Answers Introduction to Law Public Safety Corrections and Security History of Emergency Medical Services in the U.S.Question 3

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History of Emergency Medical Services in the U.S.

Question 3 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Why did the standardization of national EMS come under the direction of the Department of Transportation and not the Department of Health?

Answer

A

The Department of Health was not organized to set up standards for medical care in trauma situations.

B

Heart defibrillators and other new medical technologies had yet to be invented for use on the road.

C

The first role of EMS in the United States is a transportation service, not a medical one.

D

There were so many traffic accidents at that time.

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