1) Which of the following groups is 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 medicalservice; the French did in the 1700s. B) 
INCORRECT. Although known for progressin technical areas, the Egyptians were 
not responsible for the first documented emergency medicalservice. 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 after the Mayan civilization disappeared