EMS1055 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
CISD
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Scene Safety
-is it safe to enter
-does law enforcement need to secure the scene
-has a crime been committed?
-we are not the police and we do not do their job
Duty to Act
A medicolegal term relating to certain personnel who either by statute or by function
have a responsibility to provide care.
Expressed Consent
A type of consent in which a patient gives verbal or nonverbal authorization for provision
of care or transport.
Implied consent
Type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment
under the legal assumption that he or she would want treatment.
Patient Refusal
, Patients (of legal age that are competent and informed of the consequences of not
receiving treatment) have the right to refuse treatment. Patients can revoke consent at
any time. Must sign a release form. Most common reason for EMS lawsuits.
advance directives
A legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes regarding care in case of a
terminal illness or during the dying process
Abandonment
Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been
transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
persons dead at the scene
-Decapitation
-Rigor mortis
-Tissue decomposition
-Dependent lividity
Negligence
duty, breach, causation, damages
Confidentiality
HIPAA
information should be shared only with other medical personnel
Good Samaritan Law
Provides limited protection to someone who voluntarily chooses to provide first aid
Vital Signs
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
CISD
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Scene Safety
-is it safe to enter
-does law enforcement need to secure the scene
-has a crime been committed?
-we are not the police and we do not do their job
Duty to Act
A medicolegal term relating to certain personnel who either by statute or by function
have a responsibility to provide care.
Expressed Consent
A type of consent in which a patient gives verbal or nonverbal authorization for provision
of care or transport.
Implied consent
Type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment
under the legal assumption that he or she would want treatment.
Patient Refusal
, Patients (of legal age that are competent and informed of the consequences of not
receiving treatment) have the right to refuse treatment. Patients can revoke consent at
any time. Must sign a release form. Most common reason for EMS lawsuits.
advance directives
A legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes regarding care in case of a
terminal illness or during the dying process
Abandonment
Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been
transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
persons dead at the scene
-Decapitation
-Rigor mortis
-Tissue decomposition
-Dependent lividity
Negligence
duty, breach, causation, damages
Confidentiality
HIPAA
information should be shared only with other medical personnel
Good Samaritan Law
Provides limited protection to someone who voluntarily chooses to provide first aid
Vital Signs
