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Chapter 1
The level of EMS that involves medical training for those who are
usually first on
the scene of an emergency is - ANSWER-Emergency
Medical Technician.
Most EMT courses today are based on models developed by
the - ANSWER-
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
The system of internal and external reviews and audits for all
aspects of an emergency medical system is known as -
ANSWER-Quality improvement.
The aspect of the EMT's job that involves protecting the
patient's rights is -
,ANSWER-Patient
advocacy.
Pg.
8
Mentally competent adults of legal age who accept care from an
EMS crew are
said to give ______ consent. - ANSWER-
Expressed
Pg.
43
EMS personnel can treat unconscious patients because the law
holds that rational patients would consent to treatment if they
were conscious. This principle is known as ______ consent -
ANSWER-Implied
Pg. 43
Minors who are married or of a certain age and who are
legally able to give
consent for medical care are known as - ANSWER-
Emancipated
Pg.
43
When a patient refuses care, he or she must sign a - ANSWER-
Release from
,liability
form.
Pg.
45
A legal document, usually signed by the patient and his
physician, which states that the patient has a terminal illness
and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitative efforts,
is called a - ANSWER-DNR order.
Pg. 44
A person whom the signer of a document names to make
health care decisions for her in the case the signer is unable to
make decisions for herself is called a -
ANSWER-Proxy.
Pg. 44
Legislative measures intended to provide legal protection for
citizens and some
health care personnel who administer emergency care
are known as -
ANSWER-Good Samaritan
laws.
Pg.
42
An EMT's obligation in certain situations to provide care to a
patient is referred
, to as a - ANSWER-Duty
to act.
Pg.
41
If a jury finds that an EMt had a duty to a patient, that he failed
to carry out that duty properly, and that his actions caused
harm to the patient the EMT could be convicted of - ANSWER-
Negligence.
Pg. 48
Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public
Health
The first priority of the EMT on the emergency scene is to -
ANSWER-Ensure
personal
safety.
Pg.
7
An EMT is operating as a designated agent of the - ANSWER-
medical director.
Pg.
11