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, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
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Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank c+ c+ c+ c+
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating an
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d improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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, B) System effectiveness management c+ c+
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) c+ c+ c+
D) Total quality system - c+ c+ c+
A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-
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review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that req
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uire improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improveme
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nt Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earlies
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t documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish c+
B) The Egyptians c+
C) The Mayans c+
D) The French - c+ c+
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documente
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d emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Alth
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ough known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for
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the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began
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transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
waiting medical care. c+ c+
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in F c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
rance in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
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Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank c+ c+ c+ c+
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating an
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d improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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, B) System effectiveness management c+ c+
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP) c+ c+ c+
D) Total quality system - c+ c+ c+
A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-
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review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that req
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uire improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improveme
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nt Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
for improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earlies
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t documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish c+
B) The Egyptians c+
C) The Mayans c+
D) The French - c+ c+
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the first documente
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d emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B) INCORRECT. Alth
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ough known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for
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the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French first began
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transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
waiting medical care. c+ c+
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in F c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
rance in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization disappeared.
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