EMT FISDAP READINESS EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (LATEST 2022/2023)

The collective set of regulations and ethical considerations governing the EMT is called: A. Duty of act B. Scope of practice C. Advance directives D. Good Samaritan law -answer- B Legislation that governs the skills and medical interventions that may be performed by an EMT is: A. Standardized (uniform) throughout the country B. Different from state to state C. Standardized (uniform) for regions within a state D. Governed by the US Department of Transportation -answer- B When the EMT-B makes the physical/emotional needs of the patient a priority, this is considered a ____ of the EMT. A. Advance directive B. Protocol C. Ethical Responsibility D. Legal Responsibility -answer- C Which one of the following is not a type of consent required for any treatment or action by an EMT? A. Child and mentally incompetent adult B. Implied This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :35:30 GMT -06:00 C. Applied D. Expressed -answer- C When you inform the adult patient of a procedure you are about to perform and its associated risks, you are asking for her or his: A. Expressed consent B. Negligence C. Implied consent D. Applied consent -answer- A You are treating a patient who was found unconscious at the bottom of a stairwell. Consent that is based on the assumption that an unconscious patient would approve the EMT's life-saving interventions is called: A. Expressed B. Negligence C. Implied D. Applied -answer- C Your record of a patients refusal of medical care (aid) or transport should include all of the following except: A. Informing the patient of the risks and consequences of refusal B. Documenting the steps you took C. Signing of the form by the Medical Director D. Obtaining a release form with the patient's witnessed signature -answer- C Forcing a competent adult patient to go to the hospital against his or her will may result in ____ charges against the EMT. This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :35:30 GMT -06:00 A. Abandonment B. Assault and battery C. Implied consent D. Negligence -answer- B Which one of the following is an action you should not take if a patient refuses care? A. Leave phone stickers with emergency numbers B. Recommend that a relative call the daily physician to report the incident C. Tell the patient to call his or her family physician if the problem reoccurs D. Call a relative or neighbor who can stay with the patient -answer- C Another name for DNR is: A. Deviated nervous response B. Duty not to react C. Refusal of treatment D. Advance directive -answer- D There are varying degrees of DNR orders, expressed through a variety of detailed instructions that may be part of the order, such as: A. Allowing CPR only if cardiac or respiratory arrest was observed. B. Allowing comfort-care measures such as intravenous feeding C. Disallowing the use of long term life-support measures D. Specifying that only 5 minutes of artificial respiration will be attempted -answer- A In a hospital, long-term life-support and comfort-care measures would consist of intravenous feeding and: This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :35:30 GMT -06:00 A. Routine inoculations B. The use of a respirator C. Infection control by the health care providers D. Hourly patient documentation -answer- B