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COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR Emergency Care 14TH EDITION by Daniel Limmer EMT-P, Michael O'Keefe. || LATEST EDITION WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS TO ALL CHAPTERS ( 01 – 41). GRADE A+ TO EMERGENCY CARE$17.99
COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR Emergency Care 14TH EDITION by Daniel Limmer EMT-P, Michael O'Keefe. || LATEST EDITION WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS TO ALL CHAPTERS ( 01 – 41). GRADE A+ TO EMERGENCY CARE
COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR Emergency Care 14TH EDITION by Daniel Limmer EMT-P, Michael O'Keefe. || LATEST EDITION WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS TO ALL CHAPTERS ( 01 – 41). GRADE A+ TO EMERGENCY CARE
1) Whichofthefollowingreferstoaprogramorprocessforevaluatingand
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improvingtheeffectivenessofanEMSsystem?
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A) Qualityimprovement
,B) Systemeffectivenessmanagement
b
C) ProcessImprovementPlan(PIP) b
D) Totalqualitysystem-A)CORRECT.Qualityimprovement (QI)consistsof b
continuousself-reviewwiththepurposeofidentifyingaspectsoftheEMS
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systemthatrequireimprovement,withsubsequentactionplanstomake
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changes.
B) INCORRECT.Systemeffectivenessmanagementdoesnotrefertoa b V
programofevaluatingandimprovinganEMSsystem.
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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. Theterm"totalqualitysystem" does not refer to aprogram for
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improvingtheeffectivenessofEMSsystems.
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2) Which ofthefollowinggroupsiscreditedwithdevelopingtheearliest
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documentedemergencymedicalservice?
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A) TheSpanish
B) TheEgyptians
C) TheMayans
D) TheFrench-Explanation:A)INCORRECT.TheSpanishdidnotdevelopthe V
firstdocumentedemergencymedicalservice;theFrenchdidinthe1700s.B)
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VINCORRECT.Althoughknownforprogressintechnicalareas,theEgyptianswerenot
responsibleforthefirstdocumentedemergencymedicalservice.In1790,theFrench
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firstbegantransportingwoundedsoldiersawayfrombattlefieldsandto
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waitingmedicalcare.
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C) INCORRECT.Theearliestdocumentedemergencymedicalservicewasin
Francein1790,nearlyathousandyearsaftertheMayancivilizationdisappeared.
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,D) CORRECT.Theearliestdocumentedemergencymedicalservicewasin1790b V
whentheFrenchbegantransportingwoundedsoldiersfromthescenesof
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battletowaitingphysicians.
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3) In1966theNationalHighwaySafetyActchargedwhichofthefollowing V
agencieswiththedevelopmentofemergencymedicalservicestandards?
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A) U.S.DepartmentofTransportation
B) U.S.Department oftheInterior b
C) U.S.Department ofHealthServices b
D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security- Explanation:A) CORRECT. In
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1966 the National Highway SafetyActchargedthe United States Departmentof
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Transportation(DOT)withdevelopingEMSstandardsandassistingthestates to
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upgradethequalityoftheirprehospitalemergencycare.
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B) INCORRECT.TheU.S.DepartmentoftheInteriorischargedwiththe
managementandconservationoffederallandandthecountry'snaturalresources.The
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DepartmentofTransportationwaschargedwithdevelopingEMSstandards.
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C) INCORRECT.AlthoughtheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHuman b
ServicesischargedwithprotectingthehealthofallAmericans,theUnitedStates
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DepartmentofTransportationwasassignedthetaskofdevelopingemergency
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medicalservicestandards.
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D) INCORRECT.AlthoughtheU.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurityis
taskedwithprotectingthenationfromthreats,itwas establishedi
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n2002anddidnot
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exist in1966.ItwastheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationthat waschargedwith
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developingEMSstandards.
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4) WhichofthefollowingagenciesisresponsibleforestablishingEMSsystem
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assessmentprograms?
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A) Department ofHealthandHuman Services(HHS) b V b
B) NationalTransportationSafetyBoard(NTSB)
C) NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)
D) UnitedStatesHealthServicesAgency(HSA)-Explanation:A)INCORRECT.The
DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(HHS)isnotresponsibleforEMS
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systemassessmentprograms.
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B) INCORRECT.TheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard(NTSB)doesnot
establishEMSsystemassessmentprograms.
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, C) CORRECT.TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)
TechnicalAssistanceProgramhasestablishedassessmentprogramswithsetstandards
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forEMSsystems.
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D) INCORRECT.TheUnitedStatesDepartment ofHealthandHumanServiceshas b V
nooversightofEMSsystems.
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5) Centralizedcoordinationofemergencymedicalaccess,transportation,andcare
mostreferstowhichofthefollowing?
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A) Emergencypreparednessplan
B) Traumasystem
C) Resourcemanagement
D) Centraldeployment-Explanation:A)INCORRECT.Emergency
preparednessplansareusuallydevelopedtoguidetheactionsofaspecificgroupof
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people attheoutsetofanemergency,withthegoalofprotectingpeopleand/or
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property.Theygenerallywillnot addressthespecificsofmedicalcareortransport.
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B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between
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facilities andresponderswithinadefined geographicarea to delivera fullrangeof care to
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injured patients. It does not address the coordination of basic (non-trauma)
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emergencycareortransportation.
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C) CORRECT.Resourcemanagementreferstothecentralizedcoordinationofan b V
Vemergencyresponsesothatallvictimshaveequalaccesstobasicemergencycareand
aretransportedbycertifiedpersonnel,inalicensedandequipped
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ambulance,toanappropriatefacility.
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D) INCORRECT.Thecentralizedcoordinationofemergencymedicalaccess,
transportation,andcarewithinanEMSsystemisnotreferredtoascentral
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deployment.
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6) WhichofthefollowingBESTdescribesthepurposeofthemodernemergency
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medicalservices(EMS)system?
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A) Tohavetrainedpersonnelrespondquicklyandprovideemergencycareonthe
scene,duringtransport,andatthehospital
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