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Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, A+ guide | All Chapters Covered ISBN:9780135379134 ISBN:9780130157942 Newest Edition 2024 Instant Pdf Download
Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson, A+ guide | All Chapters Covered ISBN:9780135379134 ISBN:9780130157942 Newest Edition 2024 Instant Pdf Download Table of Contents SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS 1. Introduction to Emergency Medical Care ...
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Test Bank Emergency Care 14th Edition Daniel Limmer
Questions & Answers with rationales
(Chapter 1-41)
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Test Bank Emergency Care 14th Edition Daniel Limmer
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
A) Quality improvement
B) System effectiveness management
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
D) Total quality system
A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists ofcontinuous self-review with
the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS system that require
improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a
program of evaluating and improving an EMS system.
C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
Program.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a programfor
improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not developthe first documented
emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s. B)
INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians werenot
responsible for the first documented 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 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 1790when
the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
battle to waiting physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?
A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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 Safety Act charged the
United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards
and assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.
The Department 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 all Americans, the United StatesDepartment of
Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
standards.
D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is
tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and didnot
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
assessment programs?
A) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
B) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D) United States 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. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does not
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establish EMS system assessment programs.
C) CORRECT. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Technical Assistance Program has established assessment programs with setstandards
for EMS systems.
D) INCORRECT. The United States Department of Health and Human Serviceshas
no oversight of EMS systems.
5) Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care
most refers to which of the following?
A) Emergency preparedness plan
B) Trauma system
C) Resource management
D) Central deployment
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. Emergency preparedness plans are usually developed to
guide the actions of a specific group of people at the outset of an emergency, with the
goal of protecting people and/or property. They generally will not address the specifics
of medical care or transport.
B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between facilities
and responders within a defined geographic area to deliver a full range of care to
injured patients. It does not address the coordination of basic (non-trauma)emergency
care or transportation.
C) CORRECT. Resource management refers to the centralized coordination ofan
emergency response so that all victims have equal access to basic emergency care and
are transported by certified personnel, in a licensed and equipped ambulance, to an
appropriate facility.
D) INCORRECT. The centralized coordination of emergency medical access,
transportation, and care within an EMS system is not referred to as central
deployment.
6) Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern emergency
medical services (EMS) system?
A) To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care onthe
scene, during transport, and at the hospital
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