2022 EMT FISDAP READINESS EXAM Questions and Answers ()

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1. The collective set of regulations and ethical considerations governing theE
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MT is called(Answer)
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a. duty to act k k


b. scope of practice k k


c. advanced directives k


d. good samaritan laws(Answer) B
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2. Legislation that governs the skills and medical interventions that may bep
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erformed by the EMT is(Answer) k k k k


a. standardized (uniform) throughout the country k k k k


b. different from state to state k k k k


c. standardized for regions within a state k k k k k


d. governed by the US Department of Transportation(Answer) B
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3. When the EMT makes the physical/emotional needs of the patient a prior-
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ity, this is considered a(n)
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a. advanced directive k


b. protocol
c. ethical responsibility k


d. legal responsibility(Answer) C
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4. Which one of the following is NOT a type of consent required for anytre
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atment or action by an EMT?
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a. child and mentally incompetent adult
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b. implied
c. applied
d. expressed(Answer) C k



5. When you informed the adult patient of the procedures were about tope
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rform and its associated risks, you are asking for his or her(Answer)
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a. expressed consent k


b. negligence
c. implied
d. applied(Answer) A k



6. You are treating a patient that was found unconscious at the bottom of the
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stairwell. Consent that is based on the assumption that an unconsciouspatie
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nt would approve the EMT's life-saving interventions is called(Answer)
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a. expressed
b. negligence
c. implied
d. applied(Answer) C k




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7. Your record of a patient's refusal of medical care (aid) or transport shouldin
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clude all of the following EXCEPT(Answer)
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a. informing the patient of the risks and consequences of refusal k k k k k k k k k


b. documenting the steps you took k k k k


c. signing of the form by the medical director k k k k k k k


d. obtaining a release form with the patient's witnessed signature(Answer) C
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8. Forcing a competent adult patient to go to the hospital agains his or herwil
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l may result in
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a. abandonment
b. assault and battery k k


c. implied consent k


d. negligence(Answer) B k



9. Which of the following is an action you should not take if a patient refusescar
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a. leave phone stickers with emergency numbers
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b. recommend that a relative call the family physician to report the incident k k k k k k k k k k k


c. tell the patient to call his or her family physician if the problem reoccurs
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d. call a relative or neighbor who can stay with the patient(Answer) C. In all cas
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es of refusal you should advise patients to call EMS back at any time if there is a proble
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mor they wish to be transported.
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10. Another name for a DNR order is(Answer) k k k k k k


a. deviated nervous response k k


b. duty not to react k k k


c. refusal of treatment k k


d. advanced directive(Answer) D k k



11. There are varying degrees of DNR orders, expressed through a variety ofde
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tailed instructions that may be part of the order such as(Answer)
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a. allowing CPR only if cardiac or respiratory arrest was observed
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b. allowing comfort-care measures such as intravenous feeding k k k k k k


c. disallowing the use of long-term life-support measures k k k k k k


d. specify that only five minutes of artificial respiration will be attempted(Ans
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wer) A.The other options are part of a living will and not a DNR order. DNR orders ge
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nerally do not specify procedures that are improper such as specifying that onlyfive m
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inutes of artificial respiration will be attempted.
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12. In a hospital, long-
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term life support and comfort care measures wouldconsist of intravenous f
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eeding and(Answer)
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a. routine inoculations k


b. the use of a respirator
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