COMPLETE Test bank for Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson Questions & Answers with rationales (Chapter 1-41)! ALREADY RATED A+
Test Bank Emergency Care 14th Edition Daniel Limmer
Test Bank Emergency Care 14th Edition Daniel
Limmer
Multiple Choice Question
1) Multiple Choice QuestionWhich 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 of continuous 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 program for improving the
effectiveness of EMS systems.
2) Multiple Choice QuestionWhich of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medical service?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
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D) The French - 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.
3) Multiple Choice QuestionIn 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 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.
4) Multiple Choice QuestionCentralized 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
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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 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.
5) Multiple Choice QuestionWhich 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 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.
6) Multiple Choice QuestionWhich 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 on the scene, during
transport, and at the hospital
B) To have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for injured and ill patients on the
scene
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C) To have trained personnel understand the limitations of their training and "do no harm," while
providing prompt transport to the hospital
D) To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of prehospital care - Explanation: A)
CORRECT. The modern Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system has been developed to get trained
personnel to patients as quickly as possible and to provide emergency care on the scene, en route to the
hospital, and at the hospital until care is assumed by the hospital staff.
B) INCORRECT. In addition to having trained personnel able to help patients on scene, the modern
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system also aims to provide that same assistance while en route to
the hospital and at the hospital until hospital staff can take over care.
C) INCORRECT. Although understanding limitations and doing "no harm" are important aspects of
an emergency care provider's job, the modern Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system was
developed to get trained personnel to patients as quickly as possible and to provide emergency care on
the scene, en route to the hospital, and at the hospital until care is assumed by the hospital staff.
D) INCORRECT. Although knowledge is an important aspect of an emergency care provider's job,
the modern Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system was specifically developed to get trained
personnel to patients as quickly as possible and to provide emergency care on the scene, en route to the
hospital, and at the hospital until care is assumed by the hospital staff.
7) Multiple Choice QuestionWhat has the modern emergency medical services (EMS) system been
developed to provide?
A) Prehospital care
B) Prompt emergency response
C) Safe emergency transportation
D) Trained medical personnel - Explanation: A) CORRECT. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act
charged the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with assisting the states in upgrading the
quality of their prehospital emergency care.
B) INCORRECT. Prompt responses are an important part of any EMS system, but not what they
were specifically developed to provide.
C) INCORRECT. Safe emergency transportation is only part of what modern EMS systems were
developed for.
D) INCORRECT. Modern EMS systems were designed to provide more than just trained medical
personnel.
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