Test Bank
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Emergency Care .
by Daniel Limmer Michael O’Keefe, Edward Dickinson Medical
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14th Edition
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FULL TEST BANK!!!
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, Emergency Care 14th Edition byDaniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefeand Ed
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ward T. Dickinson Test Bank . . . .
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and impr
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
oving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
. . . . . .
A) Quality improvement
.
,B) Systemeffectiveness 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 i
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
mprovement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent . . . . . . .
changes.
B) INCORRECT. Systemeffectiveness management does not referto a pro . . . . . . . . .
gram of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
. . . . . . .
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the eff . . . . . . . . . .
ectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Progra
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
m.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for i . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mproving the effectiveness of EMS systems. . . . . .
2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest doc
. . . . . . . . . . .
umented 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 eme
. . . . . . . . . . . .
rgency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT.Although know
. . . . . . . . . . . .
n for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the first docume
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
nted 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 Franc . . . . . . . . .
e in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
. . . . . . . . . . .
, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in1790 wh . . . . . . . . . .
en the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to wa
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
iting physicians. .
3) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged which of the following age
. . . . . . . . . . . .
ncies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
. . . . . . . .
A) U.S. Department ofTransportation . . .
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 SafetyAct 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 manag . . . . . . . . . . .
ement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The Depar
. . . . . . . . . . . .
tment 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 allAmericans, the United States Department o
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
f Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service sta
. . . . . . . . . . .
ndards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is taske . . . . . . . . .
d 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) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system asse
. . . . . . . . . . .
ssment programs? .
A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) . . . . . .
B) NationalTransportation Safety Board (NTSB) . . . .
C) National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA) . . . . .
D) UnitedStates Health Services Agency (HSA) - . . . . . .
Explanation:A) INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Services (
. . . . . . . . . . .
HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs. . . . . . . . .
B) INCORRECT. TheNationalTransportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not est . . . . . . . . .
ablish EMS system assessment programs. . . . .
.
Emergency Care .
by Daniel Limmer Michael O’Keefe, Edward Dickinson Medical
. . . . . . .
14th Edition
.
FULL TEST BANK!!!
. .
, Emergency Care 14th Edition byDaniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefeand Ed
. . . . . . . . . . .
ward T. Dickinson Test Bank . . . .
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and impr
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
oving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
. . . . . .
A) Quality improvement
.
,B) Systemeffectiveness 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 i
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
mprovement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent . . . . . . .
changes.
B) INCORRECT. Systemeffectiveness management does not referto a pro . . . . . . . . .
gram of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
. . . . . . .
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the eff . . . . . . . . . .
ectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement Progra
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
m.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for i . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mproving the effectiveness of EMS systems. . . . . .
2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest doc
. . . . . . . . . . .
umented 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 eme
. . . . . . . . . . . .
rgency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT.Although know
. . . . . . . . . . . .
n for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the first docume
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
nted 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 Franc . . . . . . . . .
e in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
. . . . . . . . . . .
, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in1790 wh . . . . . . . . . .
en the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to wa
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
iting physicians. .
3) In 1966 the National Highway SafetyAct charged which of the following age
. . . . . . . . . . . .
ncies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
. . . . . . . .
A) U.S. Department ofTransportation . . .
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 SafetyAct 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 manag . . . . . . . . . . .
ement and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources. The Depar
. . . . . . . . . . . .
tment 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 allAmericans, the United States Department o
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
f Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service sta
. . . . . . . . . . .
ndards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is taske . . . . . . . . .
d 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) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system asse
. . . . . . . . . . .
ssment programs? .
A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) . . . . . .
B) NationalTransportation Safety Board (NTSB) . . . .
C) National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA) . . . . .
D) UnitedStates Health Services Agency (HSA) - . . . . . .
Explanation:A) INCORRECT. The Department of Health and Human Services (
. . . . . . . . . . .
HHS) is not responsible for EMS system assessment programs. . . . . . . . .
B) INCORRECT. TheNationalTransportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not est . . . . . . . . .
ablish EMS system assessment programs. . . . .
