EMT Medical Final 2026
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
IssuesBrelatedBtoBconsentBfromBorientedBpatientsB(expressedBconsent)B-
BAnswerBpatientsBmayBfeelBthatBtheyBareBlackingBclarity,BfeelingBpressured,Bemotional
lyBdistressedB,BandBlackingBanBunderstandingBofBtheirBlegalBrights
IssuesBrelatedBtoBconsentBfromBdisorientedBpatientsB(impliedBconsent)B-
BAnswerBpatientsBmayBhaveBanBalteredBcapacityBtoBconsent,BtheyBmayBnotBknowBwh
atBtheirBbestBinterestBis,BandBtheyBmayBnotBhaveBanBunderstandingBofBtheirBlegalBco
nsiderations
WhenBtoBstartBCPRBonBpatientBwhoBmayBhaveBaBDNRB-
BAnswerBEMTBshouldBbeginBCPRBuntilBaBvalidBDNRBisBphysicallyBpresent
EMTsBscopeBofBpracticeB-
BAnswerBBasicBlifeBsupportBskillsBandBprocedures,BpatientBassessment,BairwayBmanag
ment,BandBpatientBstabilization
StandingBOrdersB-
BAnswerBWrittenBmedicalBinstructions,BthatBoutlineBspecificBdirections,Bpermissions,Ba
ndBsometimesBprohibitionsBregardingBpatientBcare
DutyBtoBActB-
BAnswerBYourBlegalBresponsibilityBtoBprovideBcareBinByourBscopeBofBpracticeBinBtheBc
aseBofBanBemergency
WhatBareBpatientsBrightsBwhenBrefusingBcareBorBtransportB-
BAnswerBPatientsBwhoBhaveBtheBdecisionBmakingBcapacityBhaveBtheBrightBtoBrefuseBc
areBandBorBtransport
, NegligenceB-BAnswerBfailureBtoBtakeBproperBcareBofBaBpatient
AbandonmentB-
BAnswerBLeavingBaBpatientBafterBcareBhasBbeenBinitiatedBandBbeforeBtheBpatientBhas
BbeenBtransferredBtoBsomeoneBwithBequalBorBgreaterBmedicalBtraining
GoodBSamaritanBLawB-
BAnswerBProvidesBlegalBprotectionBtoBEMTsBwhenBprovidingBcareBinBgoodBfaithBandB
withoutBgrossBnegligence
PHIB-
BAnswerB(ProtectedBHealthBInformation)BanyBinformationBthatBcanBidentifyBaBpatientB
andBisBrelatedBtoBtheirBhealth,Btreatment,BorBpaymentBforBhealthcareBservices
HIPAAB-
BAnswerB(HealthBInsuranceBPortabilityBandBAccountabilityBAct)BprotectsBsensitiveBpatie
ntBhealthBinformationB(PHI)BandBensuresBtheBsecureBandBconfidentialBhandlingBofBtha
tBinformation
WhatBpatientBinformationBcanBEMTsBshareBandBwithBwhomB-
BAnswerBYouBshareBpatientBinformationBwithBindividualsBdirectlyBinvolvedBinBtheBpati
ent'sBcareBorBthoseBwithBaBlegitimateBneedBtoBknow,BsuchBasBhospitalBstaffBorBother
BhealthcareBproviders,BbutBonlyBforBtreatmentBpurposes
WhatBpatientBinformationBcanBEMTsBNOTBshareBandBwithBwhomB-
BAnswerBTheirBhistory,Bfindings,BorBtreatment,BwithBanyoneBwhoBdoesn'tBhaveBaBlegit
imateBneedBtoBknow,BsuchBasBfamilyBmembersBorBtheBmedia,BunlessBspecificallyBauth
orizedBbyBtheBpatientBorBrequiredBbyBlaw
CrimeBscenesB-
BAnswerBprioritizeBpatientBcareBwhileBpreservingBevidenceBandBfollowingBlawBenforce
mentBinstructions,BdocumentingBobservationsBobjectivelyBandBaccurately,BandBavoiding
BcontaminationBofBtheBscene
