Chapter 3 EMT Pre-Test 2024.

Chapter 3 EMT Pre-Test 2024. While transporting a woman with diabetes, you inadvertently give her oral glucose even though her blood glucose level was high. You reassess the patient and note that her condition did not change; she remained stable. You should: - ANSWER contact medical control and notify him or her of the error. Which of the following general statements regarding consent is MOST correct? - ANSWER A patient can consent to transport but can legally refuse to be treated Which of the following statements regarding the Good Samaritan law is correct? - ANSWER It will not protect the EMT in cases of gross negligence. Which of the following situations requires you to notify the appropriate authorities? - ANSWER attempted suicide Where would you MOST likely find information regarding a patient's wishes to be an organ donor? - ANSWER driver's license If an action or procedure that was performed on a patient is not recorded on the written report: - ANSWER it was not performed in the eyes of the law. The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for a patient is called the: - ANSWER standard of care. Two EMTs witnessed a call in which a coworker gave adequate medical care but ignored the patient's emotional needs. The coworker was deliberately rude solely because the patient was thought to be infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The EMTs ignored the coworker's treatment of this patient and took no steps to prevent this behavior from happening again. This lack of action on the part of the two EMTs is considered: - ANSWER legal but unethical.