TEST BANK For Emergency Care, 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe, Verified Chapters 1 - 41, Complete Newest Version TEST BANK For Emergency Care, 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe, Verified Chapters 1 - 41, Complete Newest Version TEST BANK For Emergency Care, 13th Ed...
TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Editio
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinso
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covere
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1) WhichYofYtheYfollowingYgroupsYisYcreditedYwithYdevelopingYtheYearlie
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A) TheYSpanish
B) TheYEgyptians
C) TheYMayans
D) TheYFrenchY-
YExplanation:YA)YINCORRECT.YTheYSpanishYdidYnotYdevelopYtheYfirstYdocumen
tedYemergencyYmedicalYservice;YtheYFrenchYdidYinYtheY1700s.YB)
INCORRECT.YAlthoughYknownYforYprogressYinYtechnicalYareas,YtheYEgyptiansYwer
eYnotYresponsibleYforYtheYfirstYdocumentedYemergencyYmedicalYservice.YInY1790,Yth
eYFrenchYfirstYbeganYtransportingYwoundedYsoldiersYawayYfromYbattlefieldsYandYtoY
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C) INCORRECT.YTheYearliestYdocumentedYemergencyYmedicalYserviceYwasYinY
FranceYinY1790,YnearlyYaYthousandYyearsYafterYtheYMayanYcivilizationYdisappeare
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2) InY1966YtheYNationalYHighwayYSafetyYActYchargedYwhichYofYtheYfollowi
ngYagenciesYwithYtheYdevelopmentYofYemergencyYmedicalYserviceYstandards
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A) U.S.YDepartmentYofYTransportation
B) U.S.YDepartmentYofYtheYInterior
C) U.S.YDepartmentYofYHealthYServices
D) U.S.YDepartmentYofYHomelandYSecurityY-
Explanation:YA)YCORRECT.YInY1966Y theY NationalY HighwayY SafetyY ActY charge
Y
dY theY UnitedY StatesY DepartmentY ofYTransportationY(DOT)YwithYdevelopingYEMS
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Y
ergencyYcare.
B) INCORRECT.YTheYU.S.YDepartmentYofYtheYInteriorYisYchargedYwithYtheY
managementYandYconservationYofYfederalYlandYandYtheYcountry'sYnaturalYresource
s.YTheYDepartmentYofYTransportationYwasYchargedYwithYdevelopingYEMSYstandar
ds.
C) INCORRECT.YAlthoughYtheYU.S.YDepartmentYofYHealthYandYHumanYSer
vicesYisYchargedYwithYprotectingYtheYhealthYofYallYAmericans,YtheYUnitedYStatesY
DepartmentYofYTransportationYwasYassignedYtheYtaskYofYdevelopingYemergencyY
medicalYserviceYstandards.
D) INCORRECT.YAlthoughYtheYU.S.YDepartmentYofYHomelandYSecurityYis
taskedYwithYprotectingYtheYnationYfromYthreats,YitYwasYestablishedYinY2002YandYd
idYnotYexistYinY1966.YItYwasYtheYU.S.YDepartmentYofYTransportationYthatYwasYcha
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