Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
A) Quality improvement
B) System effectiveness management
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of
continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system
that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of
evaluating and improving an EMS system.
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
Program.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for
improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the
first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
,were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790,
the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
,D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to
waiting physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966
the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to
upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.
The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is
charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department
of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked
with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist
in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
developing EMS standards.
, 4) Whichs2ofs2thes2followings2agenciess2iss2responsibles2fors2establishings2EMSs2s
ystems2assessments2programs?
A) Departments2ofs2Healths2ands2Humans2Servicess2(HHS)
B) Nationals2Transportations2Safetys2Boards2(NTSB)
C) Nationals2Highways2Traffics2Safetys2Administrations2(NHTSA)
D) Uniteds2Statess2Healths2Servicess2Agencys2(HSA)s2-
s2Explanation:s2A)s2INCORRECT.s2Thes2Departments2ofs2Healths2ands2Humans2Serv
icess2(HHS)s2iss2nots2responsibles2fors2EMSs2systems2assessments2programs.
B) INCORRECT.s2Thes2Nationals2Transportations2Safetys2Boards2(NTSB)s2does
s2nots2establishs2EMSs2systems2assessments2programs.
C) CORRECT.s2Thes2Nationals2Highways2Traffics2Safetys2Administrations2(NHT
SA)s2Technicals2Assistances2Programs2hass2establisheds2assessments2programss2
withs2sets2standardss2fors2EMSs2systems.
D) INCORRECT.s2Thes2Uniteds2Statess2Departments2ofs2Healths2ands2Humans2Ser
vicess2hass2nos2oversights2ofs2EMSs2systems.
5) Centralizeds2coordinations2ofs2emergencys2medicals2access,s2transportation,s2ands2
cares2mosts2referss2tos2whichs2ofs2thes2following?
A) Emergencys2preparednesss2plan
B) Traumas2system
C) Resources2management
D) Centrals2deployments2-
s2Explanation:s2A)s2INCORRECT.s2Emergencys2preparednesss2planss2ares2usuallys2d
evelopeds2tos2guides2thes2actionss2ofs2as2specifics2groups2ofs2peoples2ats2thes2outsets2ofs
2ans2emergency,s2withs2thes2goals2ofs2protectings2peoples2and/ors2property.s2Theys2ge
nerallys2wills2nots2addresss2thes2specificss2ofs2medicals2cares2ors2transport.
B) INCORRECT.s2As2traumas2systems2iss2ans2organized,s2coordinateds2efforts2betw
eens2facilitiess2ands2responderss2withins2as2defineds2geographics2areas2tos2delivers2as2f
ulls2ranges2of
Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
A) Quality improvement
B) System effectiveness management
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of
continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system
that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of
evaluating and improving an EMS system.
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
Program.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for
improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the
first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
,were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790,
the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
waiting medical care.
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
,D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790
when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to
waiting physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
B) U.S. Department of the Interior
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966
the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to
upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.
The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is
charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department
of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked
with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist
in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
developing EMS standards.
, 4) Whichs2ofs2thes2followings2agenciess2iss2responsibles2fors2establishings2EMSs2s
ystems2assessments2programs?
A) Departments2ofs2Healths2ands2Humans2Servicess2(HHS)
B) Nationals2Transportations2Safetys2Boards2(NTSB)
C) Nationals2Highways2Traffics2Safetys2Administrations2(NHTSA)
D) Uniteds2Statess2Healths2Servicess2Agencys2(HSA)s2-
s2Explanation:s2A)s2INCORRECT.s2Thes2Departments2ofs2Healths2ands2Humans2Serv
icess2(HHS)s2iss2nots2responsibles2fors2EMSs2systems2assessments2programs.
B) INCORRECT.s2Thes2Nationals2Transportations2Safetys2Boards2(NTSB)s2does
s2nots2establishs2EMSs2systems2assessments2programs.
C) CORRECT.s2Thes2Nationals2Highways2Traffics2Safetys2Administrations2(NHT
SA)s2Technicals2Assistances2Programs2hass2establisheds2assessments2programss2
withs2sets2standardss2fors2EMSs2systems.
D) INCORRECT.s2Thes2Uniteds2Statess2Departments2ofs2Healths2ands2Humans2Ser
vicess2hass2nos2oversights2ofs2EMSs2systems.
5) Centralizeds2coordinations2ofs2emergencys2medicals2access,s2transportation,s2ands2
cares2mosts2referss2tos2whichs2ofs2thes2following?
A) Emergencys2preparednesss2plan
B) Traumas2system
C) Resources2management
D) Centrals2deployments2-
s2Explanation:s2A)s2INCORRECT.s2Emergencys2preparednesss2planss2ares2usuallys2d
evelopeds2tos2guides2thes2actionss2ofs2as2specifics2groups2ofs2peoples2ats2thes2outsets2ofs
2ans2emergency,s2withs2thes2goals2ofs2protectings2peoples2and/ors2property.s2Theys2ge
nerallys2wills2nots2addresss2thes2specificss2ofs2medicals2cares2ors2transport.
B) INCORRECT.s2As2traumas2systems2iss2ans2organized,s2coordinateds2efforts2betw
eens2facilitiess2ands2responderss2withins2as2defineds2geographics2areas2tos2delivers2as2f
ulls2ranges2of
