TEST BANK for Emergency Care 14th Edition
by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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,Chapter 1 p
1) Whichpofpthepfollowingpgroupspispcreditedpwithpdevelopingpthepearliestp
documentedpemergencypmedicalpservice?
A) ThepSpanish
B) ThepEgyptians
C) ThepMayans
D) ThepFrenchp-
pExplanation:pA)pINCORRECT.pThepSpanishpdidpnotpdeveloppthepfirstpdocumente
dpemergencypmedicalpservice;pthepFrenchpdidpinpthep1700s.pB)
INCORRECT.pAlthoughpknownpforpprogresspinptechnicalpareas,pthepEgyptianspwerepn
otpresponsiblepforpthepfirstpdocumentedpemergencypmedicalpservice.pInp1790,pthepFre
nchpfirstpbeganptransportingpwoundedpsoldierspawaypfrompbattlefieldspandptopwaiting
p medicalpcare.
C) INCORRECT.pThepearliestpdocumentedpemergencypmedicalpservicepwaspinpFr
ancepinp1790,pnearlypapthousandpyearspafterpthepMayanpcivilizationpdisappeared.
2) Inp1966pthepNationalpHighwaypSafetypActpchargedpwhichpofpthepfollowingpa
genciespwithpthepdevelopmentpofpemergencypmedicalpservicepstandards?
A) U.S.pDepartmentpofpTransportation
B) U.S.pDepartmentpofpthepInterior
C) U.S.pDepartmentpofpHealthpServices
D) U.S.pDepartmentpofpHomelandpSecurityp-
pExplanation:pA)pCORRECT.pInp1966p thep Nationalp Highwayp Safetyp Actp chargedp t
hep Unitedp Statesp Departmentp ofpTransportationp(DOT)pwithpdevelopingpEMSpstan
dardspandpassistingpthepstatesptopupgradepthepqualitypofptheirpprehospitalpemergenc
ypcare.
B) INCORRECT.pThepU.S.pDepartmentpofpthepInteriorpispchargedpwithpthepman
agementpandpconservationpofpfederalplandpandpthepcountry'spnaturalpresources.pThep
DepartmentpofpTransportationpwaspchargedpwithpdevelopingpEMSpstandards.
C) INCORRECT.pAlthoughpthepU.S.pDepartmentpofpHealthpandpHumanpServic
espispchargedpwithpprotectingpthephealthpofpallpAmericans,pthepUnitedpStatespDepart
mentpofpTransportationpwaspassignedptheptaskpofpdevelopingpemergencypmedicalps
ervicepstandards.
D) INCORRECT.pAlthoughpthepU.S.pDepartmentpofpHomelandpSecuritypis
taskedpwithpprotectingpthepnationpfrompthreats,pitpwaspestablishedpinp2002pandpdidpn
otpexistpinp1966.pItpwaspthepU.S.pDepartmentpofpTransportationpthatpwaspchargedpwi
thpdevelopingpEMSpstandards.
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