramgorgprocessgforgevaluatinggand
gimprovinggthegeffectivenessgofgangEMSgsystem?
A) Qualitygimprovement
B) Systemgeffectivenessgmanagement
C) ProcessgImprovementgPlang(PIP)
D) Totalgqualitygsystemg-
gA)gCORRECT.gQualitygimprovementg(QI)gconsistsgofgcontinuousgself-
reviewgwithgthegpurposegofgidentifyinggaspectsgofgthegEMSgsystemgthatgrequiregim
provement,gwithgsubsequentgactiongplansgtogmakegsubsequentgchanges.
B) INCORRECT.gSystemgeffectivenessgmanagementgdoesgnotgrefergtogagprogramgof
gevaluatinggandgimprovinggangEMSgsystem.
C) INCORRECT.gAgprogramgorgprocessgforgevaluatinggandgimprovinggthege
ffectivenessgofgangEMSgsystemgisgnotgreferredgtogasgagProcessgImprovementg
Program.
D) INCORRECT.gThegtermg"totalgqualitygsystem"gdoesgnotgrefergtogagprogramgfor
gimprovinggthegeffectivenessgofgEMSgsystems.
2) Whichgofgthegfollowingggroupsgisgcreditedgwithgdevelopinggthegearliest
gdocumentedgemergencygmedicalgservice?
A) ThegSpanish
B) ThegEgyptians
C) ThegMayans
D) ThegFrenchg-
gExplanation:gA)gINCORRECT.gThegSpanishgdidgnotgdevelopgthegfirstgdocumente
dgemergencygmedicalgservice;gthegFrenchgdidgingtheg1700s.
B) INCORRECT.gAlthoughgknowngforgprogressgingtechnicalgareas,gthegEgyptiansg
weregnotgresponsiblegforgthegfirstgdocumentedgemergencygmedicalgservice.gIng1790,
gthegFrenchgfirstgbegangtransportinggwoundedgsoldiersgawaygfromgbattlefieldsgandgt
ogwaitinggmedicalgcare.
C) INCORRECT.gThegearliestgdocumentedgemergencygmedicalgservicegwasgingFr
anceging1790,gnearlygagthousandgyearsgaftergthegMayangcivilizationgdisappeared.
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D) CORRECT.gThegearliestgdocumentedgemergencygmedicalgservicegwasging1790g
whengthegFrenchgbegangtransportinggwoundedgsoldiersgfromgthegscenesgofgbattlegto
gwaitinggphysicians.
3) Ing1966gthegNationalgHighwaygSafetygActgchargedgwhichgofgthegfollowing
gagenciesgwithgthegdevelopmentgofgemergencygmedicalgservicegstandards?
A) U.S.gDepartmentgofgTransportation
B) U.S.gDepartmentgofgthegInterior
C) U.S.gDepartmentgofgHealthgServices
D) U.S.gDepartmentgofgHomelandgSecurityg-
gExplanation:gA)gCORRECT.gIng1966gthegNationalgHighwaygSafetygActgchargedgt
hegUnitedgStatesgDepartmentgofgTransportationg(DOT)gwithgdevelopinggEMSgstan
dardsgandgassistinggthegstatesgtogupgradegthegqualitygofgtheirgprehospitalgemergenc
ygcare.
B) INCORRECT.gThegU.S.gDepartmentgofgthegInteriorgisgchargedgwithgthegmanag
ementgandgconservationgofgfederalglandgandgthegcountry'sgnaturalgresources.gThegD
epartmentgofgTransportationgwasgchargedgwithgdevelopinggEMSgstandards.
C) INCORRECT.gAlthoughgthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumangServicesgis
gchargedgwithgprotectinggtheghealthgofgallgAmericans,gthegUnitedgStatesgDepartment
gofgTransportationgwasgassignedgthegtaskgofgdevelopinggemergencygmedicalgservice
gstandards.
D) INCORRECT.gAlthoughgthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHomelandgSecuritygisgtaskedg
withgprotectinggthegnationgfromgthreats,gitgwasgestablishedging2002gandgdidgnotgexist
ging1966.gItgwasgthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgTransportationgthatgwasgchargedgwithgdeve
lopinggEMSgstandards.
4) Centralizedgcoordinationgofgemergencygmedicalgaccess,gtransportation,gandgcare
gmostgrefersgtogwhichgofgthegfollowing?
A) Emergencygpreparednessgplan
B) Traumagsystem
C) Resourcegmanagement
D) Centralgdeploymentg-
gExplanation:gA)gINCORRECT.gEmergencygpreparednessgplansgaregusuallygdevelo
pedgtogguidegthegactionsgofgagspecificggroupgofgpeoplegatgthegoutsetgofgangemergency
,gwithgtheggoalgofgprotectinggpeoplegand/orgproperty.gTheyggenerallygwillgnotgaddres
sgthegspecificsgofgmedicalgcaregorgtransport.
