Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer – Complete Chapter 1-41 Practice Questions & Answers

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1) WhichVofVtheVfollowingVrefersVtoVaVprogramVorVprocessVforVevaluating
VandVimprovingVtheVeffectivenessVofVanVEMSVsystem?

A) QualityVimprovement

,B) SystemVeffectivenessVmanagement
C) ProcessVImprovementVPlanV(PIP)
D) TotalVqualityVsystemV-
VA)VCORRECT.VQualityVimprovementV(QI)VconsistsVofVcontinuousVself-

reviewVwithVtheVpurposeVofVidentifyingVaspectsVofVtheVEMSVsystemVthat
VrequireVimprovement,VwithVsubsequentVactionVplansVtoVmakeVsubsequen

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changes.
B) INCORRECT.VSystemVeffectivenessVmanagementVdoesVnotVreferVt
oVaVprogramVofVevaluatingVandVimprovingVanVEMSVsystem.
C) INCORRECT.VAVprogramVorVprocessVforVevaluatingVandVimproving
VtheVeffectivenessVofVanVEMSVsystemVisVnotVreferredVtoVasVaVProcessVImp

rovementVProgram.
D) INCORRECT.VTheVtermV"totalVqualityVsystem"VdoesVnotVreferVtoVaVpro
gramVforVimprovingVtheVeffectivenessVofVEMSVsystems.

2) WhichVofVtheVfollowingVgroupsVisVcreditedVwithVdevelopingVtheVear
liestVdocumentedVemergencyVmedicalVservice?
A) TheVSpanish
B) TheVEgyptians
C) TheVMayans
D) TheVFrenchV-
VExplanation:VA)VINCORRECT.VTheVSpanishVdidVnotVdevelopVtheVfirstVdocume

ntedVemergencyVmedicalVservice;VtheVFrenchVdidVinVtheV1700s.VB)VINCORREC
T.VAlthoughVknownVforVprogressVinVtechnicalVareas,VtheVEgyptiansVwereVnotVres
ponsibleVforVtheVfirstVdocumentedVemergencyVmedicalVservice.VInV1790,VtheVFre
nchVfirstVbeganVtransportingVwoundedVsoldiersVawayVfromVbattlefieldsVandVtoVw
aitingVmedicalVcare.
C) INCORRECT.VTheVearliestVdocumentedVemergencyVmedicalVserviceVwasVi
nVFranceVinV1790,VnearlyVaVthousandVyearsVafterVtheVMayanVcivilizationVdisap
peared.

, D) CORRECT.VTheVearliestVdocumentedVemergencyVmedicalVserviceVwasVinV1
790VwhenVtheVFrenchVbeganVtransportingVwoundedVsoldiersVfromVtheVscen
esVofVbattleVtoVwaitingVphysicians.

3) InV1966VtheVNationalVHighwayVSafetyVActVchargedVwhichVofVtheVfollo
wingVagenciesVwithVtheVdevelopmentVofVemergencyVmedicalVserviceVstan
dards?
A) U.S.VDepartmentVofVTransportation
B) U.S.VDepartmentVofVtheVInterior
C) U.S.VDepartmentVofVHealthVServices
D) U.S.VDepartmentVofVHomelandVSecurityV-
VExplanation:VA)VCORRECT.VInV1966VtheVNationalVHighwayVSafetyVActVcha

rgedVtheVUnitedVStatesVDepartmentVofVTransportationV(DOT)VwithVdeveloping
VEMSVstandardsVandVassistingVtheVstatesVtoVupgradeVtheVqualityVofVtheirVpreh

ospitalVemergencyVcare.
B) INCORRECT.VTheVU.S.VDepartmentVofVtheVInteriorVisVchargedVwithVth
eVmanagementVandVconservationVofVfederalVlandVandVtheVcountry'sVnaturalVreso
urces.VTheVDepartmentVofVTransportationVwasVchargedVwithVdevelopingVEMSV
standards.
C) INCORRECT.VAlthoughVtheVU.S.VDepartmentVofVHealthVandVHumanVS
ervicesVisVchargedVwithVprotectingVtheVhealthVofVallVAmericans,VtheVUnitedVSt
atesVDepartmentVofVTransportationVwasVassignedVtheVtaskVofVdevelopingVemer
gencyVmedicalVserviceVstandards.
D) INCORRECT.VAlthoughVtheVU.S.VDepartmentVofVHomelandVSecurityVi
sVtaskedVwithVprotectingVtheVnationVfromVthreats,VitVwasVestablishedVinV2002V
andVdidVnotVexistVinV1966.VItVwasVtheVU.S.VDepartmentVofVTransportationVthat
VwasVchargedVwithVdevelopingVEMSVstandards.

4) WhichVofVtheVfollowingVagenciesVisVresponsibleVforVestablishingVEMSVsys
temVassessmentVprograms?
A) DepartmentVofVHealthVandVHumanVServicesV(HHS)
B) NationalVTransportationVSafetyVBoardV(NTSB)
C) NationalVHighwayVTrafficVSafetyVAdministrationV(NHTSA)
D) UnitedVStatesVHealthVServicesVAgencyV(HSA)V-
VExplanation:VA)VINCORRECT.VTheVDepartmentVofVHealthVandVHumanVSe

rvicesV(HHS)VisVnotVresponsibleVforVEMSVsystemVassessmentVprograms.
B) INCORRECT.VTheVNationalVTransportationVSafetyVBoardV(NTSB)VdoesV
notVestablishVEMSVsystemVassessmentVprograms.