EMS CHAPTER 3 PRACTICE TEST 2026 FULL
SOLUTIONS REVIEW PACK
◉ What two conditions generally protect a health care provider
from legal exposure?
Answer: Acting in good faith and according to an appropriate
standard of care.
◉ What is the foundation of patient consent?
Answer: Decision-making capacity.
◉ What is patient autonomy?
Answer: The right of the patient to make decisions about his or her
own health.
◉ What is expressed consent?
Answer: When a patient acknowledges that they want you to
provide care or transport.
◉ What is implied consent?
Answer: Consent assumed for patients who are unconscious or
otherwise incapable of making an informed decision during a life-
threatening emergency.
, ◉ What is the emergency doctrine?
Answer: The principle that allows for implied consent when a
serious threat to life or limb exists.
◉ How should you obtain consent for a patient in a behavioral crisis
or who is mentally ill?
Answer: Obtain consent from a guardian or conservator.
◉ What is an emancipated minor?
Answer: A minor who is married, in the armed services, or a parent.
◉ What should you do if a true emergency exists for a minor and no
parent or guardian is available?
Answer: Treat the patient under the principle of implied consent.
◉ What is the legal requirement for using forcible restraint on a
combative patient?
Answer: It must be deemed necessary, be legally permissible, and
should involve consultation with medical control and potentially law
enforcement.
◉ What must you do if a conscious, alert adult with decision-making
capacity refuses treatment?
SOLUTIONS REVIEW PACK
◉ What two conditions generally protect a health care provider
from legal exposure?
Answer: Acting in good faith and according to an appropriate
standard of care.
◉ What is the foundation of patient consent?
Answer: Decision-making capacity.
◉ What is patient autonomy?
Answer: The right of the patient to make decisions about his or her
own health.
◉ What is expressed consent?
Answer: When a patient acknowledges that they want you to
provide care or transport.
◉ What is implied consent?
Answer: Consent assumed for patients who are unconscious or
otherwise incapable of making an informed decision during a life-
threatening emergency.
, ◉ What is the emergency doctrine?
Answer: The principle that allows for implied consent when a
serious threat to life or limb exists.
◉ How should you obtain consent for a patient in a behavioral crisis
or who is mentally ill?
Answer: Obtain consent from a guardian or conservator.
◉ What is an emancipated minor?
Answer: A minor who is married, in the armed services, or a parent.
◉ What should you do if a true emergency exists for a minor and no
parent or guardian is available?
Answer: Treat the patient under the principle of implied consent.
◉ What is the legal requirement for using forcible restraint on a
combative patient?
Answer: It must be deemed necessary, be legally permissible, and
should involve consultation with medical control and potentially law
enforcement.
◉ What must you do if a conscious, alert adult with decision-making
capacity refuses treatment?