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B) INCORRECT.gAgtraumagsystemgisgangorganized,gcoordinatedgeffortgbetweengfa
cilitiesgandgrespondersgwithingagdefinedggeographicgareagtogdelivergagfullgrangegofgc
aregtoginjuredgpatients.gItgdoesgnotgaddressgthegcoordinationgofgbasicg(non-
trauma)gemergencygcaregorgtransportation.
C) CORRECT.gResourcegmanagementgrefersgtogthegcentralizedgcoordinationgofgan
gemergencygresponsegsogthatgallgvictims ghavegequalgaccessgtogbasicgemergencygcar
egandgaregtransportedgbygcertifiedgpersonnel,gingaglicensedgandgequippedgambulanc
e,gtogangappropriategfacility.
D) INCORRECT.gThegcentralizedgcoordinationgofgemergencygmedicalgaccess,
gtransportation,gandgcaregwithingangEMSgsystemgisgnotgreferredgtogasgcentralgde
ployment.
5) WhichgofgthegfollowinggagenciesgisgresponsiblegforgestablishinggEMSgsystem
gassessmentgprograms?
A) DepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumangServicesg(HHS)
B) NationalgTransportationgSafetygBoardg(NTSB)
C) NationalgHighwaygTrafficgSafetygAdministrationg(NHTSA)
D) UnitedgStatesgHealthgServicesgAgencyg(HSA)g-
gExplanation:gA)gINCORRECT.gThegDepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumangServicesg(
HHS)gisgnotgresponsiblegforgEMSgsystemgassessmentgprograms.
B) INCORRECT.gThegNationalgTransportationgSafetygBoardg(NTSB)gdoesgnot
gestablishgEMSgsystemgassessmentgprograms.
C) CORRECT.gThegNationalgHighwaygTrafficgSafetygAdministrationg(NHTSA)
gTechnicalgAssistancegProgramghasgestablishedgassessmentgprogramsgwithgsetgst
andardsgforgEMSgsystems.
D) INCORRECT.gThegUnitedgStatesgDepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumangServices
ghasgnogoversightgofgEMSgsystems.
6) WhichgofgthegfollowinggBESTgdescribesgthegpurposegofgthegmoderngemergency
gmedicalgservicesg(EMS)gsystem?
A) Toghavegtrainedgpersonnelgrespondgquicklygandgprovidegemergencygcaregongthe
gscene,gduringgtransport,gandgatgtheghospital
B) Toghavegtrainedgpersonnelgcapablegofgassessinggandgcaringgforginjuredgandgill
gpatientsgongthegscene
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dwardgT.gDickinsongTestgBank
1) Whichgofgthegfollowinggrefersgtogagprogramgorgprocessgforgevaluatinggand
gimprovinggthegeffectivenessgofgangEMSgsystem?
A) Qualitygimprovement
B) Systemgeffectivenessgmanagement
C) ProcessgImprovementgPlang(PIP)
D) Totalgqualitygsystemg-
gA)gCORRECT.gQualitygimprovementg(QI)gconsistsgofgcontinuousgself-
reviewgwithgthegpurposegofgidentifyinggaspectsgofgthegEMSgsystemgthatgrequiregim
provement,gwithgsubsequentgactiongplansgtogmakegsubsequentgchanges.
B) INCORRECT.gSystemgeffectivenessgmanagementgdoesgnotgrefergtogagprogramgof
gevaluatinggandgimprovinggangEMSgsystem.
C) INCORRECT.gAgprogramgorgprocessgforgevaluatinggandgimprovinggthege
ffectivenessgofgangEMSgsystemgisgnotgreferredgtogasgagProcessgImprovementg
Program.
D) INCORRECT.gThegtermg"totalgqualitygsystem"gdoesgnotgrefergtogagprogramgfor
gimprovinggthegeffectivenessgofgEMSgsystems.
2) Whichgofgthegfollowingggroupsgisgcreditedgwithgdevelopinggthegearliest
gdocumentedgemergencygmedicalgservice?
A) ThegSpanish
B) ThegEgyptians
C) ThegMayans
D) ThegFrenchg-
gExplanation:gA)gINCORRECT.gThegSpanishgdidgnotgdevelopgthegfirstgdocumente
dgemergencygmedicalgservice;gthegFrenchgdidgingtheg1700s.
B) INCORRECT.gAlthoughgknowngforgprogressgingtechnicalgareas,gthegEgyptiansg
weregnotgresponsiblegforgthegfirstgdocumentedgemergencygmedicalgservice.gIng1790,
gthegFrenchgfirstgbegangtransportinggwoundedgsoldiersgawaygfromgbattlefieldsgandgt
ogwaitinggmedicalgcare.
C) INCORRECT.gThegearliestgdocumentedgemergencygmedicalgservicegwasgingFr
anceging1790,gnearlygagthousandgyearsgaftergthegMayangcivilizationgdisappeared.
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D) CORRECT.gThegearliestgdocumentedgemergencygmedicalgservicegwasging1790g
whengthegFrenchgbegangtransportinggwoundedgsoldiersgfromgthegscenesgofgbattlegto
gwaitinggphysicians.
