TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,Chapter 1 k
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish k
B) The Egyptians k
C) The Mayans k
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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France 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 k k k k k k k k
1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior k k k k
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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k 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the k k k k k k k k k k
k management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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k resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human k k k k k k k k
k Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is k k k k k k k k
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot
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k exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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k developing EMS standards. k k
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,
,Chapter 1 k
1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish k
B) The Egyptians k
C) The Mayans k
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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k developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the
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k 1700s. B)
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
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k responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In 1790, the French
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k first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to waiting
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k medical care. k
C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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France 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 k k k k k k k k
1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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k followingagencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior k k k k
C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In
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k 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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k Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states
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k toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the k k k k k k k k k k
k management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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k resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS
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k standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human k k k k k k k k
k Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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k StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is k k k k k k k k
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot
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k developing EMS standards. k k
