prehospital EMT Chapter 3 Questions and Answers
If an EMT were to write a false, damaging, or misleading information on a run report, that EMT
could be charged with:
a. breach of duty to act
b. slander
c. libel
d. false imprisonment ** Answ** libel
You are called to the scene of a 45-year-old man who is unresponsive. You can legally begin
treatment because of
a. involuntary consent
b. consent to treat a minor
c. implied consent
d. informed consent ** Answ** implied consent
What is the legal term that is used to describe the obligation the EMT has to provide emergency
care to a patient?
a. standard of care
b. duty to act
c. advance directive
d. proximate care ** Answ** duty to act
transporting a patient who has the capacity to make rational decisions against her will can result
in the charges of
a. termination of care
b. battery
c. false imprisonment
d assault ** Answ** false imprisonment
,What term is used to describe the act of touching a person or patient without the person's
consent?
a. abandonment
b. duty to act
c. battery
d. assault ** Answ** battery
the obligation of an EMT to provide care to a patient in any given situation is called the
a. scope of practice
b. Good Samaritan law
c. duty to act
d. standard of care ** Answ** duty to act
in a legal action, the jury may determine if an EMT followed his standard of care, which is based
upon all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. textbooks and instructional guidelines
b. the state EMS laws and regulations
c. current trade journals
d. common practices and protocols ** Answ** current trade journals
while you are assisting with the education at a local EMT training class, a student asks you what
the basic definition is for standard of care. How do you respond.
a. standard of care refers to the laws that define and govern the specific actions of EMTS
b. to the national curriculum of care taught by EMT instructors
c. is the minimal acceptable level of care in a community
d. to the specific care provided to patients once they reach a hospital ** Answ** standard of
care is the minimal acceptable level of care in a community
an EMT initiated intravenous access in a patient. This skill is not authorized for the EMTs level
of licensure. This EMT has exceeded the
a. standard of care
,b. duty to act
c. scope of practice
d. National EMS Education Standards ** Answ** scope of practice
Comparing the actions of an EMT to the actions of a reasonably prudent EMT in similar
circumstances is also known as
a. the standard of care
b. the scope of practice
c. the duty to act
d. ethical responsibility ** Answ** the standard of care
the actions that an EMT are legally allowed to perform while caring for an injured or ill patient
are known as
a. standard of practice
b. standard of care
c. scope of practice
d. medical direction ** Answ** scope of practice
you are off duty and on your way to grocery store when you witness a car accident in front of the
store entrance. You stop to render assistance and identify yourself as an EMT to the occupants of
the vehicles. The patient in the first car denies the need for assistance, but the second driver is
complaining of neck pain. The patient tells you she thinks she will be okay but would like to get
checked out. You are in a hurry, as you have an appointment later today. it is acceptable to:
a. leave the patient because there are minor injuries only
b. leave the patient because she is conscious and alert
c. assure the patient that EMS is on the way and go shopping
d. stay with the patient until someone with equal or higher care level assumes care ** Answ**
stay with the patient until someone with equal or higher care level assumes care
you have just returned to the station after completing a call where you transported an elderly
female patient to the hospital for nausea and vomiting. Upon exiting the ambulance, you are
, approached by a man who indicates that the patient you just transported was his mother, and he
wants to know the details of the run. The EMT should:
a. advise him that you can take his information and pass it along to the privacy officer at your
department who will contact him with instructions to access the information that he requests.
b. give him the information that he is requesting as he is the patient's son
c. allow him to read the patient care report, as that is public information.
d. ask to see his driver's license to verify last names and if they match, give him the information
** Answ** advise him that you can take his information and pass it along to the privacy officer
at your department who will contact him with instructions to access the information that he
requests
who determines whether an emergency medical technician (EMT) has the duty to act when off
duty?
a. NHTSA
b. state
c. county
d. municipality ** Answ** state. some states do require
An EMT is off duty and comes upon a motor vehicle collision. In which of the following
situations does the EMT create a duty to act?
a. drives past the scene and does not call for help
b. stops and provides help to the injured
c. drives past the scene and calls 911
d. stops and assists with directing traffic ** Answ** stops and provides help to the injured
You have been under a lot of family stress lately and you have NOT been sleeping well. When
you got to work this morning, you realized you forgot to place your badge on your uniform shirt.
