Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition (Pearson; May 27, 2020 ) by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T.
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, Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition (Pearson; May 27, 2020 ) by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T.
Dickinson,ISBN No; 9780136681168, A+ Graded Study Guide | All Chapters Covered
Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition (Pearson; May 27, 2020 ) by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
Edward T. Dickinson,ISBN No; 9780136681168, A+ Graded Study Guide | All Chapters Covered
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
B) System effectiveness management
C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of continuous self-review with the
purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS systemthat require improvement, with subsequent action plans to
make subsequent changes.
B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program ofevaluating 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 ImprovementProgram.
D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program forimproving the effectiveness
of EMS systems.
2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliestdocumented emergency
medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop thefirst documented emergency
medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians were not responsible for the
first documented emergency medical service. In 1790,the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away
from battlefields and towaiting 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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, Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition (Pearson; May 27, 2020 ) by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T.
Dickinson,ISBN No; 9780136681168, A+ Graded Study Guide | All Chapters Covered
D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790 when the French began
transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle towaiting physicians.
3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the followingagencies with the
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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 1966the National Highway Safety
Act charged the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and
assisting the states to upgrade 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 ischarged with protecting the
health of all Americans, the United States Departmentof 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 did not existin 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation
that was charged with developing EMS standards.
4) Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and caremost 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 theoutset of an emergency, with the goal of protecting people
and/or property. They generally will not address the specifics of medical care or transport.
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, Test Bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition (Pearson; May 27, 2020 ) by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T.
Dickinson,ISBN No; 9780136681168, A+ Graded Study Guide | All Chapters Covered
B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between facilities and responders within
a defined geographic area to deliver a full range ofcare 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 of an emergency response so that
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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.
5) Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS systemassessment 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 EMSsystem assessment programs.
B) INCORRECT. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) does notestablish EMS system
assessment programs.
C) CORRECT. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)Technical Assistance
Program has established assessment programs with set standards for EMS systems.
D) INCORRECT. The United States Department of Health and Human Serviceshas no oversight of EMS
systems.
6) Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern emergencymedical services (EMS)
system?
A) To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on thescene, during transport, and
at the hospital
B) To have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for injured and illpatients on the scene
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