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
IssuesBrelatedBtoBconsentBfromBorientedBpatientsB(expressedBconsent)B-
BAnswerBpatientsBmayBfeelBthatBtheyBareBlackingBclarity,BfeelingBpressured,Bemotional
lyBdistressedB,BandBlackingBanBunderstandingBofBtheirBlegalBrights
IssuesBrelatedBtoBconsentBfromBdisorientedBpatientsB(impliedBconsent)B-
BAnswerBpatientsBmayBhaveBanBalteredBcapacityBtoBconsent,BtheyBmayBnotBknowBwh
atBtheirBbestBinterestBis,BandBtheyBmayBnotBhaveBanBunderstandingBofBtheirBlegalBco
nsiderations
WhenBtoBstartBCPRBonBpatientBwhoBmayBhaveBaBDNRB-
BAnswerBEMTBshouldBbeginBCPRBuntilBaBvalidBDNRBisBphysicallyBpresent
EMTsBscopeBofBpracticeB-
BAnswerBBasicBlifeBsupportBskillsBandBprocedures,BpatientBassessment,BairwayBmanag
ment,BandBpatientBstabilization
StandingBOrdersB-
BAnswerBWrittenBmedicalBinstructions,BthatBoutlineBspecificBdirections,Bpermissions,Ba
ndBsometimesBprohibitionsBregardingBpatientBcare
DutyBtoBActB-
BAnswerBYourBlegalBresponsibilityBtoBprovideBcareBinByourBscopeBofBpracticeBinBtheBc
aseBofBanBemergency
WhatBareBpatientsBrightsBwhenBrefusingBcareBorBtransportB-
BAnswerBPatientsBwhoBhaveBtheBdecisionBmakingBcapacityBhaveBtheBrightBtoBrefuseBc
areBandBorBtransport
, NegligenceB-BAnswerBfailureBtoBtakeBproperBcareBofBaBpatient
AbandonmentB-
BAnswerBLeavingBaBpatientBafterBcareBhasBbeenBinitiatedBandBbeforeBtheBpatientBhas
BbeenBtransferredBtoBsomeoneBwithBequalBorBgreaterBmedicalBtraining
GoodBSamaritanBLawB-
BAnswerBProvidesBlegalBprotectionBtoBEMTsBwhenBprovidingBcareBinBgoodBfaithBandB
withoutBgrossBnegligence
PHIB-
BAnswerB(ProtectedBHealthBInformation)BanyBinformationBthatBcanBidentifyBaBpatientB
andBisBrelatedBtoBtheirBhealth,Btreatment,BorBpaymentBforBhealthcareBservices
HIPAAB-
BAnswerB(HealthBInsuranceBPortabilityBandBAccountabilityBAct)BprotectsBsensitiveBpatie
ntBhealthBinformationB(PHI)BandBensuresBtheBsecureBandBconfidentialBhandlingBofBtha
tBinformation
WhatBpatientBinformationBcanBEMTsBshareBandBwithBwhomB-
BAnswerBYouBshareBpatientBinformationBwithBindividualsBdirectlyBinvolvedBinBtheBpati
ent'sBcareBorBthoseBwithBaBlegitimateBneedBtoBknow,BsuchBasBhospitalBstaffBorBother
BhealthcareBproviders,BbutBonlyBforBtreatmentBpurposes
WhatBpatientBinformationBcanBEMTsBNOTBshareBandBwithBwhomB-
BAnswerBTheirBhistory,Bfindings,BorBtreatment,BwithBanyoneBwhoBdoesn'tBhaveBaBlegit
imateBneedBtoBknow,BsuchBasBfamilyBmembersBorBtheBmedia,BunlessBspecificallyBauth
orizedBbyBtheBpatientBorBrequiredBbyBlaw
CrimeBscenesB-
BAnswerBprioritizeBpatientBcareBwhileBpreservingBevidenceBandBfollowingBlawBenforce
mentBinstructions,BdocumentingBobservationsBobjectivelyBandBaccurately,BandBavoiding
BcontaminationBofBtheBscene