Test Bank For Emergency Care 13th Edition All Chapters - 9780134024554.pdf

TEST BANK FOR EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION
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Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Ed
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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and i
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mproving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement b


B) System effectiveness management b b


C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) b b b


D) Total quality system - b b b


bA) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-
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review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that require impro
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vement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of e b b b b b b b b b b b


valuating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the eff b b b b b b b b b b


ectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Prog
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ram.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for i b b b b b b b b b b b b b


mproving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest d
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ocumented emergency medical service? b b b


A) The Spanish b


B) The Egyptians b


C) The Mayans b


D) The French - b b


Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documented
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emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
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B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians we b b b b b b b b b b


re not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the
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French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiti
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ng medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in Fra b b b b b b b b b


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 b b b b b b b b b b


hen the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to wai
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ting physicians.b




3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following a
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gencies 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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bExplanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the
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United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standard
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s and assisting the states to 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 manage b b b b b b b b b b b


ment and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The Dep
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artment of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is c b b b b b b b b b b b


harged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department of
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Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service stan
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dards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked wi b b b b b b b b b b


th protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist in 19
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66. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with developing
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EMS standards. b




4) Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care
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most refers to which of the following?
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A) Emergency preparedness plan b b


B) Trauma system b


C) Resource management b


D) Central deployment - b b


Explanation: A) INCORRECT. Emergency preparedness plans are usually develope
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d to guide the actions of a specific group of people at the outset of an emergency, with
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the goal of protecting people and/or property. They generally will not address the sp
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ecifics of medical care or transport.
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B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between faci b b b b b b b b b b


lities and responders within a defined geographic area to deliver a full range of care t
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o injured patients. It does not address the coordination of basic (non-
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trauma) emergency care or transportation.
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C) CORRECT. Resource management refers to the centralized coordination of an e
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mergency response so that all victims have equal access to basic emergency care an
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d are transported by certified personnel, in a licensed and equipped ambulance, to a
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n appropriate facility.
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D) INCORRECT. The centralized coordination of emergency medical access, t b b b b b b b b


ransportation, and care within an EMS system is not referred to as central deplo
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yment.

5) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system a
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ssessment programs? b


A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) b b b b b b


B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) b b b b


C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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D) United States Health Services Agency (HSA) -
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Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Services (H
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HS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs.
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B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not e b b b b b b b b b


stablish EMS system assessment programs.
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C) CORRECT. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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Technical Assistance Program has established assessment programs with set stan
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dards for EMS systems.
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D) INCORRECT. The United States Department of Health and Human Services h b b b b b b b b b b


as no oversight of EMS systems.
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6) Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern emergency m
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edical services (EMS) system?
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A) To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on the s
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cene, during transport, and at the hospital
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B) To have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for injured and ill p
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atients on the scene b b b




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