EMT Final Exam| Test Bank| Questions
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Which type of consent is involved when a 39-year-old mentally competent female
with a severe headache asks you to take her to the hospital?
-implied
-expressed
-formal
-informed - ANSWER -expressed
You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. The patient,
a 13-year old male, is unconscious and has multiple injuries. As you are treating
the child, a law enforcement officer advises you that the child's parents will be at
the scene in approximately 15 minutes. What should you do?
-withhold transport until the parents arrive and guve you consent for treatment
-transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital
-begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to the hospital
-treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give consent -
ANSWER -transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the
hospital
When performing his or her duties, the EMT is generally expected to:
-consistently exceed the standard of care
,-exercise reasonable care and act prudently
-function above his or her scope of practice
-contact medical control on every EMS call - ANSWER -exercise reasonable care
and act prudently
You respond to the home of a 59-year-old man who is unconscious; has slow,
shallow breathing; and has a weak pulse. The family states that the patient has
terminal brain cancer and does not wish to be resuscitated. They further state that
there is a DNR order for this patient, but they are unable to locate it. You should:
-begin treatment and contact medical control as needed
-transport the patient without providing any treatment
-honor the patient's wishes and withhold all treatment
-decide on further actiom once the DNR is produced - ANSWER -begin treatment
and contact medical control as needed
Where would you MOST likely find information regarding a patient's wishes to be
an organ donor?
-driver's license
-social security card
-insurance card
-voter registration card - ANSWER -driver's license
Which aspect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
MOST affects EMS personnel?
,-ensuring access to insurance
-controlling insurance costs
-protecting patient privacy
-preventing insurance fraud - ANSWER -protecting patient privacy
In which of the following circumstances can the EMT legally release confidential
patient information?
-a police officer requests a copy to place on file
-the patient is competent and signs a release form
-a media representative inquires about the patient
-the family requests a copy for insurance purposes - ANSWER -the patient is
competent and signs a release form
During your monthly internal quality improvement (QI) meeting, you review
several patient care reports (PCRs) with the staff of your EMS system. You
identify the patient's name, age, and sex, and then discuss the treatment that was
provided by the EMTs in the field. By taking this approach to the QI process, you:
-are in violation of HIPAA because you did not remove the PHI from the PCR
beforehand
-violated the patient's privacy because you should have discussed the information
only with the EMTs involved
-adequately safeguarded the patient's PHI because the cases were discussed
internally
, -acted appropriately but must have each EMT sign a waiver stating that he or she
will not discuss the case with others - ANSWER -are in violation of HIPAA
because you did not remove the PHI from the PCR beforehand
When is forcible restraint permitted?
-when the patient poses a significant threat to self or others
-only if law enforcement personnel have witnessed threatening behavior
-only if consent to restrain is given by a family member
-anytime that the EMT feels threatened - ANSWER -when the patient poses a
significant threat to self or others
Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should include:
-quickly moving any weapons out of the patient's sight
-placing the patient in a private area until the police arrive
-making brief notes at the scene and then completing them later
-not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by weapons - ANSWER -
not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by weapons
To help protect patients, EMS agencies are required to have __________.
-public forums with their medical director
-an anonymous reporting system
-a privacy officer to ANSWER questions
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Which type of consent is involved when a 39-year-old mentally competent female
with a severe headache asks you to take her to the hospital?
-implied
-expressed
-formal
-informed - ANSWER -expressed
You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. The patient,
a 13-year old male, is unconscious and has multiple injuries. As you are treating
the child, a law enforcement officer advises you that the child's parents will be at
the scene in approximately 15 minutes. What should you do?
-withhold transport until the parents arrive and guve you consent for treatment
-transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital
-begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to the hospital
-treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give consent -
ANSWER -transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the
hospital
When performing his or her duties, the EMT is generally expected to:
-consistently exceed the standard of care
,-exercise reasonable care and act prudently
-function above his or her scope of practice
-contact medical control on every EMS call - ANSWER -exercise reasonable care
and act prudently
You respond to the home of a 59-year-old man who is unconscious; has slow,
shallow breathing; and has a weak pulse. The family states that the patient has
terminal brain cancer and does not wish to be resuscitated. They further state that
there is a DNR order for this patient, but they are unable to locate it. You should:
-begin treatment and contact medical control as needed
-transport the patient without providing any treatment
-honor the patient's wishes and withhold all treatment
-decide on further actiom once the DNR is produced - ANSWER -begin treatment
and contact medical control as needed
Where would you MOST likely find information regarding a patient's wishes to be
an organ donor?
-driver's license
-social security card
-insurance card
-voter registration card - ANSWER -driver's license
Which aspect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
MOST affects EMS personnel?
,-ensuring access to insurance
-controlling insurance costs
-protecting patient privacy
-preventing insurance fraud - ANSWER -protecting patient privacy
In which of the following circumstances can the EMT legally release confidential
patient information?
-a police officer requests a copy to place on file
-the patient is competent and signs a release form
-a media representative inquires about the patient
-the family requests a copy for insurance purposes - ANSWER -the patient is
competent and signs a release form
During your monthly internal quality improvement (QI) meeting, you review
several patient care reports (PCRs) with the staff of your EMS system. You
identify the patient's name, age, and sex, and then discuss the treatment that was
provided by the EMTs in the field. By taking this approach to the QI process, you:
-are in violation of HIPAA because you did not remove the PHI from the PCR
beforehand
-violated the patient's privacy because you should have discussed the information
only with the EMTs involved
-adequately safeguarded the patient's PHI because the cases were discussed
internally
, -acted appropriately but must have each EMT sign a waiver stating that he or she
will not discuss the case with others - ANSWER -are in violation of HIPAA
because you did not remove the PHI from the PCR beforehand
When is forcible restraint permitted?
-when the patient poses a significant threat to self or others
-only if law enforcement personnel have witnessed threatening behavior
-only if consent to restrain is given by a family member
-anytime that the EMT feels threatened - ANSWER -when the patient poses a
significant threat to self or others
Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should include:
-quickly moving any weapons out of the patient's sight
-placing the patient in a private area until the police arrive
-making brief notes at the scene and then completing them later
-not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by weapons - ANSWER -
not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by weapons
To help protect patients, EMS agencies are required to have __________.
-public forums with their medical director
-an anonymous reporting system
-a privacy officer to ANSWER questions
