TEST BANK For Emergency Care, 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael F.

1) Which ofthe following groupsis credited with developing the earliest
documented emergency medicalservice?
A) The Spanish
B) The Egyptians
C) The Mayans
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 medicalservice wasin
France in 1790, nearly a thousand years afterthe Mayan civilization disappeared