You tell your partner how you just cannot seem to think about anything else lately than your
problems at home. Your partner tells you that he is concerned about your well-being. After
hearing this, you know that your duty as an EMT is to:
a. tell your partner that you feel better talking to him and go about your work
If an EMT were to write a false, damaging, or misleading information on a run report, that EMT
could be charged with:
a. breach of duty to act
b. slander
c. libel
d. false imprisonment ** Answ** libel
You are called to the scene of a 45-year-old man who is unresponsive. You can legally begin
treatment because of
a. involuntary consent
b. consent to treat a minor
c. implied consent
d. informed consent ** Answ** implied consent
What is the legal term that is used to describe the obligation the EMT has to provide emergency
care to a patient?
a. standard of care
b. duty to act
c. advance directive
d. proximate care ** Answ** duty to act
transporting a patient who has the capacity to make rational decisions against her will can result
in the charges of
a. termination of care
b. battery
c. false imprisonment
d assault ** Answ** false imprisonment
,What term is used to describe the act of touching a person or patient without the person's
consent?
a. abandonment
b. duty to act
c. battery
d. assault ** Answ** battery
the obligation of an EMT to provide care to a patient in any given situation is called the
a. scope of practice
b. Good Samaritan law
c. duty to act
d. standard of care ** Answ** duty to act
in a legal action, the jury may determine if an EMT followed his standard of care, which is based
upon all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. textbooks and instructional guidelines
b. the state EMS laws and regulations
c. current trade journals
d. common practices and protocols ** Answ** current trade journals
while you are assisting with the education at a local EMT training class, a student asks you what
the basic definition is for standard of care. How do you respond.
a. standard of care refers to the laws that define and govern the specific actions of EMTS
b. to the national curriculum of care taught by EMT instructors
c. is the minimal acceptable level of care in a community
d. to the specific care provided to patients once they reach a hospital ** Answ** standard of
care is the minimal acceptable level of care in a community
an EMT initiated intravenous access in a patient. This skill is not authorized for the EMTs level
of licensure. This EMT has exceeded the
a. standard of care
,b. duty to act
c. scope of practice
d. National EMS Education Standards ** Answ** scope of practice
Comparing the actions of an EMT to the actions of a reasonably prudent EMT in similar
circumstances is also known as
a. the standard of care
b. the scope of practice
c. the duty to act
d. ethical responsibility ** Answ** the standard of care
the actions that an EMT are legally allowed to perform while caring for an injured or ill patient
are known as
a. standard of practice
b. standard of care
c. scope of practice
d. medical direction ** Answ** scope of practice
you are off duty and on your way to grocery store when you witness a car accident in front of the
store entrance. You stop to render assistance and identify yourself as an EMT to the occupants of
the vehicles. The patient in the first car denies the need for assistance, but the second driver is
complaining of neck pain. The patient tells you she thinks she will be okay but would like to get
checked out. You are in a hurry, as you have an appointment later today. it is acceptable to:
a. leave the patient because there are minor injuries only
b. leave the patient because she is conscious and alert
c. assure the patient that EMS is on the way and go shopping
d. stay with the patient until someone with equal or higher care level assumes care ** Answ**
stay with the patient until someone with equal or higher care level assumes care
you have just returned to the station after completing a call where you transported an elderly
female patient to the hospital for nausea and vomiting. Upon exiting the ambulance, you are
, approached by a man who indicates that the patient you just transported was his mother, and he
wants to know the details of the run. The EMT should:
a. advise him that you can take his information and pass it along to the privacy officer at your
department who will contact him with instructions to access the information that he requests.
b. give him the information that he is requesting as he is the patient's son
c. allow him to read the patient care report, as that is public information.
d. ask to see his driver's license to verify last names and if they match, give him the information
** Answ** advise him that you can take his information and pass it along to the privacy officer
at your department who will contact him with instructions to access the information that he
requests
who determines whether an emergency medical technician (EMT) has the duty to act when off
duty?
a. NHTSA
b. state
c. county
d. municipality ** Answ** state. some states do require
An EMT is off duty and comes upon a motor vehicle collision. In which of the following
situations does the EMT create a duty to act?
a. drives past the scene and does not call for help
b. stops and provides help to the injured
c. drives past the scene and calls 911
d. stops and assists with directing traffic ** Answ** stops and provides help to the injured
You have been under a lot of family stress lately and you have NOT been sleeping well. When
you got to work this morning, you realized you forgot to place your badge on your uniform shirt.
You tell your partner how you just cannot seem to think about anything else lately than your
problems at home. Your partner tells you that he is concerned about your well-being. After
hearing this, you know that your duty as an EMT is to:
a. tell your partner that you feel better talking to him and go about your work
