, Emergency Care 14th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and
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Edward T. Dickinson Test Bank h h h h h
1) Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
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improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
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A) Quality improvement
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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 system
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that require improvement, with subsequent action plans to make subsequent
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changes.
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B) INCORRECT. System effectiveness management does not refer to a program of
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evaluating and improving an EMS system.
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C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the
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effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
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Program.
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D) INCORRECT. The term "total quality system" does not refer to a program for
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improving the effectiveness of EMS systems.
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2) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest
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documented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish
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B) The Egyptians
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C) The Mayans
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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not develop the
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first 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 1790,
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the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from battlefields and to
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waiting 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 disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in 1790
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when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes of battle to
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waiting physicians.
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3) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
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agencies with the development of emergency medical service 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 1966
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the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States Department of
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Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and assisting the states to
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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 h h h h h h h h h h
management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural resources.
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The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS standards.
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C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is h h h h h h h h h h
charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United States Department
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of Transportation was assigned the task of developing emergency medical service
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standards.
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D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tasked h h h h h h h h h
with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and did not exist
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in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was charged with
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developing EMS standards.
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