Which of the following is the publication that first focused attention on the deficiencies in prehospital emergency care?
A) KKK-A-1822
B) Injury in America: A Continuing Public Health Problem
C) Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society
D) A Leadership Guide to Quality Improvement for Emergency Medical Services Systems

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"Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" is the publication that first focused attention on the deficiencies in prehospital emergency care. It was a report by the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine, published in 1966, which highlighted the need for improved emergency medical services (EMS) and spurred the development of modern EMS systems.

Which of the Following Is the Publication That First Focused