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1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating
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andimproving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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B) System effectiveness management
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C) Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
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D) Total quality system - A) CORRECT. Quality improvement (QI) consists of
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continuous self-review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the EMS
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systemthat require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make
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subsequent changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program
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ofevaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the m m m m m m m m m



effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process
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ImprovementProgram.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program
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forimproving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop
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thefirst documented emergency medical service; the French did in the 1700s.
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B) INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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were not responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In
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1790, the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from
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battlefields and towaiting medical care.
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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
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D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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1790 when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of
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battle towaiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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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
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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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1966the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states
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to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the
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management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS
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standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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ischarged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States
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Departmentof Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency
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medical service standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked
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with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not
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existin 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged
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with developing EMS standards.
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