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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 b b
b. scope of practice b b
c. advanced directives b
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) b b b b
a. standardized (uniform) throughout the country b b b b
b. different from state to state b b b b
c. standardized for regions within a state b b b b b
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 b
b. protocol
c. ethical responsibility b
d. legal responsibility(Answer) C
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4. Which one of the following is NOT a type of consent required for anytr
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eatment or action by an EMT?b b b b b
a. child and mentally incompetent adult
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b. implied
c. applied
d. expressed(Answer) C b
5. When you informed the adult patient of the procedures were about top
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erform and its associated risks, you are asking for his or her(Answer)
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a. expressed consent b
b. negligence
c. implied
d. applied(Answer) A b
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
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c. implied
d. applied(Answer) C b
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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 b b b b b b b b b
b. documenting the steps you took b b b b
c. signing of the form by the medical director b b b b b b b
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 herwi
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ll may result in
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a. abandonment
b. assault and battery b b
c. implied consent b
d. negligence(Answer) B b
9. Which of the following is an action you should not take if a patient refusesca
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re?
a. leave phone stickers with emergency numbers
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b. recommend that a relative call the family physician to report the incident b b b b b b b b b b b
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 ca
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ses of refusal you should advise patients to call EMS back at any time if there is a probl
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emor they wish to be transported.
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10. Another name for a DNR order is(Answer) b b b b b b
a. deviated nervous response b b
b. duty not to react b b b
c. refusal of treatment b b
d. advanced directive(Answer) D b b
11. There are varying degrees of DNR orders, expressed through a variety ofd
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etailed 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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c. disallowing the use of long-term life-support measures b b b b b b
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 g
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enerally do not specify procedures that are improper such as specifying that onlyfive
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minutes of artificial respiration will be attempted.
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12. In a hospital, long-
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eeding and(Answer)
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1. The collective set of regulations and ethical considerations governing theE
b b b b b b b b b b
MT is called(Answer)
b b
a. duty to act b b
b. scope of practice b b
c. advanced directives b
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) b b b b
a. standardized (uniform) throughout the country b b b b
b. different from state to state b b b b
c. standardized for regions within a state b b b b b
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)
b b b b of the EMT. b b b
a. advanced directive b
b. protocol
c. ethical responsibility b
d. legal responsibility(Answer) C
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4. Which one of the following is NOT a type of consent required for anytr
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eatment or action by an EMT?b b b b b
a. child and mentally incompetent adult
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b. implied
c. applied
d. expressed(Answer) C b
5. When you informed the adult patient of the procedures were about top
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erform and its associated risks, you are asking for his or her(Answer)
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a. expressed consent b
b. negligence
c. implied
d. applied(Answer) A b
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 b
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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 b b b b b b b b b
b. documenting the steps you took b b b b
c. signing of the form by the medical director b b b b b b b
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 herwi
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ll may result in
b b charges against the EMT. b b b b
a. abandonment
b. assault and battery b b
c. implied consent b
d. negligence(Answer) B b
9. Which of the following is an action you should not take if a patient refusesca
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re?
a. leave phone stickers with emergency numbers
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b. recommend that a relative call the family physician to report the incident b b b b b b b b b b b
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 ca
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ses of refusal you should advise patients to call EMS back at any time if there is a probl
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emor they wish to be transported.
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10. Another name for a DNR order is(Answer) b b b b b b
a. deviated nervous response b b
b. duty not to react b b b
c. refusal of treatment b b
d. advanced directive(Answer) D b b
11. There are varying degrees of DNR orders, expressed through a variety ofd
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etailed 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 feedingb b b b b b
c. disallowing the use of long-term life-support measures b b b b b b
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 g
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enerally do not specify procedures that are improper such as specifying that onlyfive
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minutes 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)
b
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b. the use of a respirator
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