Mobile army surgical hospitals (M*A*S*H) saved thousands of soldiers' lives during the Korean War by:
A: Performing surgery within 30 minutes of the
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B: Bringing the hospital facilities closer to the battlefield
C: Deploying combat medics to retrieve wounded soldiers
D: Using helicopters to airlift casualties to the United States correct answers B: Bringing the hospital facilities closer to the battlefield
In the United States, mobile intensive care units (MICUs) initially were staffed by:
A: Physicians
B: Registered Nurses
C: Funeral home directors
D: Non-physician providers correct answers D: Non-physician providers
The entity that was created in 1966 and that provides authority and financial support for the development of basic and advanced life support programs is the:
A: National Association of EMTs
B: United States Department of Transportation
C: National Highway Safety Department
D: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention correct answers B: United States Department of Transportation
Which of the following is NOT a critical point addressed by the "White Paper" written in 1966 that was entitled "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society?"
A: Ensuring that paramedics respond to every call
B: Participating in community-based prevention efforts
C: Allocating adequate resources for medical direction
D: Developing and pursuing a national EMS research agenda correct answers A: Ensuring that paramedics respond to every call
The first EMT textbook, Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, was published in 1971 by the:
A: National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE)
B: American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
C: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
D: American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) correct answers C: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Dr. Eugene aNgel advanced emergency medical treatment in 1969 by:
A: Training paramedics to administer certain medications directly through the chest wall and into the left ventricle
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