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Test Bank For Emergency Care,
14th Edition By Daniel Limmer

,Emergency Care 14th Edition Daniel Limmer
Test Bank
Emergency Care, 14e (Limmer/O'Keefe/Dickinson)
Chapter 1 Introduction To Emergency Medical Services

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 Answer: A
Explanation: A) CORRECT. Quality Improvement (QI) Consists Of Continuous Self-Review
With The Purpose Of Identifying Aspects Of The EMS System That Require Improvement, With
Subsequent Action Plans To Make Necessary 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 Program For
Improving The Effectiveness Of EMS Systems.
Page Ref: 13
Objective: 1.2

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
Answer: D
Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish Did Not Develop The First 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 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.
D) CORRECT. The Earliest Documented Emergency Medical Service Was In 1790 When
The French Began Transporting Wounded Soldiers From The Scenes Of Battle To Waiting
Physicians. Page Ref: 3

,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 Answer: A
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 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 Is Charged
With Protecting The Health Of All Americans, The United States Department 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 Did Not Exist In 1966. It
Was The U.S. Department Of Transportation That Was Charged With Developing EMS
Standards.
Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1.1

4) 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 Answer:
C
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 Of An
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.
Page Ref: 4
5) 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)
Answer: C
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 Establish
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 Services Has No
Oversight Of EMS Systems.
Page Ref: 4
Objective: 1.1

6) Why Is Research Published In A Medical Journal More Authoritative Than The
Information In A Typical Article Published In An EMS Magazine?
A) Research In Medical Journals Is Original And Peer Reviewed.
B) EMS Magazine Articles Tend To Be Poorly Researched.
C) EMS Articles Are Generally Opinion Pieces.
D) Medical Journals Don't Rely On Advertising Revenue As EMS
Magazines Do. Answer: A
Explanation: A) CORRECT. The Research That Is Published In Medical Journals Is Peer
Reviewed. This Means That The Research Was Submitted To A Professional Journal And
Reviewed By Several Of The Researcher's Peers. This Process Helps To Ensure That The
Research Methods And Results Are Accurate And High Quality. This Research Is Published In
Peer-Reviewed Journals. Articles In EMS Magazines Do Not Present Original, Peer-Reviewed
Research.
B) INCORRECT. EMS Magazine Articles May Be Well Researched.
C) INCORRECT. An EMS Magazine Article May Not Be An Opinion Piece.
D) INCORRECT. Reliance On Advertising Revenue, Or Lack Thereof, Is Not What
Makes The Research Presented In Medical Journals Authoritative.
Page Ref: 19
Objective: 1.4

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