EME 106 Test 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
abandonment
stopping treatment of PT without transferring care to another
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competent professional of equal or higher training
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assault
willful threat to inflict harm on PT. can happen without touching.
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battery
touching patient unlawfully without consent
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negligence
a tort in which theres no intent to do harm to PT but where a breach in
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duty to act happened
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,four subparts of negligence
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duty to act, breach of duty, injury/harm, proximate causation
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good samaritan law
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protects a person whos not being paid for his services from liability for
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acts performed in good faith
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duty to act
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obligation of EMT to respond to scene3 and give care to PT
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scope of practice
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actions and care that EMTs are legally allowed to perform by the state in
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which theyre giving care
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informed/expressed consent |
permission before giving care. informing PT of care to be provided and
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risks and consequences
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, implied consent |
PT would consent if they could but they're incapacitated or irrational
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because of illness/injury. or they're underage
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involuntary consent |
applied when dealing with mentally incompetent adult or someone in
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custody
DNR
legal document/order most often governs resuscitation issues only
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makes decision to resuscitate or not
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emancipated minor |
underage person who's married, pregnant, if they're a parent, member
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of military, financially independent or emancipated by court decree.
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Answers
abandonment
stopping treatment of PT without transferring care to another
| | | | | | | | |
competent professional of equal or higher training
| | | | | |
assault
willful threat to inflict harm on PT. can happen without touching.
| | | | | | | | | |
battery
touching patient unlawfully without consent
| | | |
negligence
a tort in which theres no intent to do harm to PT but where a breach in
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
duty to act happened
| | |
,four subparts of negligence
| | |
duty to act, breach of duty, injury/harm, proximate causation
| | | | | | | |
good samaritan law
| |
protects a person whos not being paid for his services from liability for
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
acts performed in good faith
| | | |
duty to act
| |
obligation of EMT to respond to scene3 and give care to PT
| | | | | | | | | | |
scope of practice
| |
actions and care that EMTs are legally allowed to perform by the state in
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
which theyre giving care
| | | |
informed/expressed consent |
permission before giving care. informing PT of care to be provided and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
risks and consequences
| |
, implied consent |
PT would consent if they could but they're incapacitated or irrational
| | | | | | | | | | |
because of illness/injury. or they're underage
| | | | |
involuntary consent |
applied when dealing with mentally incompetent adult or someone in
| | | | | | | | | |
custody
DNR
legal document/order most often governs resuscitation issues only
| | | | | | | |
makes decision to resuscitate or not
| | | | |
emancipated minor |
underage person who's married, pregnant, if they're a parent, member
| | | | | | | | | |
of military, financially independent or emancipated by court decree.
| | | | | | | |
