EDITION BY DANIEL b b
LIMMER,MICHAEL F. b b
O'KEEFEANDEDWARDT. b b b
DICKINSON TEST BANK
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(LATESTREVISED AND b b
ANSWEREDVERIFIED BY b b
EXPERTTUTOR2023/2024) b b
1) Whichofthefollowingreferstoaprogramorprocessforevaluatingand
yimprovingtheeffectivenessofanEMSsystem?
A) Qualityimprovement
,B) Systemeffectivenessmanagement b
C) ProcessImprovementPlan(PIP)
D) Totalqualitysystem-A)CORRECT.Qualityimprovement(QI)consistsof
continuousself- y
reviewwiththepurposeofidentifyingaspectsoftheEMS
y
systemthatrequireimprovement,withsubsequentactionplanstomak
y
e subsequent y
changes.
B) INCORRECT.Systemeffectivenessmanagementdoesnotrefertoa b
programofevaluatingandimprovinganEMSsystem.
y
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the
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effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
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Program.
y
D) INCORRECT. Theterm"totalqualitysystem" does not refer to aprogram for
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improvingtheeffectivenessofEMSsystems.
y
2) Whichofthefollowinggroupsiscreditedwithdevelopingtheearliest
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documentedemergencymedicalservice?
y
A) TheSpanish
B) TheEgyptians
C) TheMayans
D) TheFrench-Explanation:A)INCORRECT.TheSpanishdidnotdevelopthe
firstdocumentedemergencymedicalservice;theFrenchdidinthe1700s.B)
y
INCORRECT.Althoughknownforprogressintechnicalareas,theEgyptianswereno
y
t responsibleforthefirstdocumentedemergencymedicalservice.In1790,theFrench
y
firstbegantransportingwoundedsoldiersawayfrombattlefieldsandto
y
waitingmedicalcare.
y
C) INCORRECT.Theearliestdocumentedemergencymedicalservicewasin
Francein1790,nearlyathousandyearsaftertheMayancivilizationdisappeared.
y b
,D) CORRECT.Theearliestdocumentedemergencymedicalservicewasin1790
b
whentheFrenchbegantransportingwoundedsoldiersfromthesceneso
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f battletowaitingphysicians.
y
3) In1966theNationalHighwaySafetyActchargedwhichofthef V
ollowing
y
agencieswiththedevelopmentofemergencymedicalservicestandards?
y
A) U.S.DepartmentofTransportation
B) U.S.Department oftheInterior b
C) U.S.DepartmentofHealthServices
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security- Explanation:A) CORRECT. In
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y1966 the National Highway SafetyActchargedthe United States Departmentof
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yTransportation(DOT)withdevelopingEMSstandardsandassistingthestates to y
yupgradethequalityoftheirprehospitalemergencycare.
B) INCORRECT.TheU.S.DepartmentoftheInteriorischargedwiththe
managementandconservationoffederallandandthecountry'snaturalresources.Th
y
e DepartmentofTransportationwaschargedwithdevelopingEMSstandards.
y V V
C) INCORRECT.AlthoughtheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHuman b
yServicesischargedwithprotectingthehealthofallAmericans,theUnitedState
s
yDepartmentofTransportationwasassignedthetaskofdevelopingemergency
ymedicalservicestandards.
D) INCORRECT.AlthoughtheU.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurityis
ytaskedwithprotectingthenationfromthreats,itwasestablishedi V
y n2002anddidnot
existin1966.ItwastheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationthatwaschargedwith
developingEMSstandards.
y
4) WhichofthefollowingagenciesisresponsibleforestablishingEMSsystem
yassessmentprograms?
A) Department ofHealthandHuman Services(HHS)b V b
B) NationalTransportationSafetyBoard(NTSB)
C) NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)
D) UnitedStatesHealthServicesAgency(HSA)-Explanation:A)INCORRECT.The
DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(HHS)isnotresponsibleforEMS
y
systemassessmentprograms.
y
B) INCORRECT.TheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard(NTSB)doesnot
yestablishEMSsystemassessmentprograms.
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, C) CORRECT.TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)
TechnicalAssistanceProgramhasestablishedassessmentprogramswithsetstandards
y
forEMSsystems.
y
D) INCORRECT.TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofHealthandHumanServiceshas
b
nooversightofEMSsystems.
y
5) Centralizedcoordinationofemergencymedicalaccess,transportation,andcare
mostreferstowhichofthefollowing?
y
A) Emergencypreparednessplan
B) Traumasystem
C) Resourcemanagement
D) Centraldeployment-Explanation:A)INCORRECT.Emergency
preparednessplansareusuallydevelopedtoguidetheactionsofaspecificgroupof
y
peopleattheoutsetofanemergency,withthegoalofprotectingpeopleand/or
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property.Theygenerallywillnotaddressthespecificsofmedicalcareortransport.
y b
B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between
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facilitiesandresponderswithinadefinedgeographicareatodelivera fullrangeofcare to
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injured patients. It does not address the coordination of basic (non-trauma)
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emergencycareortransportation.
y
C) CORRECT.Resourcemanagementreferstothecentralizedcoordinationofan
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emergencyresponsesothatallvictimshaveequalaccesstobasicemergencycareand
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aretransportedbycertifiedpersonnel,inalicensedandequipped
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ambulance,toanappropriatefacility.
y
D) INCORRECT.Thecentralizedcoordinationofemergencymedicalaccess,
transportation,andcarewithinanEMSsystemisnotreferredtoascentral
y
deployment.
y
6) WhichofthefollowingBESTdescribesthepurposeofthemodernemergency
medicalservices(EMS)system?
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A) Tohavetrainedpersonnelrespondquicklyandprovideemergencycareonthe
scene,duringtransport,andatthehospital
y