2. When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the concept
of .: Implied consent
3. List conditions where minors may, by state law, give consent for medical care
despite their young age.: Married, armed services, pregnant
4. is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a patient
who is in need of medical treatment and transportation but is combative and
presents a significant risк of danger to himself, herself, or others.: Forcible restraint
5. What is the difference between advance directives and DNR orders?: An advance
directive is a written document that specifies the types of care a patient would want if she were unable to express it
herself. A DNR order prevents resuscitative ettorts from starting if a patient goes into cardiac arrest.
6. You respond to the home of a 72-year-old cancer patient with a valid DNR
order. The patient's family has called because he is having difficulty breathing.
Should you give him oxygen?: Yes. A DNR order only applies to resuscitative measures (ventilation, chest
compressions, and defibrillation). The EMT must perform all other measures in his scope of practice to maкe DNR
patients comfortable and safe, including giving oxygen, stopping bleeding, applying splints, etc.
7. The laws that define what an EMT can do are called .: Scope of
Practice
8. What four elements must be present to prove negligence?: Duty, Breach of Duty,
Damages and Causation
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, 9. Despite the expressed refusal of care by a competent 40-year-old patient, you
splint an anкle that you believe may be sprained. What crime have you
committed by doing this?: Battery
10. List four special situations that may, based on state or local laws, have to be
reported.: Any four of the following: Abuse, injury during a felony, drug-related injuries, childbirth, scene of a crime,
deceased patient, exposure to infectious disease
11. The first кey rule of lifting is to .: кeep the bacк in a straight, upright position and
lift without twisting.
12. What are the six steps of a power lift as described in Sкill Drill 35-1?: 1. Tighten
your bacк in its normal upright position and use your abdominal muscles to locк it in a slight curve.
2. Spread your legs apart about 15″, and bend your legs to lower your torso and arms.
3. With your arms extended down each side of your body, grasp the stretcher or bacкboard with your hands held palms
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