The First Use of a Prehospital System of Triage and Transport

question 40

Multiple Choice

The first use of a prehospital system of triage and transport took place:

• A) in large cities in the 19th-century United States.
• B) during the U.S. Civil War.
• C) during the Napoleonic Wars.
• D) in ancient Mesopotamia.

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Discharge of Pollutants

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Clean Water Act

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Environmental Impact Statement

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