3) Ing1966gthegNationalgHighwaygSafetygActgchargedgwhichgofgthegfollowing
gagenciesgwithgthegdevelopmentgofgemergencygmedicalgservicegstandards?
A) U.S.gDepartmentgofgTransportation
B) U.S.gDepartmentgofgthegInterior
C) U.S.gDepartmentgofgHealthgServices
D) U.S.gDepartmentgofgHomelandgSecurityg-
gExplanation:gA)gCORRECT.gIng1966gthegNationalgHighwaygSafetygActgchargedgt
hegUnitedgStatesgDepartmentgofgTransportationg(DOT)gwithgdevelopinggEMSgstan
dardsgandgassistinggthegstatesgtogupgradegthegqualitygofgtheirgprehospitalgemergenc
ygcare.
B) INCORRECT.gThegU.S.gDepartmentgofgthegInteriorgisgchargedgwithgthegmanag
ementgandgconservationgofgfederalglandgandgthegcountry'sgnaturalgresources.gThegD
epartmentgofgTransportationgwasgchargedgwithgdevelopinggEMSgstandards.
C) INCORRECT.gAlthoughgthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumangServicesgis
gchargedgwithgprotectinggtheghealthgofgallgAmericans,gthegUnitedgStatesgDepartment
gofgTransportationgwasgassignedgthegtaskgofgdevelopinggemergencygmedicalgservice
gstandards.
D) INCORRECT.gAlthoughgthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHomelandgSecuritygisgtaskedg
withgprotectinggthegnationgfromgthreats,gitgwasgestablishedging2002gandgdidgnotgexist
ging1966.gItgwasgthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgTransportationgthatgwasgchargedgwithgdeve
lopinggEMSgstandards.
4) Centralizedgcoordinationgofgemergencygmedicalgaccess,gtransportation,gandgcare
gmostgrefersgtogwhichgofgthegfollowing?
A) Emergencygpreparednessgplan
B) Traumagsystem
C) Resourcegmanagement
D) Centralgdeploymentg-
gExplanation:gA)gINCORRECT.gEmergencygpreparednessgplansgaregusuallygdevelo
pedgtogguidegthegactionsgofgagspecificggroupgofgpeoplegatgthegoutsetgofgangemergency
,gwithgtheggoalgofgprotectinggpeoplegand/orgproperty.gTheyggenerallygwillgnotgaddres
sgthegspecificsgofgmedicalgcaregorgtransport.
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B) INCORRECT.gAgtraumagsystemgisgangorganized,gcoordinatedgeffortgbetweengfa
cilitiesgandgrespondersgwithingagdefinedggeographicgareagtogdelivergagfullgrangegofgc
aregtoginjuredgpatients.gItgdoesgnotgaddressgthegcoordinationgofgbasicg(non-
trauma)gemergencygcaregorgtransportation.
C) CORRECT.gResourcegmanagementgrefersgtogthegcentralizedgcoordinationgofgan
gemergencygresponsegsogthatgallgvictims ghavegequalgaccessgtogbasicgemergencygcar
egandgaregtransportedgbygcertifiedgpersonnel,gingaglicensedgandgequippedgambulanc
e,gtogangappropriategfacility.
D) INCORRECT.gThegcentralizedgcoordinationgofgemergencygmedicalgaccess,
gtransportation,gandgcaregwithingangEMSgsystemgisgnotgreferredgtogasgcentralgde
ployment.
5) WhichgofgthegfollowinggagenciesgisgresponsiblegforgestablishinggEMSgsystem
gassessmentgprograms?
A) DepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumangServicesg(HHS)
B) NationalgTransportationgSafetygBoardg(NTSB)
C) NationalgHighwaygTrafficgSafetygAdministrationg(NHTSA)
D) UnitedgStatesgHealthgServicesgAgencyg(HSA)g-
gExplanation:gA)gINCORRECT.gThegDepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumangServicesg(
HHS)gisgnotgresponsiblegforgEMSgsystemgassessmentgprograms.
B) INCORRECT.gThegNationalgTransportationgSafetygBoardg(NTSB)gdoesgnot
gestablishgEMSgsystemgassessmentgprograms.
C) CORRECT.gThegNationalgHighwaygTrafficgSafetygAdministrationg(NHTSA)
gTechnicalgAssistancegProgramghasgestablishedgassessmentgprogramsgwithgsetgst
andardsgforgEMSgsystems.
D) INCORRECT.gThegUnitedgStatesgDepartmentgofgHealthgandgHumangServices
ghasgnogoversightgofgEMSgsystems.
6) WhichgofgthegfollowinggBESTgdescribesgthegpurposegofgthegmoderngemergency
gmedicalgservicesg(EMS)gsystem?
A) Toghavegtrainedgpersonnelgrespondgquicklygandgprovidegemergencygcaregongthe
gscene,gduringgtransport,gandgatgtheghospital
B) Toghavegtrainedgpersonnelgcapablegofgassessinggandgcaringgforginjuredgandgill
gpatientsgongthegscene
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